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India vs Sao Tome and Principe statistics compared

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India has a population of 1.45B (ranked 1/197), compared with 236K in Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 176/197). India's land area is 1,147,955 sq mi versus 371 sq mi for Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 7th vs. 172nd).

By GDP, India ranks 5/197 ($3.91T) and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189/197 ($764M). By GDP per capita, India ranks 143/197 ($2,697), while Sao Tome and Principe ranks 138/197 ($3,245).

Main facts and rankings

India Sao Tome
Population
1474115403
244055
Population rank 1/197 176/197
GDP
$3.91T
2024
$764M
2024
GDP rank 5/197 189/197
GDP per capita
$2,697
2024
$3,245
2024
GDP per capita rank 143/197 138/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,159
2024
$6,230
2024
Government debt
$3.18T
2024
$332M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
80.4%
2025
37.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,192
2024
$1,410
2024
Government debt per person rank 116/185 133/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,011
2025
$2,715
2025
Land area
1,147,955 sq mi
2025
371 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,264 ppl/mi²
2024
635 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.98
2023
3.64
2023
Median age
29.5 years
2024
20.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
70.1 years
2025

India and Sao Tome and Principe: Comparison Charts

India and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP
India

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP
India Sao Tome
1960 $37,029,883,876 -
1961 $39,232,435,784 -
1962 $42,161,481,858 -
1963 $48,421,923,459 -
1964 $56,480,289,941 -
1965 $59,556,105,229 -
1966 $45,581,230,504 -
1967 $50,134,942,204 -
1968 $53,085,455,871 -
1969 $58,447,995,017 -
1970 $62,422,483,055 $37,211,826
1971 $67,351,404,352 $37,288,845
1972 $71,464,700,667 $41,430,257
1973 $85,517,673,173 $56,011,245
1974 $99,526,597,934 $57,817,591
1975 $98,473,832,017 $60,101,710
1976 $102,716,451,980 $52,039,421
1977 $121,486,641,441 $49,207,692
1978 $137,302,319,829 $55,044,563
1979 $152,995,442,498 $65,755,928
1980 $186,328,579,302 $81,662,231
1981 $193,491,368,446 $83,499,264
1982 $200,715,624,831 $80,307,763
1983 $218,262,146,413 $75,110,289
1984 $212,157,645,178 $78,213,796
1985 $232,511,554,840 $82,733,069
1986 $248,985,994,041 $115,928,907
1987 $279,033,584,092 $115,952,925
1988 $296,589,670,896 $99,000,764
1989 $296,042,052,945 $98,545,367
1990 $320,979,026,420 $119,297,933
1991 $270,105,341,879 $107,484,143
1992 $288,208,070,278 $94,861,781
1993 $279,295,648,983 $125,742,229
1994 $327,274,843,459 $131,338,415
1995 $360,281,909,643 $103,695,237
1996 $392,896,866,205 $135,188,166
1997 $415,867,563,593 $91,920,274
1998 $421,351,317,225 $72,285,404
1999 $458,821,052,616 $77,302,212
2000 $468,395,521,654 $76,198,395
2001 $485,440,139,204 $75,951,133
2002 $514,939,140,319 $85,171,074
2003 $607,700,687,237 $102,085,769
2004 $709,152,728,831 $114,582,284
2005 $820,383,763,511 $136,450,662
2006 $940,259,888,788 $142,775,104
2007 $1,216,736,438,835 $149,146,919
2008 $1,198,895,139,006 $188,021,165
2009 $1,341,888,016,995 $200,668,065
2010 $1,675,615,519,485 $190,021,192
2011 $1,823,051,829,895 $226,455,001
2012 $1,827,637,590,410 $229,371,348
2013 $1,856,721,507,622 $267,041,748
2014 $2,039,126,479,155 $293,119,143
2015 $2,103,588,360,045 $259,999,643
2016 $2,294,796,885,663 $292,267,272
2017 $2,651,474,262,755 $322,002,845
2018 $2,702,929,641,649 $383,717,328
2019 $2,835,606,256,558 $412,976,083
2020 $2,674,851,578,587 $471,229,485
2021 $3,167,270,623,260 $524,402,456
2022 $3,346,107,287,731 $540,809,499
2023 $3,638,489,096,034 $678,976,265
2024 $3,912,686,168,582 $764,274,043

