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Japan vs Sao Tome and Principe statistics compared

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Japan has a population of 124M (ranked 12/197), compared with 236K in Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 176/197). Japan's land area is 140,761 sq mi versus 371 sq mi for Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 61st vs. 172nd).

By GDP, Japan ranks 4/197 ($4.03T) and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189/197 ($764M). By GDP per capita, Japan ranks 37/197 ($32,476), while Sao Tome and Principe ranks 138/197 ($3,245).

Main facts and rankings

Japan Sao Tome
Population
123324642
244055
Population rank 12/197 176/197
GDP
$4.03T
2024
$764M
2024
GDP rank 4/197 189/197
GDP per capita
$32,476
2024
$3,245
2024
GDP per capita rank 37/197 138/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$51,685
2024
$6,230
2024
Government debt
$9.53T
2024
$332M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
234.9%
2025
37.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$76,857
2024
$1,410
2024
Government debt per person rank 3/185 133/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$23,719
2025
$2,715
2025
Land area
140,761 sq mi
2025
371 sq mi
2025
Population density
881 ppl/mi²
2024
635 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.2
2023
3.64
2023
Median age
50.4 years
2024
20.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
85 years
2025
70.1 years
2025

Japan and Sao Tome and Principe: Comparison Charts

Japan and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP
Japan

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP
Japan Sao Tome
1960 $47,419,238,274 -
1961 $57,266,758,180 -
1962 $64,987,857,542 -
1963 $74,379,284,603 -
1964 $87,490,590,818 -
1965 $97,338,107,606 -
1966 $113,046,784,179 -
1967 $132,475,614,227 -
1968 $156,897,496,759 -
1969 $184,298,841,305 -
1970 $217,223,652,719 $37,211,826
1971 $245,364,056,622 $37,288,845
1972 $324,933,841,269 $41,430,257
1973 $441,460,582,536 $56,011,245
1974 $490,035,789,970 $57,817,591
1975 $532,861,438,885 $60,101,710
1976 $598,883,902,156 $52,039,421
1977 $737,069,290,928 $49,207,692
1978 $1,035,611,588,217 $55,044,563
1979 $1,077,910,077,676 $65,755,928
1980 $1,129,377,244,854 $81,662,231
1981 $1,245,221,410,764 $83,499,264
1982 $1,158,731,426,906 $80,307,763
1983 $1,270,859,919,743 $75,110,289
1984 $1,345,824,500,837 $78,213,796
1985 $1,427,019,759,717 $82,733,069
1986 $2,120,083,812,110 $115,928,907
1987 $2,580,748,422,781 $115,952,925
1988 $3,125,724,434,401 $99,000,764
1989 $3,109,455,047,824 $98,545,367
1990 $3,185,904,656,664 $119,297,933
1991 $3,648,065,760,649 $107,484,143
1992 $3,980,702,922,118 $94,861,781
1993 $4,536,940,479,038 $125,742,229
1994 $4,998,797,547,741 $131,338,415
1995 $5,545,563,663,890 $103,695,237
1996 $4,923,391,533,852 $135,188,166
1997 $4,492,448,605,639 $91,920,274
1998 $4,098,362,709,531 $72,285,404
1999 $4,635,982,224,064 $77,302,212
2000 $4,968,359,075,957 $76,198,395
2001 $4,374,711,694,091 $75,951,133
2002 $4,182,846,045,874 $85,171,074
2003 $4,519,561,645,254 $102,085,769
2004 $4,893,116,005,657 $114,582,284
2005 $4,831,467,035,390 $136,450,662
2006 $4,601,663,122,650 $142,775,104
2007 $4,579,750,920,355 $149,146,919
2008 $5,106,679,115,127 $188,021,165
2009 $5,289,493,117,994 $200,668,065
2010 $5,759,071,769,013 $190,021,192
2011 $6,233,147,172,341 $226,455,001
2012 $6,272,362,996,105 $229,371,348
2013 $5,212,328,181,166 $267,041,748
2014 $4,896,994,405,353 $293,119,143
2015 $4,444,930,651,964 $259,999,643
2016 $5,003,677,627,544 $292,267,272
2017 $4,930,837,369,151 $322,002,845
2018 $5,040,880,939,325 $383,717,328
2019 $5,117,993,853,017 $412,976,083
2020 $5,054,068,005,376 $471,229,485
2021 $5,039,148,168,861 $524,402,456
2022 $4,262,463,317,797 $540,809,499
2023 $4,213,167,237,906 $678,976,265
2024 $4,026,210,821,147 $764,274,043

