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Iraq vs Sao Tome and Principe statistics compared

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Iraq has a population of 46M (ranked 34/197), compared with 236K in Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 176/197). Iraq's land area is 167,619 sq mi versus 371 sq mi for Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 57th vs. 172nd).

By GDP, Iraq ranks 51/197 ($280B) and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189/197 ($764M). By GDP per capita, Iraq ranks 114/197 ($6,074), while Sao Tome and Principe ranks 138/197 ($3,245).

Main facts and rankings

Iraq Sao Tome
Population
47813338
244055
Population rank 34/197 176/197
GDP
$280B
2024
$764M
2024
GDP rank 51/197 189/197
GDP per capita
$6,074
2024
$3,245
2024
GDP per capita rank 114/197 138/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$14,464
2024
$6,230
2024
Government debt
$120B
2024
$332M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
50.2%
2025
37.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,606
2024
$1,410
2024
Government debt per person rank 108/185 133/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,159
2025
$2,715
2025
Land area
167,619 sq mi
2025
371 sq mi
2025
Population density
274.7 ppl/mi²
2024
635 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.25
2023
3.64
2023
Median age
21.6 years
2024
20.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
70.1 years
2025

Iraq and Sao Tome and Principe: Comparison Charts

Iraq and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP
Iraq

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP
Iraq Sao Tome
1960 $1,537,252,193 -
1961 $1,671,960,965 -
1962 $1,784,174,541 -
1963 $1,805,901,510 -
1964 $2,136,408,198 -
1965 $2,335,785,506 -
1966 $2,530,306,096 -
1967 $2,551,522,656 -
1968 $2,896,598,841 -
1969 $3,007,758,797 -
1970 $3,281,318,687 $37,211,826
1971 $3,865,346,535 $37,288,845
1972 $4,113,848,002 $41,430,257
1973 $5,134,367,778 $56,011,245
1974 $11,516,762,614 $57,817,591
1975 $13,458,516,763 $60,101,710
1976 $17,754,825,601 $52,039,421
1977 $19,838,130,715 $49,207,692
1978 $23,762,275,652 $55,044,563
1979 $37,816,457,839 $65,755,928
1980 $52,569,000,000 $81,662,231
1981 $37,823,000,000 $83,499,264
1982 $42,382,333,333 $80,307,763
1983 $40,712,903,226 $75,110,289
1984 $46,938,387,097 $78,213,796
1985 $48,425,161,290 $82,733,069
1986 $47,264,516,129 $115,928,907
1987 $56,774,193,548 $115,952,925
1988 $62,684,516,129 $99,000,764
1989 $65,831,935,484 $98,545,367
1990 $180,408,064,516 $119,297,933
1991 $407,796,350 $107,484,143
1992 $553,671,958 $94,861,781
1993 $1,031,944,881 $125,742,229
1994 $3,991,349,283 $131,338,415
1995 $12,894,029,888 $103,695,237
1996 $10,433,698,621 $135,188,166
1997 $20,764,857,056 $91,920,274
1998 $20,617,405,044 $72,285,404
1999 $36,881,601,584 $77,302,212
2000 $48,364,250,944 $76,198,395
2001 $36,176,430,129 $75,951,133
2002 $32,928,454,672 $85,171,074
2003 $21,921,569,479 $102,085,769
2004 $36,633,669,269 $114,582,284
2005 $50,065,104,668 $136,450,662
2006 $65,147,051,918 $142,775,104
2007 $88,837,057,320 $149,146,919
2008 $131,614,434,154 $188,021,165
2009 $111,657,580,326 $200,668,065
2010 $138,516,722,650 $190,021,192
2011 $185,749,664,444 $226,455,001
2012 $218,002,476,129 $229,371,348
2013 $234,637,675,129 $267,041,748
2014 $228,415,656,175 $293,119,143
2015 $166,774,104,959 $259,999,643
2016 $166,743,557,748 $292,267,272
2017 $187,217,660,051 $322,002,845
2018 $227,367,469,034 $383,717,328
2019 $233,636,097,800 $412,976,083
2020 $180,898,797,517 $471,229,485
2021 $209,691,945,713 $524,402,456
2022 $287,372,232,138 $540,809,499
2023 $268,881,051,644 $678,976,265
2024 $279,641,257,615 $764,274,043

