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Israel vs Sao Tome and Principe statistics compared

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Israel has a population of 9.97M (ranked 96/197), compared with 236K in Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 176/197). Israel's land area is 8,355 sq mi versus 371 sq mi for Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 149th vs. 172nd).

By GDP, Israel ranks 28/197 ($540B) and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189/197 ($764M). By GDP per capita, Israel ranks 21/197 ($54,177), while Sao Tome and Principe ranks 138/197 ($3,245).

Main facts and rankings

Israel Sao Tome
Population
10224104
244055
Population rank 96/197 176/197
GDP
$540B
2024
$764M
2024
GDP rank 28/197 189/197
GDP per capita
$54,177
2024
$3,245
2024
GDP per capita rank 21/197 138/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$55,691
2024
$6,230
2024
Government debt
$367B
2024
$332M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
69.1%
2025
37.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$36,774
2024
$1,410
2024
Government debt per person rank 18/185 133/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$39,091
2025
$2,715
2025
Land area
8,355 sq mi
2025
371 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,194 ppl/mi²
2024
635 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.85
2023
3.64
2023
Median age
30.2 years
2024
20.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.8 years
2025
70.1 years
2025

Israel and Sao Tome and Principe: Comparison Charts

Israel and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP
Israel

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP
Israel Sao Tome
1960 $3,070,585,807 -
1961 $3,708,586,471 -
1962 $2,966,154,031 -
1963 $3,535,949,089 -
1964 $4,024,344,853 -
1965 $4,329,084,429 -
1966 $4,703,300,098 -
1967 $4,762,386,783 -
1968 $5,458,427,928 -
1969 $6,297,852,761 -
1970 $7,406,712,876 $37,211,826
1971 $7,052,544,000 $37,288,845
1972 $9,222,557,539 $41,430,257
1973 $11,902,574,259 $56,011,245
1974 $17,172,607,138 $57,817,591
1975 $16,141,767,373 $60,101,710
1976 $15,956,349,550 $52,039,421
1977 $18,257,113,904 $49,207,692
1978 $17,701,286,907 $55,044,563
1979 $22,609,741,060 $65,755,928
1980 $25,395,256,478 $81,662,231
1981 $26,882,009,819 $83,499,264
1982 $29,255,285,401 $80,307,763
1983 $32,675,755,462 $75,110,289
1984 $30,645,607,293 $78,213,796
1985 $28,905,736,367 $82,733,069
1986 $35,834,154,874 $115,928,907
1987 $43,049,543,635 $115,952,925
1988 $52,650,948,910 $99,000,764
1989 $52,443,479,454 $98,545,367
1990 $62,016,729,541 $119,297,933
1991 $70,998,755,007 $107,484,143
1992 $79,457,685,757 $94,861,781
1993 $79,855,877,174 $125,742,229
1994 $90,740,103,829 $131,338,415
1995 $105,497,418,059 $103,695,237
1996 $115,116,595,545 $135,188,166
1997 $119,459,826,347 $91,920,274
1998 $120,547,409,279 $72,285,404
1999 $121,417,185,062 $77,302,212
2000 $136,512,300,542 $76,198,395
2001 $135,002,039,613 $75,951,133
2002 $125,332,331,884 $85,171,074
2003 $131,408,914,824 $102,085,769
2004 $140,047,984,605 $114,582,284
2005 $147,519,922,009 $136,450,662
2006 $158,900,547,825 $142,775,104
2007 $184,681,214,673 $149,146,919
2008 $221,231,658,863 $188,021,165
2009 $213,403,181,853 $200,668,065
2010 $239,679,036,634 $190,021,192
2011 $268,094,998,225 $226,455,001
2012 $263,589,172,712 $229,371,348
2013 $298,478,070,673 $267,041,748
2014 $315,017,088,117 $293,119,143
2015 $303,469,434,072 $259,999,643
2016 $321,940,971,558 $292,267,272
2017 $358,451,839,053 $322,002,845
2018 $376,299,083,108 $383,717,328
2019 $400,645,216,359 $412,976,083
2020 $410,768,352,658 $471,229,485
2021 $489,851,549,972 $524,402,456
2022 $525,181,008,026 $540,809,499
2023 $512,184,638,999 $678,976,265
2024 $540,379,921,262 $764,274,043

