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Haiti vs Sao Tome and Principe statistics compared

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Haiti has a population of 11.8M (ranked 83/197), compared with 236K in Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 176/197). Haiti's land area is 10,641 sq mi versus 371 sq mi for Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 142nd vs. 172nd).

By GDP, Haiti ranks 118/197 ($25.2B) and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189/197 ($764M). By GDP per capita, Haiti ranks 154/197 ($2,143), while Sao Tome and Principe ranks 138/197 ($3,245).

Main facts and rankings

Haiti Sao Tome
Population
12011655
244055
Population rank 82/197 176/197
GDP
$25.2B
2024
$764M
2024
GDP rank 118/197 189/197
GDP per capita
$2,143
2024
$3,245
2024
GDP per capita rank 154/197 138/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,183
2024
$6,230
2024
Government debt
$3.77B
2024
$332M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
11.8%
2025
37.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$320
2024
$1,410
2024
Government debt per person rank 177/185 133/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,081
2025
$2,715
2025
Land area
10,641 sq mi
2025
371 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,106 ppl/mi²
2024
635 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.66
2023
3.64
2023
Median age
24.8 years
2024
20.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
65.3 years
2025
70.1 years
2025

Haiti and Sao Tome and Principe: Comparison Charts

Haiti and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP
Haiti

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP
Haiti Sao Tome
1960 $273,187,200 -
1961 $271,066,000 -
1962 $281,896,800 -
1963 $294,883,400 -
1964 $325,281,200 -
1965 $353,251,800 -
1966 $368,948,600 -
1967 $369,124,200 -
1968 $367,968,800 -
1969 $391,820,400 -
1970 $331,200,000 $37,211,826
1971 $362,800,000 $37,288,845
1972 $371,998,958 $41,430,257
1973 $466,798,973 $56,011,245
1974 $565,399,322 $57,817,591
1975 $681,400,000 $60,101,710
1976 $879,000,000 $52,039,421
1977 $947,000,000 $49,207,692
1978 $974,200,000 $55,044,563
1979 $1,080,600,000 $65,755,928
1980 $1,383,800,000 $81,662,231
1981 $1,479,400,000 $83,499,264
1982 $1,474,200,000 $80,307,763
1983 $1,623,600,000 $75,110,289
1984 $1,816,200,000 $78,213,796
1985 $2,009,400,000 $82,733,069
1986 $2,318,000,000 $115,928,907
1987 $2,047,200,000 $115,952,925
1988 $2,613,926,800 $99,000,764
1989 $2,736,243,800 $98,545,367
1990 $3,096,289,800 $119,297,933
1991 $3,473,562,628 $107,484,143
1992 $2,257,129,792 $94,861,781
1993 $1,878,253,767 $125,742,229
1994 $2,167,569,046 $131,338,415
1995 $2,813,313,279 $103,695,237
1996 $2,907,517,604 $135,188,166
1997 $3,338,949,152 $91,920,274
1998 $3,723,903,724 $72,285,404
1999 $4,153,725,884 $77,302,212
2000 $6,813,566,099 $76,198,395
2001 $6,331,970,324 $75,951,133
2002 $6,205,847,214 $85,171,074
2003 $5,071,947,798 $102,085,769
2004 $6,087,360,684 $114,582,284
2005 $7,030,149,730 $136,450,662
2006 $7,638,739,123 $142,775,104
2007 $9,228,637,768 $149,146,919
2008 $10,432,962,635 $188,021,165
2009 $11,597,002,835 $200,668,065
2010 $11,859,312,725 $190,021,192
2011 $13,008,746,039 $226,455,001
2012 $13,708,925,477 $229,371,348
2013 $14,902,488,604 $267,041,748
2014 $15,146,883,498 $293,119,143
2015 $14,849,629,309 $259,999,643
2016 $14,069,277,526 $292,267,272
2017 $15,093,357,161 $322,002,845
2018 $16,403,864,618 $383,717,328
2019 $15,016,090,930 $412,976,083
2020 $14,508,222,518 $471,229,485
2021 $20,877,414,953 $524,402,456
2022 $20,253,551,921 $540,809,499
2023 $19,850,585,722 $678,976,265
2024 $25,224,154,991 $764,274,043

