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Ivory Coast vs Sao Tome and Principe statistics compared

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Ivory Coast has a population of 31.9M (ranked 50/197), compared with 236K in Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 176/197). Ivory Coast's land area is 122,780 sq mi versus 371 sq mi for Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 66th vs. 172nd).

By GDP, Ivory Coast ranks 76/197 ($86.5B) and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189/197 ($764M). By GDP per capita, Ivory Coast ranks 142/197 ($2,710), while Sao Tome and Principe ranks 138/197 ($3,245).

Main facts and rankings

Ivory Coast Sao Tome
Population
33340347
244055
Population rank 50/197 176/197
GDP
$86.5B
2024
$764M
2024
GDP rank 76/197 189/197
GDP per capita
$2,710
2024
$3,245
2024
GDP per capita rank 142/197 138/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,653
2024
$6,230
2024
Government debt
$51.3B
2024
$332M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
58.1%
2025
37.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,606
2024
$1,410
2024
Government debt per person rank 125/185 133/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,373
2025
$2,715
2025
Land area
122,780 sq mi
2025
371 sq mi
2025
Population density
260.1 ppl/mi²
2024
635 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.28
2023
3.64
2023
Median age
19.3 years
2024
20.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
62.3 years
2025
70.1 years
2025

Ivory Coast and Sao Tome and Principe: Comparison Charts

Ivory Coast and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP
Ivory Coast

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP
Ivory Coast Sao Tome
1960 $546,203,559 -
1961 $618,245,634 -
1962 $645,284,474 -
1963 $761,047,198 -
1964 $921,063,327 -
1965 $919,771,229 -
1966 $1,024,102,880 -
1967 $1,082,922,725 -
1968 $1,281,281,277 -
1969 $1,361,360,293 -
1970 $1,455,482,795 $37,211,826
1971 $1,584,128,509 $37,288,845
1972 $1,849,400,402 $41,430,257
1973 $2,508,421,426 $56,011,245
1974 $3,070,152,309 $57,817,591
1975 $3,893,839,190 $60,101,710
1976 $4,662,053,825 $52,039,421
1977 $6,265,068,189 $49,207,692
1978 $7,900,526,298 $55,044,563
1979 $9,142,933,967 $65,755,928
1980 $10,175,617,609 $81,662,231
1981 $8,432,589,942 $83,499,264
1982 $7,567,110,849 $80,307,763
1983 $6,838,184,773 $75,110,289
1984 $6,841,639,247 $78,213,796
1985 $6,977,650,644 $82,733,069
1986 $9,158,302,100 $115,928,907
1987 $10,087,654,465 $115,952,925
1988 $10,255,169,806 $99,000,764
1989 $9,757,410,645 $98,545,367
1990 $10,795,850,583 $119,297,933
1991 $10,492,628,581 $107,484,143
1992 $11,152,971,274 $94,861,781
1993 $11,045,760,288 $125,742,229
1994 $8,313,557,510 $131,338,415
1995 $11,000,146,267 $103,695,237
1996 $18,071,152,831 $135,188,166
1997 $18,047,558,038 $91,920,274
1998 $19,619,654,756 $72,285,404
1999 $18,870,992,456 $77,302,212
2000 $16,577,533,892 $76,198,395
2001 $16,810,537,044 $75,951,133
2002 $18,054,383,321 $85,171,074
2003 $21,251,754,340 $102,085,769
2004 $23,510,575,681 $114,582,284
2005 $24,036,918,703 $136,450,662
2006 $25,281,413,263 $142,775,104
2007 $28,760,090,953 $149,146,919
2008 $34,078,240,293 $188,021,165
2009 $33,886,813,250 $200,668,065
2010 $34,936,307,980 $190,021,192
2011 $36,693,710,801 $226,455,001
2012 $36,302,302,877 $229,371,348
2013 $42,760,235,485 $267,041,748
2014 $48,843,005,614 $293,119,143
2015 $45,815,005,169 $259,999,643
2016 $48,407,761,037 $292,267,272
2017 $52,512,343,997 $322,002,845
2018 $58,522,477,787 $383,717,328
2019 $60,382,894,697 $412,976,083
2020 $63,027,852,805 $471,229,485
2021 $72,794,636,649 $524,402,456
2022 $70,922,824,824 $540,809,499
2023 $79,618,056,324 $678,976,265
2024 $86,538,413,923 $764,274,043