Japan and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP per capita
Japan

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP per capita
Japan Sao Tome
1960 $509 -
1961 $609 -
1962 $685 -
1963 $776 -
1964 $903 -
1965 $994 -
1966 $1,144 -
1967 $1,326 -
1968 $1,553 -
1969 $1,803 -
1970 $2,101 $479
1971 $2,321 $470
1972 $3,031 $511
1973 $4,061 $676
1974 $4,448 $683
1975 $4,776 $693
1976 $5,310 $585
1977 $6,473 $539
1978 $9,012 $587
1979 $9,301 $683
1980 $9,669 $829
1981 $10,583 $830
1982 $9,780 $783
1983 $10,652 $720
1984 $11,207 $735
1985 $11,809 $761
1986 $17,452 $1,043
1987 $21,142 $1,018
1988 $25,500 $847
1989 $25,266 $821
1990 $25,801 $970
1991 $29,428 $855
1992 $31,993 $740
1993 $36,345 $964
1994 $39,934 $990
1995 $44,198 $769
1996 $39,150 $987
1997 $35,638 $662
1998 $32,424 $514
1999 $36,610 $543
2000 $39,169 $529
2001 $34,406 $519
2002 $32,821 $568
2003 $35,387 $664
2004 $38,299 $727
2005 $37,813 $844
2006 $35,992 $862
2007 $35,779 $879
2008 $39,876 $1,082
2009 $41,309 $1,128
2010 $44,968 $1,045
2011 $48,760 $1,220
2012 $49,145 $1,211
2013 $40,899 $1,383
2014 $38,475 $1,490
2015 $34,961 $1,298
2016 $39,375 $1,435
2017 $38,834 $1,556
2018 $39,751 $1,826
2019 $40,416 $1,935
2020 $40,029 $2,167
2021 $40,095 $2,363
2022 $34,066 $2,390
2023 $33,836 $2,941
2024 $32,476 $3,245

Japan vs. Sao Tome and Principe life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Japan

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Life expectancy, years
Japan Sao Tome
1950 59.3 39.1
1951 61 39.1
1952 63 39.1
1953 63.3 39.1
1954 64.5 39.2
1955 65.7 39.3
1956 65.6 39.5
1957 65.4 40.1
1958 67 41
1959 67.5 42.1
1960 67.7 43.6
1961 68.4 45.2
1962 68.7 46.8
1963 69.7 48.4
1964 70.2 49.7
1965 70.3 51.1
1966 71.1 52.3
1967 71.4 53.4
1968 71.7 54.5
1969 71.9 55.4
1970 72 56.3
1971 72.8 57
1972 73.3 57.4
1973 73.4 57.9
1974 73.8 58.3
1975 74.4 58.6
1976 74.8 58.8
1977 75.3 59
1978 75.7 59.1
1979 76.2 59.3
1980 76.1 59.4
1981 76.6 59.4
1982 77.1 59.5
1983 77.1 59.7
1984 77.5 59.9
1985 77.8 60.1
1986 78.2 57.6
1987 78.6 60.7
1988 78.5 60.8
1989 79 59.7
1990 79 60.7
1991 79.3 60.8
1992 79.3 60.7
1993 79.4 60.6
1994 79.8 60.6
1995 79.7 60.5
1996 80.4 60.6
1997 80.6 60.6
1998 80.6 60.8
1999 80.6 61
2000 81.2 61.2
2001 81.5 61.5
2002 81.8 61.8
2003 81.9 62.2
2004 82.1 62.6
2005 82 62.4
2006 82.4 63
2007 82.5 63.3
2008 82.6 63.4
2009 83 63.7
2010 82.9 63.9
2011 82.7 64.1
2012 83.2 64.5
2013 83.4 64.9
2014 83.6 65.5
2015 83.9 66
2016 84.1 66.6
2017 84.2 67.1
2018 84.3 67.6
2019 84.4 68
2020 84.7 68
2021 84.6 68
2022 84.1 69.2
2023 84.7 69.7
2024 84.9 69.9
2025 85 70.1