Israel and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP per capita
Israel

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP per capita
Israel Sao Tome
1960 $1,452 -
1961 $1,697 -
1962 $1,294 -
1963 $1,486 -
1964 $1,626 -
1965 $1,689 -
1966 $1,789 -
1967 $1,735 -
1968 $1,947 -
1969 $2,189 -
1970 $2,490 $479
1971 $2,298 $470
1972 $2,930 $511
1973 $3,631 $676
1974 $5,085 $683
1975 $4,672 $693
1976 $4,516 $585
1977 $5,053 $539
1978 $4,797 $587
1979 $5,972 $683
1980 $6,549 $829
1981 $6,795 $830
1982 $7,258 $783
1983 $7,960 $720
1984 $7,369 $735
1985 $6,829 $761
1986 $8,335 $1,043
1987 $9,853 $1,018
1988 $11,853 $847
1989 $11,608 $821
1990 $13,308 $970
1991 $14,346 $855
1992 $15,510 $740
1993 $15,179 $964
1994 $16,807 $990
1995 $19,026 $769
1996 $20,224 $987
1997 $20,469 $662
1998 $20,189 $514
1999 $19,823 $543
2000 $21,707 $529
2001 $20,966 $519
2002 $19,076 $568
2003 $19,643 $664
2004 $20,568 $727
2005 $21,287 $844
2006 $22,527 $862
2007 $25,721 $879
2008 $30,269 $1,082
2009 $28,508 $1,128
2010 $31,439 $1,045
2011 $34,523 $1,220
2012 $33,321 $1,211
2013 $37,034 $1,383
2014 $38,343 $1,490
2015 $36,213 $1,298
2016 $37,672 $1,435
2017 $41,138 $1,556
2018 $42,363 $1,826
2019 $44,251 $1,935
2020 $44,576 $2,167
2021 $52,271 $2,363
2022 $54,950 $2,390
2023 $52,004 $2,941
2024 $54,177 $3,245

Israel vs. Sao Tome and Principe life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Israel

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Life expectancy, years
Israel Sao Tome
1950 69.9 39.1
1951 67.6 39.1
1952 67.2 39.1
1953 66.4 39.1
1954 66.3 39.2
1955 68 39.3
1956 66.6 39.5
1957 66.5 40.1
1958 68.4 41
1959 68.9 42.1
1960 69.8 43.6
1961 69.8 45.2
1962 69.3 46.8
1963 69.6 48.4
1964 69.6 49.7
1965 70.5 51.1
1966 70.9 52.3
1967 70.9 53.4
1968 70.8 54.5
1969 71 55.4
1970 71.2 56.3
1971 71.8 57
1972 71.6 57.4
1973 71.6 57.9
1974 71.6 58.3
1975 71.6 58.6
1976 72.7 58.8
1977 72.7 59
1978 73.1 59.1
1979 73.4 59.3
1980 73.7 59.4
1981 74.2 59.4
1982 74.3 59.5
1983 75.1 59.7
1984 75.5 59.9
1985 76 60.1
1986 75.9 57.6
1987 76.4 60.7
1988 76.9 60.8
1989 77.6 59.7
1990 78 60.7
1991 77.6 60.8
1992 77.3 60.7
1993 77.9 60.6
1994 78 60.6
1995 78.1 60.5
1996 78.6 60.6
1997 78.6 60.6
1998 78.6 60.8
1999 78.9 61
2000 79.2 61.2
2001 79.5 61.5
2002 79.5 61.8
2003 79.8 62.2
2004 80.3 62.6
2005 80.4 62.4
2006 80.8 63
2007 81 63.3
2008 81.3 63.4
2009 81.8 63.7
2010 82 63.9
2011 82 64.1
2012 82 64.5
2013 82.4 64.9
2014 82.4 65.5
2015 82.3 66
2016 82.6 66.6
2017 82.7 67.1
2018 82.9 67.6
2019 82.9 68
2020 82.7 68
2021 82.5 68
2022 82.8 69.2
2023 82.4 69.7
2024 82.7 69.9
2025 82.8 70.1