Iraq and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP per capita
Iraq

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP per capita
Iraq Sao Tome
1960 $218.9 -
1961 $232.4 -
1962 $240.7 -
1963 $235.5 -
1964 $269.4 -
1965 $284.8 -
1966 $298.2 -
1967 $290.6 -
1968 $319 -
1969 $320 -
1970 $337 $479
1971 $384 $470
1972 $394 $511
1973 $476 $676
1974 $1,031 $683
1975 $1,166 $693
1976 $1,489 $585
1977 $1,609 $539
1978 $1,863 $587
1979 $2,871 $683
1980 $3,868 $829
1981 $2,700 $830
1982 $2,942 $783
1983 $2,743 $720
1984 $3,066 $735
1985 $3,088 $761
1986 $2,940 $1,043
1987 $3,436 $1,018
1988 $3,707 $847
1989 $3,791 $821
1990 $10,261 $970
1991 $23 $855
1992 $30.3 $740
1993 $53.7 $964
1994 $198.2 $990
1995 $619 $769
1996 $485 $987
1997 $936 $662
1998 $901 $514
1999 $1,560 $543
2000 $1,980 $529
2001 $1,436 $519
2002 $1,266 $568
2003 $818 $664
2004 $1,328 $727
2005 $1,762 $844
2006 $2,277 $862
2007 $3,129 $879
2008 $4,543 $1,082
2009 $3,715 $1,128
2010 $4,462 $1,045
2011 $5,776 $1,220
2012 $6,478 $1,211
2013 $6,650 $1,383
2014 $6,249 $1,490
2015 $4,440 $1,298
2016 $4,334 $1,435
2017 $4,759 $1,556
2018 $5,647 $1,826
2019 $5,672 $1,935
2020 $4,295 $2,167
2021 $4,868 $2,363
2022 $6,521 $2,390
2023 $5,965 $2,941
2024 $6,074 $3,245

Iraq vs. Sao Tome and Principe life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Iraq

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Life expectancy, years
Iraq Sao Tome
1950 37.4 39.1
1951 39 39.1
1952 40.5 39.1
1953 42.1 39.1
1954 43.5 39.2
1955 45 39.3
1956 46.4 39.5
1957 47.7 40.1
1958 49 41
1959 49.7 42.1
1960 51.5 43.6
1961 52.3 45.2
1962 53.5 46.8
1963 54.4 48.4
1964 55.2 49.7
1965 56.4 51.1
1966 57.3 52.3
1967 58.4 53.4
1968 59 54.5
1969 59.6 55.4
1970 60.5 56.3
1971 61.3 57
1972 61.8 57.4
1973 62.3 57.9
1974 61 58.3
1975 61.4 58.6
1976 63.6 58.8
1977 63.9 59
1978 64.2 59.1
1979 64.4 59.3
1980 60.9 59.4
1981 58.7 59.4
1982 59 59.5
1983 59.3 59.7
1984 59.5 59.9
1985 59.8 60.1
1986 60 57.6
1987 60.3 60.7
1988 56.7 60.8
1989 57.5 59.7
1990 57.6 60.7
1991 61.3 60.8
1992 65.3 60.7
1993 65.3 60.6
1994 65 60.6
1995 64.8 60.5
1996 64.6 60.6
1997 64.2 60.6
1998 64.4 60.8
1999 64.5 61
2000 64.9 61.2
2001 65.3 61.5
2002 65.7 61.8
2003 64.8 62.2
2004 64.6 62.6
2005 64.9 62.4
2006 64 63
2007 64.4 63.3
2008 66.5 63.4
2009 67.8 63.7
2010 68.1 63.9
2011 68.4 64.1
2012 68.8 64.5
2013 69 64.9
2014 69.7 65.5
2015 70 66
2016 68.7 66.6
2017 69.8 67.1
2018 71.1 67.6
2019 71.2 68
2020 69.7 68
2021 70.7 68
2022 72 69.2
2023 72.3 69.7
2024 72.4 69.9
2025 72.5 70.1