India and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP per capita
India

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP per capita
India Sao Tome
1960 $84.9 -
1961 $87.9 -
1962 $92.2 -
1963 $103.4 -
1964 $117.9 -
1965 $121.5 -
1966 $91 -
1967 $98 -
1968 $101.6 -
1969 $109.5 -
1970 $114.4 $479
1971 $120.7 $470
1972 $125.3 $511
1973 $146.6 $676
1974 $166.7 $683
1975 $161.1 $693
1976 $164.1 $585
1977 $189.6 $539
1978 $209.4 $587
1979 $228 $683
1980 $271.1 $829
1981 $275 $830
1982 $278.7 $783
1983 $296 $720
1984 $281 $735
1985 $301 $761
1986 $315 $1,043
1987 $345 $1,018
1988 $358 $847
1989 $350 $821
1990 $371 $970
1991 $306 $855
1992 $319 $740
1993 $303 $964
1994 $348 $990
1995 $375 $769
1996 $401 $987
1997 $416 $662
1998 $414 $514
1999 $442 $543
2000 $443 $529
2001 $450 $519
2002 $469 $568
2003 $544 $664
2004 $624 $727
2005 $710 $844
2006 $802 $862
2007 $1,022 $879
2008 $993 $1,082
2009 $1,095 $1,128
2010 $1,348 $1,045
2011 $1,445 $1,220
2012 $1,429 $1,211
2013 $1,433 $1,383
2014 $1,554 $1,490
2015 $1,584 $1,298
2016 $1,708 $1,435
2017 $1,950 $1,556
2018 $1,966 $1,826
2019 $2,041 $1,935
2020 $1,907 $2,167
2021 $2,240 $2,363
2022 $2,347 $2,390
2023 $2,530 $2,941
2024 $2,697 $3,245

India vs. Sao Tome and Principe life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
India

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Life expectancy, years
India Sao Tome
1950 41.2 39.1
1951 41.6 39.1
1952 42.1 39.1
1953 42.4 39.1
1954 43.2 39.2
1955 43.7 39.3
1956 44.1 39.5
1957 44.4 40.1
1958 44.8 41
1959 45.3 42.1
1960 45.6 43.6
1961 45.8 45.2
1962 46.1 46.8
1963 46.5 48.4
1964 46.7 49.7
1965 45.6 51.1
1966 45.9 52.3
1967 46.2 53.4
1968 47.9 54.5
1969 48.3 55.4
1970 48.6 56.3
1971 48.9 57
1972 49.2 57.4
1973 49.6 57.9
1974 50.3 58.3
1975 50.8 58.6
1976 51.3 58.8
1977 51.8 59
1978 52.4 59.1
1979 53 59.3
1980 53.6 59.4
1981 54.2 59.4
1982 54.7 59.5
1983 55.3 59.7
1984 55.8 59.9
1985 56.3 60.1
1986 56.8 57.6
1987 57.3 60.7
1988 57.7 60.8
1989 58.2 59.7
1990 58.6 60.7
1991 59 60.8
1992 59.4 60.7
1993 59.8 60.6
1994 60.2 60.6
1995 60.6 60.5
1996 61 60.6
1997 61.4 60.6
1998 61.9 60.8
1999 62.3 61
2000 62.7 61.2
2001 63.2 61.5
2002 63.6 61.8
2003 64.1 62.2
2004 64.5 62.6
2005 64.9 62.4
2006 65.4 63
2007 65.8 63.3
2008 66.2 63.4
2009 66.7 63.7
2010 67.2 63.9
2011 67.6 64.1
2012 68.1 64.5
2013 68.5 64.9
2014 68.9 65.5
2015 69.3 66
2016 69.7 66.6
2017 70.1 67.1
2018 70.4 67.6
2019 70.7 68
2020 70.2 68
2021 67.3 68
2022 71.7 69.2
2023 72 69.7
2024 72.2 69.9
2025 72.5 70.1