Israel and Sao Tome and Principe population clocks and comparison

Population
Israel

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Population
Israel Sao Tome
1960 2,114,020 68,012
1961 2,185,000 68,707
1962 2,293,000 69,403
1963 2,379,000 70,112
1964 2,475,000 70,865
1965 2,563,000 71,680
1966 2,629,000 72,576
1967 2,745,000 73,596
1968 2,803,000 74,765
1969 2,877,000 76,083
1970 2,974,000 77,626
1971 3,069,000 79,330
1972 3,148,000 81,041
1973 3,278,000 82,798
1974 3,377,000 84,672
1975 3,455,000 86,708
1976 3,533,000 88,922
1977 3,613,000 91,301
1978 3,690,000 93,794
1979 3,786,000 96,252
1980 3,878,000 98,544
1981 3,956,000 100,615
1982 4,031,000 102,508
1983 4,105,000 104,380
1984 4,159,000 106,394
1985 4,233,000 108,658
1986 4,299,000 111,150
1987 4,369,000 113,919
1988 4,442,000 116,939
1989 4,518,000 119,979
1990 4,660,000 122,980
1991 4,949,000 125,697
1992 5,123,000 128,110
1993 5,261,000 130,467
1994 5,399,000 132,732
1995 5,545,000 134,895
1996 5,692,000 136,962
1997 5,836,000 138,922
1998 5,971,000 140,751
1999 6,125,000 142,442
2000 6,289,000 144,018
2001 6,439,000 146,375
2002 6,570,000 149,922
2003 6,689,700 153,814
2004 6,809,000 157,705
2005 6,930,100 161,639
2006 7,053,700 165,638
2007 7,180,100 169,700
2008 7,308,800 173,793
2009 7,485,600 177,853
2010 7,623,600 181,802
2011 7,765,800 185,649
2012 7,910,500 189,439
2013 8,059,500 193,148
2014 8,215,700 196,767
2015 8,380,100 200,291
2016 8,546,000 203,689
2017 8,713,300 206,970
2018 8,882,800 210,187
2019 9,054,000 213,392
2020 9,215,100 217,435
2021 9,371,400 221,961
2022 9,557,500 226,305
2023 9,849,000 230,871
2024 9,974,400 235,536

Fertility rates in Israel and Sao Tome and Principe

Fertility rate
Israel

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Fertility rate
Israel Sao Tome
1960 3.87 6.24
1961 3.86 6.26
1962 3.85 6.28
1963 3.84 6.31
1964 3.83 6.33
1965 3.81 6.35
1966 3.8 6.37
1967 3.79 6.39
1968 3.79 6.42
1969 3.78 6.44
1970 3.78 6.47
1971 3.77 6.49
1972 3.77 6.51
1973 3.7 6.53
1974 3.63 6.53
1975 3.55 6.53
1976 3.48 6.52
1977 3.41 6.5
1978 3.35 6.47
1979 3.3 6.43
1980 3.24 6.39
1981 3.19 6.33
1982 3.13 6.28
1983 3.11 6.22
1984 3.08 6.16
1985 3.06 6.1
1986 3.03 6.05
1987 3.01 5.99
1988 2.95 5.94
1989 2.89 5.88
1990 2.82 5.83
1991 2.76 5.77
1992 2.7 5.7
1993 2.8 5.64
1994 2.9 5.56
1995 2.9 5.55
1996 2.9 5.47
1997 2.94 5.4
1998 2.98 5.3
1999 2.97 5.23
2000 2.95 5.16
2001 2.92 5.1
2002 2.89 5.06
2003 2.95 5.01
2004 2.9 4.96
2005 2.84 4.94
2006 2.88 4.93
2007 2.9 4.96
2008 2.96 4.91
2009 2.96 4.84
2010 3.03 4.77
2011 2.98 4.72
2012 3.05 4.66
2013 3.03 4.58
2014 3.08 4.49
2015 3.09 4.35
2016 3.11 4.2
2017 3.11 4.07
2018 3.09 3.98
2019 3.01 3.9
2020 2.9 3.83
2021 3 3.76
2022 2.89 3.7
2023 2.85 3.64