Ivory Coast and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP per capita
Ivory Coast

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP per capita
Ivory Coast Sao Tome
1960 $148.7 -
1961 $162.3 -
1962 $163.1 -
1963 $185.1 -
1964 $215.5 -
1965 $207 -
1966 $221.8 -
1967 $225.6 -
1968 $256.8 -
1969 $262.2 -
1970 $269 $479
1971 $280.3 $470
1972 $313 $511
1973 $406 $676
1974 $474 $683
1975 $575 $693
1976 $661 $585
1977 $856 $539
1978 $1,039 $587
1979 $1,157 $683
1980 $1,238 $829
1981 $986 $830
1982 $849 $783
1983 $737 $720
1984 $709 $735
1985 $695 $761
1986 $877 $1,043
1987 $930 $1,018
1988 $910 $847
1989 $833 $821
1990 $886 $970
1991 $827 $855
1992 $845 $740
1993 $804 $964
1994 $582 $990
1995 $740 $769
1996 $1,170 $987
1997 $1,125 $662
1998 $1,177 $514
1999 $1,096 $543
2000 $937 $529
2001 $925 $519
2002 $968 $568
2003 $1,111 $664
2004 $1,200 $727
2005 $1,198 $844
2006 $1,230 $862
2007 $1,368 $879
2008 $1,584 $1,082
2009 $1,540 $1,128
2010 $1,554 $1,045
2011 $1,597 $1,220
2012 $1,547 $1,211
2013 $1,786 $1,383
2014 $1,991 $1,490
2015 $1,815 $1,298
2016 $1,863 $1,435
2017 $1,964 $1,556
2018 $2,131 $1,826
2019 $2,142 $1,935
2020 $2,180 $2,167
2021 $2,456 $2,363
2022 $2,333 $2,390
2023 $2,555 $2,941
2024 $2,710 $3,245

Ivory Coast vs. Sao Tome and Principe life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Ivory Coast

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Life expectancy, years
Ivory Coast Sao Tome
1950 30.8 39.1
1951 31.4 39.1
1952 32 39.1
1953 32.5 39.1
1954 33.2 39.2
1955 33.8 39.3
1956 34.5 39.5
1957 35.2 40.1
1958 35.8 41
1959 36.5 42.1
1960 37.2 43.6
1961 37.9 45.2
1962 38.6 46.8
1963 39.3 48.4
1964 40 49.7
1965 40.6 51.1
1966 41.3 52.3
1967 42 53.4
1968 42.6 54.5
1969 43.3 55.4
1970 44 56.3
1971 44.8 57
1972 45.6 57.4
1973 46.4 57.9
1974 47.2 58.3
1975 48 58.6
1976 48.9 58.8
1977 49.6 59
1978 50.4 59.1
1979 51 59.3
1980 51.4 59.4
1981 51.8 59.4
1982 52.1 59.5
1983 52.4 59.7
1984 52.6 59.9
1985 52.9 60.1
1986 53 57.6
1987 53.1 60.7
1988 53.1 60.8
1989 53 59.7
1990 52.8 60.7
1991 52.6 60.8
1992 52.4 60.7
1993 52.2 60.6
1994 52 60.6
1995 51.7 60.5
1996 51.6 60.6
1997 51.5 60.6
1998 51.2 60.8
1999 51.3 61
2000 51.4 61.2
2001 51.4 61.5
2002 51.5 61.8
2003 51.4 62.2
2004 51.9 62.6
2005 52.4 62.4
2006 52.9 63
2007 53.5 63.3
2008 54.2 63.4
2009 54.7 63.7
2010 55.3 63.9
2011 56 64.1
2012 56.6 64.5
2013 57.1 64.9
2014 57.8 65.5
2015 58.3 66
2016 58.8 66.6
2017 59.3 67.1
2018 59.8 67.6
2019 60.3 68
2020 60.1 68
2021 60.3 68
2022 61.6 69.2
2023 61.9 69.7
2024 62.1 69.9
2025 62.3 70.1