India and Sao Tome and Principe population clocks and comparison

Population
India

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Population
India Sao Tome
1960 435,990,338 68,012
1961 446,564,729 68,707
1962 457,283,090 69,403
1963 468,138,575 70,112
1964 479,229,598 70,865
1965 490,140,146 71,680
1966 500,740,247 72,576
1967 511,606,372 73,596
1968 522,716,889 74,765
1969 533,880,544 76,083
1970 545,864,268 77,626
1971 558,096,387 79,330
1972 570,482,142 81,041
1973 583,465,598 82,798
1974 597,041,391 84,672
1975 611,309,535 86,708
1976 625,861,883 88,922
1977 640,801,103 91,301
1978 655,728,229 93,794
1979 671,155,747 96,252
1980 687,354,025 98,544
1981 703,696,250 100,615
1982 720,313,473 102,508
1983 737,372,681 104,380
1984 754,875,449 106,394
1985 772,647,793 108,658
1986 790,689,978 111,150
1987 808,931,270 113,919
1988 827,342,990 116,939
1989 846,039,529 119,979
1990 864,972,221 122,980
1991 883,927,600 125,697
1992 902,957,070 128,110
1993 922,118,387 130,467
1994 941,163,767 132,732
1995 960,301,044 134,895
1996 979,678,458 136,962
1997 999,133,762 138,922
1998 1,018,665,080 140,751
1999 1,038,225,823 142,442
2000 1,057,922,733 144,018
2001 1,077,898,575 146,375
2002 1,097,600,380 149,922
2003 1,116,803,006 153,814
2004 1,135,991,513 157,705
2005 1,154,676,322 161,639
2006 1,172,878,890 165,638
2007 1,190,676,021 169,700
2008 1,207,930,964 173,793
2009 1,225,524,753 177,853
2010 1,243,481,564 181,802
2011 1,261,224,954 185,649
2012 1,278,674,502 189,439
2013 1,295,829,511 193,148
2014 1,312,277,191 196,767
2015 1,328,024,498 200,291
2016 1,343,944,296 203,689
2017 1,359,657,400 206,970
2018 1,374,659,064 210,187
2019 1,389,030,312 213,392
2020 1,402,617,695 217,435
2021 1,414,203,896 221,961
2022 1,425,423,212 226,305
2023 1,438,069,596 230,871
2024 1,450,935,791 235,536

Fertility rates in India and Sao Tome and Principe

Fertility rate
India

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Fertility rate
India Sao Tome
1960 5.92 6.24
1961 5.94 6.26
1962 5.95 6.28
1963 5.97 6.31
1964 5.98 6.33
1965 5.94 6.35
1966 5.88 6.37
1967 5.83 6.39
1968 5.76 6.42
1969 5.68 6.44
1970 5.62 6.47
1971 5.57 6.49
1972 5.48 6.51
1973 5.4 6.53
1974 5.33 6.53
1975 5.2 6.53
1976 5.13 6.52
1977 5.01 6.5
1978 4.89 6.47
1979 4.81 6.43
1980 4.78 6.39
1981 4.7 6.33
1982 4.62 6.28
1983 4.57 6.22
1984 4.52 6.16
1985 4.43 6.1
1986 4.4 6.05
1987 4.31 5.99
1988 4.22 5.94
1989 4.13 5.88
1990 4.05 5.83
1991 3.96 5.77
1992 3.88 5.7
1993 3.8 5.64
1994 3.72 5.56
1995 3.65 5.55
1996 3.58 5.47
1997 3.51 5.4
1998 3.45 5.3
1999 3.38 5.23
2000 3.35 5.16
2001 3.3 5.1
2002 3.22 5.06
2003 3.12 5.01
2004 3.05 4.96
2005 2.96 4.94
2006 2.87 4.93
2007 2.78 4.96
2008 2.71 4.91
2009 2.67 4.84
2010 2.6 4.77
2011 2.53 4.72
2012 2.47 4.66
2013 2.4 4.58
2014 2.29 4.49
2015 2.29 4.35
2016 2.28 4.2
2017 2.19 4.07
2018 2.18 3.98
2019 2.12 3.9
2020 2.05 3.83
2021 2.01 3.76
2022 1.99 3.7
2023 1.98 3.64