Israel and Sao Tome and Principe demographics compared

Median age
Israel

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Median age, years
Israel Sao Tome
1960 25.3 24.2
1961 25.3 24.3
1962 25 24.1
1963 24.6 23.5
1964 24.1 22.4
1965 23.8 21
1966 23.5 19.5
1967 23.4 18.5
1968 23.3 17.7
1969 23.3 17.2
1970 23.4 16.9
1971 23.5 16.9
1972 23.7 17
1973 23.8 17
1974 24 17.1
1975 24.2 17.1
1976 24.3 17.1
1977 24.5 17.2
1978 24.7 17.2
1979 24.8 17.3
1980 25 17.3
1981 25.1 17.4
1982 25.2 17.4
1983 25.3 17.4
1984 25.4 17.4
1985 25.4 17.4
1986 25.4 17.4
1987 25.5 17.4
1988 25.5 17.4
1989 25.6 17.4
1990 25.8 17.4
1991 26.2 17.3
1992 26.4 17.3
1993 26.5 17.2
1994 26.6 17.2
1995 26.9 17.3
1996 27.1 17.3
1997 27.3 17.4
1998 27.4 17.5
1999 27.6 17.7
2000 27.8 17.9
2001 28 18
2002 28.2 18.1
2003 28.4 18.3
2004 28.5 18.4
2005 28.7 18.5
2006 28.9 18.6
2007 29.1 18.7
2008 29.2 18.7
2009 29.3 18.7
2010 29.4 18.8
2011 29.5 18.9
2012 29.5 18.9
2013 29.6 18.9
2014 29.7 18.9
2015 29.8 19
2016 29.8 19
2017 29.9 19.1
2018 29.9 19.3
2019 29.9 19.4
2020 30 19.5
2021 30 19.7
2022 30.1 19.9
2023 30.2 20.1
2024 30.2 20.3

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Finance

Israel Sao Tome
GNI, Atlas method
$528B
2024
$653M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
41.9%
2025
24.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.93%
2022
5.03%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
5.32%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
178,000
2020
1,000
1999
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.71%
2025
+2.56%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.9%
2024
8.81%
2017
Services, % of GDP
72.5%
2024
76.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.3%
2024
2.91%
2024
Economic freedom index
69.9
2025
60.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.6%
2021
32.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
2%
2021
2.6%
2017
Number of millionaires
179,905
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
2.79%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
41
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0006%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
511
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$331B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$215B
2024
$46.2M
2023
Personal remittances received
$952M
2024
$10M
2024
International tourist arrivals
4,905,000
2019
33,400
2018
International tourism as share of exports
2.39%
2020
73.2%
2018
Banked people share
89.3%
2024
n/a

Energy

Israel Sao Tome
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,460 kg
2023
259.3 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$21.7
2023
$10.2
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
61.3 megatons
2023
0.21 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.22 tons
2023
0.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
96.5%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
6.2%
2021
42.5%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
5.44%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
13.7%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
6,772 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
7.63%
2021
6.06%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2023
5.85%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
81.3%
2023

Society

Israel Sao Tome
% of world population
0.12%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
+10,612
2024
-604
2024
Urban population
92.9%
2024
77%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.77 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
84.1
2025
32.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
64
2024
45
2024
Higher education index
92
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
1.63
2022
3.23
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
3.9
2019
27.9
2019
Visa free countries
154
2025
71
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.8%
2011
93.8%
2022
English speaking
85%
2023
4.9%
2025
People using the Internet
88.2%
2024
61.5%
2023

Health

Israel Sao Tome
Government health expenditure per capita
$4,224
2022
$180.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$855
2022
$21.6
2022
Life expectancy
82.8 years
2025
70.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.88%
2022
30.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.71
2022
0.49
2019
Age at first childbirth
27.8 years
2021
19.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
2
2023
75
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.4
2023
13.9
2023
Obesity rate
23.2%
2022
17.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.1%
2024
12.1%
2024
Air quality index
43
2025
24
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
20.4%
2022
7.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.84 liters
2020
4.79 liters
2020

Territory

Israel Sao Tome
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.0006%
2025
Land area per capita
838 sq mi
2024
1,574 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,072 sq mi
2025
166 sq mi
2025
Forest area
541 sq mi
2025
193.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
12,670 mi
2021
808 mi
2018

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