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Iceland vs Sao Tome and Principe statistics compared

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Iceland has a population of 405K (ranked 172/197), compared with 236K in Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 176/197). Iceland's land area is 38,931 sq mi versus 371 sq mi for Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 104th vs. 172nd).

By GDP, Iceland ranks 108/197 ($33.5B) and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189/197 ($764M). By GDP per capita, Iceland ranks 10/197 ($82,704), while Sao Tome and Principe ranks 138/197 ($3,245).

Main facts and rankings

Iceland Sao Tome
Population
412970
244055
Population rank 172/197 176/197
GDP
$33.5B
2024
$764M
2024
GDP rank 108/197 189/197
GDP per capita
$82,704
2024
$3,245
2024
GDP per capita rank 10/197 138/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$78,259
2024
$6,230
2024
Government debt
$19.8B
2024
$332M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
52.9%
2025
37.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$48,859
2024
$1,410
2024
Government debt per person rank 9/185 133/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$54,155
2025
$2,715
2025
Land area
38,931 sq mi
2025
371 sq mi
2025
Population density
10.4 ppl/mi²
2024
635 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.59
2023
3.64
2023
Median age
37.1 years
2024
20.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.2 years
2025
70.1 years
2025

Iceland and Sao Tome and Principe: Comparison Charts

Iceland and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP
Iceland

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP
Iceland Sao Tome
1960 $252,169,712 -
1961 $257,703,245 -
1962 $289,200,704 -
1963 $345,175,036 -
1964 $440,797,869 -
1965 $531,569,564 -
1966 $638,349,755 -
1967 $630,567,116 -
1968 $481,532,848 -
1969 $420,945,148 -
1970 $526,704,545 $37,211,826
1971 $670,251,136 $37,288,845
1972 $839,652,164 $41,430,257
1973 $1,154,440,253 $56,011,245
1974 $1,515,190,595 $57,817,591
1975 $1,406,875,081 $60,101,710
1976 $1,669,488,390 $52,039,421
1977 $2,208,509,076 $49,207,692
1978 $2,511,826,196 $55,044,563
1979 $2,853,435,054 $65,755,928
1980 $3,381,419,251 $81,662,231
1981 $3,492,997,010 $83,499,264
1982 $3,206,626,645 $80,307,763
1983 $2,765,950,336 $75,110,289
1984 $2,864,441,387 $78,213,796
1985 $2,984,052,357 $82,733,069
1986 $3,989,622,739 $115,928,907
1987 $5,520,318,405 $115,952,925
1988 $6,106,635,816 $99,000,764
1989 $5,672,569,449 $98,545,367
1990 $6,468,736,356 $119,297,933
1991 $6,909,730,288 $107,484,143
1992 $7,080,981,738 $94,861,781
1993 $6,218,581,532 $125,742,229
1994 $6,389,460,343 $131,338,415
1995 $7,123,633,418 $103,695,237
1996 $7,426,082,271 $135,188,166
1997 $7,569,672,925 $91,920,274
1998 $8,503,746,468 $72,285,404
1999 $8,982,047,589 $77,302,212
2000 $9,025,660,362 $76,198,395
2001 $8,234,846,805 $75,951,133
2002 $9,318,395,055 $85,171,074
2003 $11,429,333,038 $102,085,769
2004 $13,825,302,536 $114,582,284
2005 $16,852,963,067 $136,450,662
2006 $17,465,318,552 $142,775,104
2007 $21,652,505,597 $149,146,919
2008 $18,074,622,987 $188,021,165
2009 $13,154,414,219 $200,668,065
2010 $13,751,161,918 $190,021,192
2011 $15,221,622,926 $226,455,001
2012 $14,751,508,134 $229,371,348
2013 $16,125,060,515 $267,041,748
2014 $17,867,662,178 $293,119,143
2015 $17,517,210,519 $259,999,643
2016 $20,793,168,031 $292,267,272
2017 $24,728,285,177 $322,002,845
2018 $26,260,850,582 $383,717,328
2019 $24,681,343,649 $412,976,083
2020 $21,629,953,194 $471,229,485
2021 $25,770,339,317 $524,402,456
2022 $28,696,453,180 $540,809,499
2023 $31,452,223,862 $678,976,265
2024 $33,462,807,983 $764,274,043