Ivory Coast and Sao Tome and Principe population clocks and comparison

Population
Ivory Coast

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Population
Ivory Coast Sao Tome
1960 3,673,666 68,012
1961 3,810,151 68,707
1962 3,956,939 69,403
1963 4,112,061 70,112
1964 4,273,952 70,865
1965 4,442,377 71,680
1966 4,617,519 72,576
1967 4,799,744 73,596
1968 4,990,021 74,765
1969 5,192,221 76,083
1970 5,411,567 77,626
1971 5,650,868 79,330
1972 5,909,716 81,041
1973 6,184,944 82,798
1974 6,474,057 84,672
1975 6,776,297 86,708
1976 7,057,958 88,922
1977 7,321,950 91,301
1978 7,603,130 93,794
1979 7,902,267 96,252
1980 8,220,714 98,544
1981 8,556,596 100,615
1982 8,907,936 102,508
1983 9,272,744 104,380
1984 9,650,516 106,394
1985 10,040,483 108,658
1986 10,440,917 111,150
1987 10,851,475 113,919
1988 11,275,189 116,939
1989 11,719,771 119,979
1990 12,189,778 122,980
1991 12,683,870 125,697
1992 13,200,310 128,110
1993 13,735,951 130,467
1994 14,287,201 132,732
1995 14,855,565 134,895
1996 15,442,312 136,962
1997 16,047,170 138,922
1998 16,663,948 140,751
1999 17,215,935 142,442
2000 17,699,004 144,018
2001 18,178,913 146,375
2002 18,654,771 149,922
2003 19,125,542 153,814
2004 19,595,000 157,705
2005 20,068,458 161,639
2006 20,546,802 165,638
2007 21,030,558 169,700
2008 21,514,439 173,793
2009 21,997,940 177,853
2010 22,488,065 181,802
2011 22,982,000 185,649
2012 23,467,078 189,439
2013 23,939,775 193,148
2014 24,527,395 196,767
2015 25,246,342 200,291
2016 25,989,405 203,689
2017 26,733,372 206,970
2018 27,464,173 210,187
2019 28,193,009 213,392
2020 28,915,449 217,435
2021 29,639,736 221,961
2022 30,395,002 226,305
2023 31,165,654 230,871
2024 31,934,230 235,536

Fertility rates in Ivory Coast and Sao Tome and Principe

Fertility rate
Ivory Coast

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Fertility rate
Ivory Coast Sao Tome
1960 7.69 6.24
1961 7.72 6.26
1962 7.75 6.28
1963 7.78 6.31
1964 7.81 6.33
1965 7.84 6.35
1966 7.87 6.37
1967 7.89 6.39
1968 7.91 6.42
1969 7.93 6.44
1970 7.94 6.47
1971 7.94 6.49
1972 7.94 6.51
1973 7.94 6.53
1974 7.93 6.53
1975 7.91 6.53
1976 7.88 6.52
1977 7.83 6.5
1978 7.67 6.47
1979 7.63 6.43
1980 7.59 6.39
1981 7.54 6.33
1982 7.49 6.28
1983 7.42 6.22
1984 7.35 6.16
1985 7.27 6.1
1986 7.19 6.05
1987 7.09 5.99
1988 6.97 5.94
1989 6.85 5.88
1990 6.72 5.83
1991 6.59 5.77
1992 6.43 5.7
1993 6.27 5.64
1994 6.13 5.56
1995 6.04 5.55
1996 5.95 5.47
1997 5.9 5.4
1998 5.85 5.3
1999 5.81 5.23
2000 5.77 5.16
2001 5.7 5.1
2002 5.64 5.06
2003 5.57 5.01
2004 5.53 4.96
2005 5.5 4.94
2006 5.45 4.93
2007 5.4 4.96
2008 5.36 4.91
2009 5.33 4.84
2010 5.29 4.77
2011 5.24 4.72
2012 5.19 4.66
2013 5.14 4.58
2014 5.07 4.49
2015 4.97 4.35
2016 4.87 4.2
2017 4.76 4.07
2018 4.6 3.98
2019 4.52 3.9
2020 4.46 3.83
2021 4.41 3.76
2022 4.35 3.7
2023 4.28 3.64