Iraq and Sao Tome and Principe population clocks and comparison

Population
Iraq

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Population
Iraq Sao Tome
1960 7,022,052 68,012
1961 7,194,553 68,707
1962 7,413,875 69,403
1963 7,667,928 70,112
1964 7,929,566 70,865
1965 8,202,140 71,680
1966 8,485,104 72,576
1967 8,778,869 73,596
1968 9,085,016 74,765
1969 9,403,356 76,083
1970 9,735,611 77,626
1971 10,077,809 79,330
1972 10,430,164 81,041
1973 10,795,869 82,798
1974 11,167,761 84,672
1975 11,543,639 86,708
1976 11,927,651 88,922
1977 12,331,046 91,301
1978 12,753,355 93,794
1979 13,170,365 96,252
1980 13,591,992 98,544
1981 14,006,381 100,615
1982 14,406,083 102,508
1983 14,840,555 104,380
1984 15,310,733 106,394
1985 15,683,430 108,658
1986 16,074,145 111,150
1987 16,521,049 113,919
1988 16,908,819 116,939
1989 17,364,542 119,979
1990 17,581,206 122,980
1991 17,767,253 125,697
1992 18,300,845 128,110
1993 19,201,195 130,467
1994 20,139,807 132,732
1995 20,825,860 134,895
1996 21,501,321 136,962
1997 22,176,593 138,922
1998 22,884,399 140,751
1999 23,636,527 142,442
2000 24,424,056 144,018
2001 25,197,840 146,375
2002 26,006,559 149,922
2003 26,802,659 153,814
2004 27,577,878 157,705
2005 28,407,448 161,639
2006 28,616,515 165,638
2007 28,391,607 169,700
2008 28,971,036 173,793
2009 30,058,206 177,853
2010 31,045,366 181,802
2011 32,161,424 185,649
2012 33,654,842 189,439
2013 35,281,989 193,148
2014 36,550,059 196,767
2015 37,560,535 200,291
2016 38,469,627 203,689
2017 39,337,353 206,970
2018 40,265,624 210,187
2019 41,192,171 213,392
2020 42,116,605 217,435
2021 43,071,211 221,961
2022 44,070,551 226,305
2023 45,074,049 230,871
2024 46,042,015 235,536

Fertility rates in Iraq and Sao Tome and Principe

Fertility rate
Iraq

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Fertility rate
Iraq Sao Tome
1960 5.3 6.24
1961 5.8 6.26
1962 6.99 6.28
1963 7.01 6.31
1964 7.01 6.33
1965 7.02 6.35
1966 7.02 6.37
1967 7.03 6.39
1968 7.06 6.42
1969 7.08 6.44
1970 7.07 6.47
1971 7.06 6.49
1972 7.02 6.51
1973 6.99 6.53
1974 6.95 6.53
1975 6.91 6.53
1976 6.86 6.52
1977 6.8 6.5
1978 6.73 6.47
1979 6.66 6.43
1980 6.59 6.39
1981 6.53 6.33
1982 6.46 6.28
1983 6.39 6.22
1984 6.32 6.16
1985 6.25 6.1
1986 6.18 6.05
1987 6.11 5.99
1988 6.05 5.94
1989 5.99 5.88
1990 5.93 5.83
1991 5.83 5.77
1992 5.72 5.7
1993 5.61 5.64
1994 5.49 5.56
1995 5.36 5.55
1996 5.25 5.47
1997 5.19 5.4
1998 5.11 5.3
1999 5.04 5.23
2000 4.92 5.16
2001 4.8 5.1
2002 4.67 5.06
2003 4.58 5.01
2004 4.53 4.96
2005 4.45 4.94
2006 4.46 4.93
2007 4.4 4.96
2008 4.37 4.91
2009 4.38 4.84
2010 4.46 4.77
2011 4.59 4.72
2012 4.54 4.66
2013 4.44 4.58
2014 4.31 4.49
2015 4.08 4.35
2016 3.84 4.2
2017 3.64 4.07
2018 3.55 3.98
2019 3.48 3.9
2020 3.42 3.83
2021 3.36 3.76
2022 3.29 3.7
2023 3.25 3.64