Iceland and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP per capita
Iceland

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP per capita
Iceland Sao Tome
1960 $1,436 -
1961 $1,439 -
1962 $1,586 -
1963 $1,859 -
1964 $2,332 -
1965 $2,764 -
1966 $3,264 -
1967 $3,173 -
1968 $2,390 -
1969 $2,070 -
1970 $2,576 $479
1971 $3,252 $470
1972 $4,015 $511
1973 $5,437 $676
1974 $7,041 $683
1975 $6,454 $693
1976 $7,583 $585
1977 $9,957 $539
1978 $11,237 $587
1979 $12,641 $683
1980 $14,822 $829
1981 $15,137 $830
1982 $13,712 $783
1983 $11,672 $720
1984 $11,960 $735
1985 $12,361 $761
1986 $16,406 $1,043
1987 $22,453 $1,018
1988 $24,452 $847
1989 $22,434 $821
1990 $25,385 $970
1991 $26,803 $855
1992 $27,124 $740
1993 $23,580 $964
1994 $24,019 $990
1995 $26,634 $769
1996 $27,615 $987
1997 $27,919 $662
1998 $31,030 $514
1999 $32,382 $543
2000 $32,096 $529
2001 $28,897 $519
2002 $32,409 $568
2003 $39,477 $664
2004 $47,335 $727
2005 $56,795 $844
2006 $57,493 $862
2007 $69,496 $879
2008 $56,943 $1,082
2009 $41,301 $1,128
2010 $43,237 $1,045
2011 $47,715 $1,220
2012 $45,996 $1,211
2013 $49,805 $1,383
2014 $54,577 $1,490
2015 $52,952 $1,298
2016 $61,988 $1,435
2017 $72,010 $1,556
2018 $74,452 $1,826
2019 $68,452 $1,935
2020 $59,024 $2,167
2021 $69,178 $2,363
2022 $75,121 $2,390
2023 $79,960 $2,941
2024 $82,704 $3,245

Iceland vs. Sao Tome and Principe life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Iceland

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Life expectancy, years
Iceland Sao Tome
1950 71 39.1
1951 71 39.1
1952 72.4 39.1
1953 72.3 39.1
1954 73.3 39.2
1955 73.3 39.3
1956 72.9 39.5
1957 73.4 40.1
1958 73.3 41
1959 72.6 42.1
1960 74 43.6
1961 73.4 45.2
1962 73.6 46.8
1963 72.9 48.4
1964 73.5 49.7
1965 73.8 51.1
1966 73.1 52.3
1967 73.7 53.4
1968 73.9 54.5
1969 73.7 55.4
1970 73.8 56.3
1971 73.5 57
1972 74.4 57.4
1973 74.3 57.9
1974 74.1 58.3
1975 75.3 58.6
1976 76.6 58.8
1977 76.1 59
1978 76.4 59.1
1979 76.5 59.3
1980 76.6 59.4
1981 76.2 59.4
1982 76.8 59.5
1983 76.4 59.7
1984 77.3 59.9
1985 77.4 60.1
1986 77.9 57.6
1987 77.1 60.7
1988 76.9 60.8
1989 77.9 59.7
1990 77.7 60.7
1991 77.8 60.8
1992 78.6 60.7
1993 78.8 60.6
1994 79 60.6
1995 77.5 60.5
1996 78.6 60.6
1997 78.7 60.6
1998 79.4 60.8
1999 79.2 61
2000 79.5 61.2
2001 80.4 61.5
2002 80.3 61.8
2003 80.8 62.2
2004 80.7 62.6
2005 81.2 62.4
2006 80.9 63
2007 81.1 63.3
2008 81.2 63.4
2009 81.4 63.7
2010 81.6 63.9
2011 82 64.1
2012 82.3 64.5
2013 81.7 64.9
2014 82.4 65.5
2015 82.2 66
2016 81.8 66.6
2017 82.2 67.1
2018 82.5 67.6
2019 82.8 68
2020 82.7 68
2021 82.8 68
2022 81.6 69.2
2023 82.7 69.7
2024 83 69.9
2025 83.2 70.1