India and Sao Tome and Principe demographics compared

Median age
India

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Median age, years
India Sao Tome
1960 20.2 24.2
1961 20.1 24.3
1962 19.9 24.1
1963 19.8 23.5
1964 19.6 22.4
1965 19.5 21
1966 19.4 19.5
1967 19.3 18.5
1968 19.2 17.7
1969 19.2 17.2
1970 19.2 16.9
1971 19.2 16.9
1972 19.2 17
1973 19.3 17
1974 19.3 17.1
1975 19.4 17.1
1976 19.5 17.1
1977 19.6 17.2
1978 19.7 17.2
1979 19.8 17.3
1980 19.9 17.3
1981 20 17.4
1982 20 17.4
1983 20.1 17.4
1984 20.2 17.4
1985 20.3 17.4
1986 20.4 17.4
1987 20.4 17.4
1988 20.5 17.4
1989 20.6 17.4
1990 20.7 17.4
1991 20.8 17.3
1992 21 17.3
1993 21.1 17.2
1994 21.2 17.2
1995 21.4 17.3
1996 21.6 17.3
1997 21.7 17.4
1998 21.9 17.5
1999 22.1 17.7
2000 22.3 17.9
2001 22.5 18
2002 22.7 18.1
2003 22.9 18.3
2004 23.1 18.4
2005 23.3 18.5
2006 23.6 18.6
2007 23.8 18.7
2008 24.1 18.7
2009 24.4 18.7
2010 24.7 18.8
2011 25 18.9
2012 25.3 18.9
2013 25.6 18.9
2014 26 18.9
2015 26.3 19
2016 26.6 19
2017 27 19.1
2018 27.3 19.3
2019 27.7 19.4
2020 28.1 19.5
2021 28.4 19.7
2022 28.7 19.9
2023 29.1 20.1
2024 29.5 20.3

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Finance

India Sao Tome
GNI, Atlas method
$3.84T
2024
$653M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.7%
2025
24.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.1%
2022
5.03%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.44%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
3,068,000
2020
1,000
1999
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-6.86%
2025
+2.56%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.17%
2024
8.81%
2017
Services, % of GDP
49.9%
2024
76.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
24.5%
2024
2.91%
2024
Economic freedom index
53
2025
60.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.1%
2022
32.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
4.5%
2022
2.6%
2017
Number of millionaires
868,660
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
0.09%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
205
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00002%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
2,673
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$5.13T
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$643B
2024
$46.2M
2023
Personal remittances received
$138B
2024
$10M
2024
International tourist arrivals
17,914,000
2019
33,400
2018
International tourism as share of exports
2.77%
2020
73.2%
2018
Banked people share
89%
2024
n/a

Energy

India Sao Tome
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
754 kg
2023
259.3 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.7
2023
$10.2
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2,955 megatons
2023
0.21 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.05 tons
2023
0.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
74.9%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
34.9%
2021
42.5%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
4.12%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
36.1%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
1,182 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
19.1%
2021
6.06%
2021
Hydroelectric share
7.24%
2023
5.85%
2021
Nuclear share
2.41%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.5%
2023
81.3%
2023

Society

India Sao Tome
% of world population
17.8%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
-630,830
2024
-604
2024
Urban population
36.9%
2024
77%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
44
2025
32.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
45
2024
Higher education index
70
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
2.83
2022
3.23
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.6
2019
27.9
2019
Visa free countries
74
2025
71
2025
Adult literacy rate
81.7%
2023
93.8%
2022
English speaking
15.8%
2023
4.9%
2025
People using the Internet
55.9%
2022
61.5%
2023

Health

India Sao Tome
Government health expenditure per capita
$79.5
2022
$180.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$36.6
2022
$21.6
2022
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
70.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.17%
2022
30.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.73
2020
0.49
2019
Age at first childbirth
21.2 years
2025
19.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
80
2023
75
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
27.7
2023
13.9
2023
Obesity rate
7.51%
2022
17.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.5%
2024
12.1%
2024
Air quality index
4
2025
24
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
24.3%
2022
7.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.1 liters
2020
4.79 liters
2020

Territory

India Sao Tome
% of world land
2%
2025
0.0006%
2025
Land area per capita
791 sq mi
2024
1,574 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
689,466 sq mi
2025
166 sq mi
2025
Forest area
281,697 sq mi
2025
193.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
4,111,675 mi
2024
808 mi
2018

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