Ivory Coast and Sao Tome and Principe demographics compared

Median age
Ivory Coast

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Median age, years
Ivory Coast Sao Tome
1960 18.5 24.2
1961 18.5 24.3
1962 18.5 24.1
1963 18.5 23.5
1964 18.4 22.4
1965 18.3 21
1966 18.2 19.5
1967 18.1 18.5
1968 18 17.7
1969 17.8 17.2
1970 17.7 16.9
1971 17.7 16.9
1972 17.7 17
1973 17.6 17
1974 17.6 17.1
1975 17.5 17.1
1976 17.4 17.1
1977 17.1 17.2
1978 16.9 17.2
1979 16.7 17.3
1980 16.5 17.3
1981 16.4 17.4
1982 16.3 17.4
1983 16.2 17.4
1984 16.1 17.4
1985 16 17.4
1986 16 17.4
1987 15.9 17.4
1988 15.9 17.4
1989 16 17.4
1990 16 17.4
1991 16.1 17.3
1992 16.2 17.3
1993 16.3 17.2
1994 16.4 17.2
1995 16.5 17.3
1996 16.6 17.3
1997 16.7 17.4
1998 16.8 17.5
1999 16.8 17.7
2000 16.8 17.9
2001 16.8 18
2002 16.7 18.1
2003 16.7 18.3
2004 16.7 18.4
2005 16.7 18.5
2006 16.6 18.6
2007 16.6 18.7
2008 16.9 18.7
2009 17.3 18.7
2010 17.7 18.8
2011 18.2 18.9
2012 18.6 18.9
2013 19 18.9
2014 19.1 18.9
2015 19 19
2016 18.9 19
2017 18.9 19.1
2018 18.9 19.3
2019 18.9 19.4
2020 18.9 19.5
2021 19 19.7
2022 19.1 19.9
2023 19.2 20.1
2024 19.3 20.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Ivory Coast Sao Tome
GNI, Atlas method
$80.2B
2024
$653M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
20.4%
2025
24.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.43%
2023
5.03%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.89%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
27,000
2020
1,000
1999
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.02%
2025
+2.56%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.31%
2022
8.81%
2017
Services, % of GDP
53.9%
2024
76.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.1%
2024
2.91%
2024
Economic freedom index
57.8
2025
60.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.8%
2021
32.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2021
2.6%
2017
Listed domestic companies
46
2020
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$7.33B
2020
n/a
Total reserves including gold n/a
$46.2M
2023
Personal remittances received
$1.09B
2024
$10M
2024
International tourist arrivals
668,000
2020
33,400
2018
International tourism as share of exports
1.51%
2020
73.2%
2018
Banked people share
57.6%
2024
n/a

Energy

Ivory Coast Sao Tome
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
472 kg
2022
259.3 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.2
2022
$10.2
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
14.4 megatons
2023
0.21 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.46 tons
2023
0.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
37.6%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
58.2%
2021
42.5%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.71%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
14.4%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
324 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
22.8%
2021
6.06%
2021
Hydroelectric share
22.8%
2022
5.85%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
72.4%
2023
81.3%
2023

Society

Ivory Coast Sao Tome
% of world population
0.39%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
+7,838
2024
-604
2024
Urban population
53.6%
2024
77%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
22.5
2025
32.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
45
2024
45
2024
Higher education index
31
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
11.6
2015
3.23
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
24.1
2019
27.9
2019
Visa free countries
65
2025
71
2025
Adult literacy rate
50%
2021
93.8%
2022
English speaking
1%
2025
4.9%
2025
People using the Internet
40.7%
2023
61.5%
2023

Health

Ivory Coast Sao Tome
Government health expenditure per capita
$86.2
2022
$180.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$24.8
2022
$21.6
2022
Life expectancy
62.3 years
2025
70.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18%
2022
30.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.18
2022
0.49
2019
Age at first childbirth
19.6 years
2025
19.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
359
2023
75
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
67.1
2023
13.9
2023
Obesity rate
12.1%
2022
17.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5%
2024
12.1%
2024
Air quality index
25
2025
24
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.8%
2022
7.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.85 liters
2020
4.79 liters
2020

Territory

Ivory Coast Sao Tome
% of world land
0.21%
2025
0.0006%
2025
Land area per capita
3,845 sq mi
2024
1,574 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
106,175 sq mi
2025
166 sq mi
2025
Forest area
9,645 sq mi
2025
193.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
808 mi
2018

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