Haiti and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP per capita
Haiti

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP per capita
Haiti Sao Tome
1960 $70.8 -
1961 $69 -
1962 $70.4 -
1963 $72.4 -
1964 $78.5 -
1965 $83.6 -
1966 $85.7 -
1967 $84.2 -
1968 $82.4 -
1969 $86.1 -
1970 $71.5 $479
1971 $76.8 $470
1972 $77.3 $511
1973 $95.1 $676
1974 $113 $683
1975 $133.6 $693
1976 $169.1 $585
1977 $178.7 $539
1978 $180.3 $587
1979 $196.2 $683
1980 $246.5 $829
1981 $258.5 $830
1982 $252.6 $783
1983 $272.8 $720
1984 $299.2 $735
1985 $325 $761
1986 $367 $1,043
1987 $318 $1,018
1988 $397 $847
1989 $407 $821
1990 $452 $970
1991 $497 $855
1992 $316 $740
1993 $258.1 $964
1994 $292.1 $990
1995 $372 $769
1996 $377 $987
1997 $425 $662
1998 $465 $514
1999 $510 $543
2000 $821 $529
2001 $749 $519
2002 $721 $568
2003 $579 $664
2004 $683 $727
2005 $776 $844
2006 $829 $862
2007 $985 $879
2008 $1,095 $1,082
2009 $1,197 $1,128
2010 $1,210 $1,045
2011 $1,312 $1,220
2012 $1,361 $1,211
2013 $1,458 $1,383
2014 $1,460 $1,490
2015 $1,411 $1,298
2016 $1,318 $1,435
2017 $1,395 $1,556
2018 $1,496 $1,826
2019 $1,352 $1,935
2020 $1,290 $2,167
2021 $1,835 $2,363
2022 $1,761 $2,390
2023 $1,706 $2,941
2024 $2,143 $3,245

Haiti vs. Sao Tome and Principe life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Haiti

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Life expectancy, years
Haiti Sao Tome
1950 37.2 39.1
1951 38.1 39.1
1952 38.8 39.1
1953 39.5 39.1
1954 40.1 39.2
1955 41 39.3
1956 41.6 39.5
1957 42.1 40.1
1958 42.6 41
1959 43 42.1
1960 43.4 43.6
1961 43.8 45.2
1962 44.2 46.8
1963 42.7 48.4
1964 44.9 49.7
1965 45.4 51.1
1966 45.6 52.3
1967 46.1 53.4
1968 46.5 54.5
1969 46.9 55.4
1970 47.3 56.3
1971 47.6 57
1972 47.9 57.4
1973 48.2 57.9
1974 48.5 58.3
1975 48.7 58.6
1976 49 58.8
1977 49.2 59
1978 49.5 59.1
1979 49.7 59.3
1980 50 59.4
1981 50.3 59.4
1982 50.6 59.5
1983 50.9 59.7
1984 51.3 59.9
1985 51.6 60.1
1986 51.9 57.6
1987 52.2 60.7
1988 52.6 60.8
1989 52.9 59.7
1990 53.2 60.7
1991 53.5 60.8
1992 54 60.7
1993 54.5 60.6
1994 54.7 60.6
1995 55.6 60.5
1996 56.1 60.6
1997 56.7 60.6
1998 57.1 60.8
1999 57.7 61
2000 58.2 61.2
2001 58.6 61.5
2002 59 61.8
2003 59.4 62.2
2004 58.5 62.6
2005 60.3 62.4
2006 60.7 63
2007 61.1 63.3
2008 61.3 63.4
2009 61.7 63.7
2010 45.6 63.9
2011 61.6 64.1
2012 62.3 64.5
2013 62.6 64.9
2014 63 65.5
2015 63.2 66
2016 63.3 66.6
2017 63.8 67.1
2018 64.1 67.6
2019 64.3 68
2020 63.8 68
2021 62.6 68
2022 63.9 69.2
2023 64.9 69.7
2024 65.1 69.9
2025 65.3 70.1