Iraq and Sao Tome and Principe demographics compared

Median age
Iraq

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Median age, years
Iraq Sao Tome
1960 20.4 24.2
1961 20.4 24.3
1962 20.1 24.1
1963 19.8 23.5
1964 19.5 22.4
1965 19.3 21
1966 19 19.5
1967 18.7 18.5
1968 18.5 17.7
1969 18.3 17.2
1970 18.1 16.9
1971 17.9 16.9
1972 17.7 17
1973 17.5 17
1974 17.2 17.1
1975 17 17.1
1976 16.7 17.1
1977 16.6 17.2
1978 16.6 17.2
1979 16.5 17.3
1980 16.5 17.3
1981 16.5 17.4
1982 16.5 17.4
1983 16.6 17.4
1984 16.6 17.4
1985 16.7 17.4
1986 16.8 17.4
1987 16.9 17.4
1988 16.9 17.4
1989 17 17.4
1990 17.1 17.4
1991 17.2 17.3
1992 17.3 17.3
1993 17.3 17.2
1994 17.4 17.2
1995 17.5 17.3
1996 17.6 17.3
1997 17.7 17.4
1998 17.8 17.5
1999 17.9 17.7
2000 17.9 17.9
2001 18 18
2002 18.1 18.1
2003 18.2 18.3
2004 18.3 18.4
2005 18.5 18.5
2006 18.6 18.6
2007 18.7 18.7
2008 18.8 18.7
2009 18.9 18.7
2010 19 18.8
2011 19.1 18.9
2012 19.2 18.9
2013 19.3 18.9
2014 19.4 18.9
2015 19.5 19
2016 19.7 19
2017 19.9 19.1
2018 20.1 19.3
2019 20.4 19.4
2020 20.6 19.5
2021 20.9 19.7
2022 21.1 19.9
2023 21.4 20.1
2024 21.6 20.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Iraq Sao Tome
GNI, Atlas method
$278B
2024
$653M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
42.1%
2025
24.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.55%
1989
5.03%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.07%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
459,000
2020
1,000
1999
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.18%
2025
+2.56%
2025
Unemployment rate
16.2%
2021
8.81%
2017
Services, % of GDP
45.8%
2024
76.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
51.6%
2024
2.91%
2024
Economic freedom index
15.6
2002
60.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.2%
2023
32.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2023
2.6%
2017
Total reserves including gold
$101B
2024
$46.2M
2023
Personal remittances received
$879M
2024
$10M
2024
International tourist arrivals
892,000
2013
33,400
2018
International tourism as share of exports
1.88%
2020
73.2%
2018
Banked people share
30.2%
2024
n/a

Energy

Iraq Sao Tome
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,412 kg
2022
259.3 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.2
2022
$10.2
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
192.9 megatons
2023
0.21 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.28 tons
2023
0.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
98.7%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
1.1%
2021
42.5%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.37%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-274.9%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
1,373 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
3.78%
2021
6.06%
2021
Hydroelectric share
1.98%
2022
5.85%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
81.3%
2023

Society

Iraq Sao Tome
% of world population
0.57%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
-17,735
2024
-604
2024
Urban population
71.9%
2024
77%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.7 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
37.8
2025
32.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
26
2024
45
2024
Higher education index
50
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
9.41
2013
3.23
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
27.3
2019
27.9
2019
Visa free countries
44
2025
71
2025
Adult literacy rate
84.1%
2021
93.8%
2022
English speaking
35%
2023
4.9%
2025
People using the Internet
81.7%
2023
61.5%
2023

Health

Iraq Sao Tome
Government health expenditure per capita
$254.6
2022
$180.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$121.8
2022
$21.6
2022
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
70.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.27%
2022
30.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.01
2022
0.49
2019
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
66
2023
75
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
22.6
2023
13.9
2023
Obesity rate
41.4%
2022
17.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.4%
2024
12.1%
2024
Air quality index
14
2025
24
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
19.2%
2022
7.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.24 liters
2020
4.79 liters
2020

Territory

Iraq Sao Tome
% of world land
0.29%
2025
0.0006%
2025
Land area per capita
3,641 sq mi
2024
1,574 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
36,592 sq mi
2025
166 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,185 sq mi
2025
193.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
808 mi
2018

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