Iceland and Sao Tome and Principe population clocks and comparison

Population
Iceland

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Population
Iceland Sao Tome
1960 175,574 68,012
1961 179,029 68,707
1962 182,378 69,403
1963 185,653 70,112
1964 188,983 70,865
1965 192,286 71,680
1966 195,570 72,576
1967 198,751 73,596
1968 201,488 74,765
1969 203,369 76,083
1970 204,438 77,626
1971 206,098 79,330
1972 209,137 81,041
1973 212,317 82,798
1974 215,209 84,672
1975 217,979 86,708
1976 220,154 88,922
1977 221,799 91,301
1978 223,537 93,794
1979 225,735 96,252
1980 228,138 98,544
1981 230,755 100,615
1982 233,860 102,508
1983 236,977 104,380
1984 239,511 106,394
1985 241,405 108,658
1986 243,180 111,150
1987 245,859 113,919
1988 249,740 116,939
1989 252,852 119,979
1990 254,826 122,980
1991 257,797 125,697
1992 261,057 128,110
1993 263,725 130,467
1994 266,021 132,732
1995 267,468 134,895
1996 268,916 136,962
1997 271,128 138,922
1998 274,047 140,751
1999 277,381 142,442
2000 281,205 144,018
2001 284,968 146,375
2002 287,523 149,922
2003 289,521 153,814
2004 292,074 157,705
2005 296,734 161,639
2006 303,782 165,638
2007 311,566 169,700
2008 317,414 173,793
2009 318,499 177,853
2010 318,041 181,802
2011 319,014 185,649
2012 320,716 189,439
2013 323,764 193,148
2014 327,386 196,767
2015 330,815 200,291
2016 335,439 203,689
2017 343,400 206,970
2018 352,721 210,187
2019 360,563 213,392
2020 366,463 217,435
2021 372,520 221,961
2022 382,003 226,305
2023 393,349 230,871
2024 404,610 235,536

Fertility rates in Iceland and Sao Tome and Principe

Fertility rate
Iceland

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Fertility rate
Iceland Sao Tome
1960 4.29 6.24
1961 3.88 6.26
1962 3.98 6.28
1963 3.99 6.31
1964 3.88 6.33
1965 3.73 6.35
1966 3.59 6.37
1967 3.28 6.39
1968 3.06 6.42
1969 2.99 6.44
1970 2.81 6.47
1971 2.92 6.49
1972 3.09 6.51
1973 2.94 6.53
1974 2.66 6.53
1975 2.65 6.53
1976 2.52 6.52
1977 2.31 6.5
1978 2.35 6.47
1979 2.49 6.43
1980 2.48 6.39
1981 2.33 6.33
1982 2.27 6.28
1983 2.24 6.22
1984 2.08 6.16
1985 1.93 6.1
1986 1.92 6.05
1987 2.06 5.99
1988 2.26 5.94
1989 2.19 5.88
1990 2.3 5.83
1991 2.18 5.77
1992 2.21 5.7
1993 2.22 5.64
1994 2.14 5.56
1995 2.08 5.55
1996 2.12 5.47
1997 2.04 5.4
1998 2.05 5.3
1999 1.99 5.23
2000 2.08 5.16
2001 1.95 5.1
2002 1.93 5.06
2003 1.99 5.01
2004 2.04 4.96
2005 2.05 4.94
2006 2.08 4.93
2007 2.09 4.96
2008 2.15 4.91
2009 2.23 4.84
2010 2.2 4.77
2011 2.02 4.72
2012 2.04 4.66
2013 1.93 4.58
2014 1.93 4.49
2015 1.8 4.35
2016 1.74 4.2
2017 1.71 4.07
2018 1.71 3.98
2019 1.74 3.9
2020 1.72 3.83
2021 1.82 3.76
2022 1.59 3.7
2023 1.59 3.64