Haiti and Sao Tome and Principe population clocks and comparison

Population
Haiti

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Population
Haiti Sao Tome
1960 3,858,443 68,012
1961 3,929,030 68,707
1962 4,001,575 69,403
1963 4,073,068 70,112
1964 4,146,244 70,865
1965 4,223,820 71,680
1966 4,302,639 72,576
1967 4,382,999 73,596
1968 4,465,328 74,765
1969 4,549,334 76,083
1970 4,635,124 77,626
1971 4,723,244 79,330
1972 4,813,868 81,041
1973 4,906,743 82,798
1974 5,001,796 84,672
1975 5,099,086 86,708
1976 5,198,357 88,922
1977 5,299,476 91,301
1978 5,402,580 93,794
1979 5,507,590 96,252
1980 5,614,493 98,544
1981 5,723,725 100,615
1982 5,835,937 102,508
1983 5,951,096 104,380
1984 6,069,230 106,394
1985 6,190,862 108,658
1986 6,316,122 111,150
1987 6,445,123 113,919
1988 6,578,145 116,939
1989 6,714,730 119,979
1990 6,854,441 122,980
1991 6,995,450 125,697
1992 7,136,571 128,110
1993 7,278,181 130,467
1994 7,419,771 132,732
1995 7,562,546 134,895
1996 7,707,557 136,962
1997 7,854,298 138,922
1998 8,002,143 140,751
1999 8,151,296 142,442
2000 8,303,151 144,018
2001 8,455,918 146,375
2002 8,607,641 149,922
2003 8,759,912 153,814
2004 8,910,263 157,705
2005 9,061,273 161,639
2006 9,216,562 165,638
2007 9,373,296 169,700
2008 9,530,774 173,793
2009 9,689,581 177,853
2010 9,803,294 181,802
2011 9,914,904 185,649
2012 10,069,771 189,439
2013 10,222,362 193,148
2014 10,373,235 196,767
2015 10,523,242 200,291
2016 10,671,457 203,689
2017 10,817,754 206,970
2018 10,962,362 210,187
2019 11,105,163 213,392
2020 11,243,848 217,435
2021 11,374,586 221,961
2022 11,503,606 226,305
2023 11,637,398 230,871
2024 11,772,557 235,536

Fertility rates in Haiti and Sao Tome and Principe

Fertility rate
Haiti

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Fertility rate
Haiti Sao Tome
1960 6.18 6.24
1961 6.18 6.26
1962 6.18 6.28
1963 6.17 6.31
1964 6.16 6.33
1965 6.13 6.35
1966 6.09 6.37
1967 6.05 6.39
1968 6.01 6.42
1969 5.96 6.44
1970 5.91 6.47
1971 5.88 6.49
1972 5.85 6.51
1973 5.81 6.53
1974 5.78 6.53
1975 5.75 6.53
1976 5.71 6.52
1977 5.67 6.5
1978 5.64 6.47
1979 5.59 6.43
1980 5.56 6.39
1981 5.53 6.33
1982 5.53 6.28
1983 5.51 6.22
1984 5.51 6.16
1985 5.5 6.1
1986 5.48 6.05
1987 5.47 5.99
1988 5.47 5.94
1989 5.44 5.88
1990 5.41 5.83
1991 5.32 5.77
1992 5.21 5.7
1993 5.1 5.64
1994 4.99 5.56
1995 4.88 5.55
1996 4.78 5.47
1997 4.67 5.4
1998 4.56 5.3
1999 4.45 5.23
2000 4.39 5.16
2001 4.25 5.1
2002 4.13 5.06
2003 4.05 5.01
2004 3.94 4.96
2005 3.84 4.94
2006 3.76 4.93
2007 3.69 4.96
2008 3.62 4.91
2009 3.57 4.84
2010 3.5 4.77
2011 3.43 4.72
2012 3.32 4.66
2013 3.22 4.58
2014 3.16 4.49
2015 3.11 4.35
2016 3.05 4.2
2017 2.99 4.07
2018 2.92 3.98
2019 2.86 3.9
2020 2.8 3.83
2021 2.75 3.76
2022 2.7 3.7
2023 2.66 3.64

Haiti and Sao Tome and Principe demographics compared

Median age
Haiti

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Median age, years
Haiti Sao Tome
1960 19.5 24.2
1961 19.5 24.3
1962 19.5 24.1
1963 19.5 23.5
1964 19.5 22.4
1965 19.5 21
1966 19.4 19.5
1967 19.4 18.5
1968 19.4 17.7
1969 19.4 17.2
1970 19.4 16.9
1971 19.4 16.9
1972 19.3 17
1973 19.3 17
1974 19.3 17.1
1975 19.3 17.1
1976 19.3 17.1
1977 19.3 17.2
1978 19.3 17.2
1979 19.2 17.3
1980 19.2 17.3
1981 19.2 17.4
1982 19.2 17.4
1983 19.1 17.4
1984 19.1 17.4
1985 19.1 17.4
1986 19 17.4
1987 19 17.4
1988 19 17.4
1989 18.9 17.4
1990 18.9 17.4
1991 18.9 17.3
1992 18.9 17.3
1993 18.9 17.2
1994 18.9 17.2
1995 19 17.3
1996 19 17.3
1997 19.1 17.4
1998 19.2 17.5
1999 19.3 17.7
2000 19.4 17.9
2001 19.5 18
2002 19.7 18.1
2003 19.8 18.3
2004 20 18.4
2005 20.2 18.5
2006 20.4 18.6
2007 20.6 18.7
2008 20.9 18.7
2009 21.1 18.7
2010 21.3 18.8
2011 21.6 18.9
2012 21.8 18.9
2013 22 18.9
2014 22.3 18.9
2015 22.5 19
2016 22.8 19
2017 23 19.1
2018 23.3 19.3
2019 23.5 19.4
2020 23.8 19.5
2021 24 19.7
2022 24.3 19.9
2023 24.5 20.1
2024 24.8 20.3

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Finance

Haiti Sao Tome
GNI, Atlas method
$20.7B
2024
$653M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
6.09%
2025
24.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
0.96%
2023
5.03%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.05%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
1,000
1999
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.12%
2025
+2.56%
2025
Unemployment rate
14.1%
2012
8.81%
2017
Services, % of GDP
48.3%
2024
76.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
33.4%
2024
2.91%
2024
Economic freedom index
46.1
2025
60.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.2%
2012
32.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2012
2.6%
2017
Total reserves including gold
$2.72B
2024
$46.2M
2023
Personal remittances received
$3.9B
2024
$10M
2024
International tourist arrivals
938,000
2019
33,400
2018
International tourism as share of exports
34.8%
2018
73.2%
2018
Banked people share
32.6%
2017
n/a

Energy

Haiti Sao Tome
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
378 kg
2022
259.3 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.65
2022
$10.2
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.54 megatons
2023
0.21 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.3 tons
2023
0.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
21.7%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
76.7%
2021
42.5%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.37%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
74.8 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
19.8%
2021
6.06%
2021
Hydroelectric share
18.2%
2022
5.85%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
51.3%
2023
81.3%
2023

Society

Haiti Sao Tome
% of world population
0.14%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
-31,747
2024
-604
2024
Urban population
60.5%
2024
77%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.65 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.27 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
15.6
2025
32.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
16
2024
45
2024
Higher education index
7
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
41.2
2023
3.23
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
18.8
2019
27.9
2019
Visa free countries
61
2025
71
2025
Adult literacy rate
68%
2017
93.8%
2022
English speaking
1%
2025
4.9%
2025
People using the Internet
39.3%
2019
61.5%
2023

Health

Haiti Sao Tome
Government health expenditure per capita
$52.3
2022
$180.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$25.2
2022
$21.6
2022
Life expectancy
65.3 years
2025
70.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
31%
2022
30.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.24
2018
0.49
2019
Age at first childbirth
22.4 years
2025
19.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
328
2023
75
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
55.1
2023
13.9
2023
Obesity rate
11.1%
2022
17.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.5%
2024
12.1%
2024
Air quality index
94
2025
24
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.1%
2022
7.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.11 liters
2020
4.79 liters
2020

Territory

Haiti Sao Tome
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.0006%
2025
Land area per capita
904 sq mi
2024
1,574 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,931 sq mi
2025
166 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,305 sq mi
2025
193.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,651 mi
2009
808 mi
2018

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