Iceland and Sao Tome and Principe demographics compared

Median age
Iceland

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Median age, years
Iceland Sao Tome
1960 25.4 24.2
1961 25.2 24.3
1962 24.9 24.1
1963 24.7 23.5
1964 24.4 22.4
1965 24.2 21
1966 24.1 19.5
1967 24.1 18.5
1968 24.2 17.7
1969 24.3 17.2
1970 24.5 16.9
1971 24.7 16.9
1972 24.8 17
1973 24.9 17
1974 25.1 17.1
1975 25.4 17.1
1976 25.7 17.1
1977 26 17.2
1978 26.4 17.2
1979 26.7 17.3
1980 26.9 17.3
1981 27.2 17.4
1982 27.5 17.4
1983 27.7 17.4
1984 28 17.4
1985 28.4 17.4
1986 28.8 17.4
1987 29.1 17.4
1988 29.3 17.4
1989 29.6 17.4
1990 30 17.4
1991 30.2 17.3
1992 30.5 17.3
1993 30.8 17.2
1994 31.1 17.2
1995 31.5 17.3
1996 31.8 17.3
1997 32.1 17.4
1998 32.4 17.5
1999 32.6 17.7
2000 32.8 17.9
2001 33 18
2002 33.4 18.1
2003 33.7 18.3
2004 34 18.4
2005 34.2 18.5
2006 34.5 18.6
2007 34.6 18.7
2008 34.5 18.7
2009 34.6 18.7
2010 34.9 18.8
2011 35.1 18.9
2012 35.4 18.9
2013 35.5 18.9
2014 35.7 18.9
2015 36 19
2016 36.2 19
2017 36.3 19.1
2018 36.4 19.3
2019 36.5 19.4
2020 36.6 19.5
2021 36.7 19.7
2022 36.7 19.9
2023 36.9 20.1
2024 37.1 20.3

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Finance

Iceland Sao Tome
GNI, Atlas method
$31.8B
2024
$653M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.5%
2025
24.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
7.29%
2022
5.03%
2023
Armed forces personnel
0
2020
1,000
1999
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.64%
2025
+2.56%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.56%
2024
8.81%
2017
Services, % of GDP
65.5%
2024
76.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.4%
2024
2.91%
2024
Economic freedom index
72.8
2025
60.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.4%
2019
32.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2019
2.6%
2017
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0003%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
34
2004
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$6.4B
2024
$46.2M
2023
Personal remittances received
$246M
2024
$10M
2024
International tourist arrivals
488,000
2020
33,400
2018
International tourism as share of exports
11.9%
2008
73.2%
2018
Banked people share
99.9%
2024
n/a

Energy

Iceland Sao Tome
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
15,379 kg
2023
259.3 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$4.99
2023
$10.2
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.09 megatons
2023
0.21 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
7.85 tons
2023
0.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
10.3%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
82.4%
2021
42.5%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
88.8%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
20.5%
2009
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
49,956 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
100%
2016
6.06%
2021
Hydroelectric share
70.3%
2023
5.85%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
81.3%
2023

Society

Iceland Sao Tome
% of world population
0.005%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
+3,543
2024
-604
2024
Urban population
94.1%
2024
77%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.97 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.54 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
92.4
2025
32.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
77
2024
45
2024
Higher education index
79
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
1.07
2022
3.23
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
2
2019
27.9
2019
Visa free countries
171
2025
71
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
93.8%
2022
English speaking
98%
2023
4.9%
2025
People using the Internet
99.8%
2023
61.5%
2023

Health

Iceland Sao Tome
Government health expenditure per capita
$7,197
2023
$180.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,035
2023
$21.6
2022
Life expectancy
83.2 years
2025
70.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
30.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.52
2022
0.49
2019
Age at first childbirth
28.8 years
2023
19.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
3
2023
75
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.6
2023
13.9
2023
Obesity rate
21.8%
2022
17.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.9%
2024
12.1%
2024
Air quality index
98
2025
24
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.4%
2022
7.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.94 liters
2020
4.79 liters
2020

Territory

Iceland Sao Tome
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.0006%
2025
Land area per capita
96,218 sq mi
2024
1,574 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,324 sq mi
2025
166 sq mi
2025
Forest area
205.8 sq mi
2025
193.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
8,014 mi
2012
808 mi
2018

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