Japan and Sao Tome and Principe population clocks and comparison

Population
Japan

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Population
Japan Sao Tome
1960 93,216,000 68,012
1961 94,055,000 68,707
1962 94,933,000 69,403
1963 95,900,000 70,112
1964 96,903,000 70,865
1965 97,952,000 71,680
1966 98,851,000 72,576
1967 99,879,000 73,596
1968 101,011,000 74,765
1969 102,219,000 76,083
1970 103,403,000 77,626
1971 105,697,000 79,330
1972 107,188,000 81,041
1973 108,707,000 82,798
1974 110,162,000 84,672
1975 111,573,000 86,708
1976 112,775,000 88,922
1977 113,872,000 91,301
1978 114,913,000 93,794
1979 115,890,000 96,252
1980 116,807,000 98,544
1981 117,661,000 100,615
1982 118,480,000 102,508
1983 119,307,000 104,380
1984 120,083,000 106,394
1985 120,837,000 108,658
1986 121,482,000 111,150
1987 122,069,000 113,919
1988 122,578,000 116,939
1989 123,069,000 119,979
1990 123,478,000 122,980
1991 123,964,000 125,697
1992 124,425,000 128,110
1993 124,829,000 130,467
1994 125,178,000 132,732
1995 125,472,000 134,895
1996 125,757,000 136,962
1997 126,057,000 138,922
1998 126,400,000 140,751
1999 126,631,000 142,442
2000 126,843,000 144,018
2001 127,149,000 146,375
2002 127,445,000 149,922
2003 127,718,000 153,814
2004 127,761,000 157,705
2005 127,773,000 161,639
2006 127,854,000 165,638
2007 128,001,000 169,700
2008 128,063,000 173,793
2009 128,047,000 177,853
2010 128,070,000 181,802
2011 127,833,000 185,649
2012 127,629,000 189,439
2013 127,445,000 193,148
2014 127,276,000 196,767
2015 127,141,000 200,291
2016 127,076,000 203,689
2017 126,972,000 206,970
2018 126,811,000 210,187
2019 126,633,000 213,392
2020 126,261,000 217,435
2021 125,681,593 221,961
2022 125,124,989 226,305
2023 124,516,650 230,871
2024 123,975,371 235,536

Fertility rates in Japan and Sao Tome and Principe

Fertility rate
Japan

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Fertility rate
Japan Sao Tome
1960 2 6.24
1961 1.96 6.26
1962 1.98 6.28
1963 2 6.31
1964 2.05 6.33
1965 2.14 6.35
1966 1.58 6.37
1967 2.23 6.39
1968 2.13 6.42
1969 2.13 6.44
1970 2.13 6.47
1971 2.16 6.49
1972 2.14 6.51
1973 2.14 6.53
1974 2.05 6.53
1975 1.91 6.53
1976 1.85 6.52
1977 1.8 6.5
1978 1.79 6.47
1979 1.77 6.43
1980 1.75 6.39
1981 1.74 6.33
1982 1.77 6.28
1983 1.8 6.22
1984 1.81 6.16
1985 1.76 6.1
1986 1.72 6.05
1987 1.69 5.99
1988 1.66 5.94
1989 1.57 5.88
1990 1.54 5.83
1991 1.53 5.77
1992 1.5 5.7
1993 1.46 5.64
1994 1.5 5.56
1995 1.42 5.55
1996 1.43 5.47
1997 1.39 5.4
1998 1.38 5.3
1999 1.34 5.23
2000 1.36 5.16
2001 1.33 5.1
2002 1.32 5.06
2003 1.29 5.01
2004 1.29 4.96
2005 1.26 4.94
2006 1.32 4.93
2007 1.34 4.96
2008 1.37 4.91
2009 1.37 4.84
2010 1.39 4.77
2011 1.39 4.72
2012 1.41 4.66
2013 1.43 4.58
2014 1.42 4.49
2015 1.45 4.35
2016 1.44 4.2
2017 1.43 4.07
2018 1.42 3.98
2019 1.36 3.9
2020 1.33 3.83
2021 1.3 3.76
2022 1.26 3.7
2023 1.2 3.64

Japan and Sao Tome and Principe demographics compared

Median age
Japan

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Median age, years
Japan Sao Tome
1960 25.8 24.2
1961 26.2 24.3
1962 26.5 24.1
1963 26.9 23.5
1964 27.2 22.4
1965 27.6 21
1966 28 19.5
1967 28.4 18.5
1968 28.6 17.7
1969 28.9 17.2
1970 29.2 16.9
1971 29.6 16.9
1972 29.9 17
1973 30.2 17
1974 30.4 17.1
1975 30.6 17.1
1976 30.9 17.1
1977 31.5 17.2
1978 32 17.2
1979 32.4 17.3
1980 32.8 17.3
1981 33.1 17.4
1982 33.7 17.4
1983 34.3 17.4
1984 34.9 17.4
1985 35.4 17.4
1986 35.9 17.4
1987 36.3 17.4
1988 36.8 17.4
1989 37.2 17.4
1990 37.7 17.4
1991 38.2 17.3
1992 38.7 17.3
1993 39.2 17.2
1994 39.6 17.2
1995 40 17.3
1996 40.3 17.3
1997 40.7 17.4
1998 41 17.5
1999 41.4 17.7
2000 41.8 17.9
2001 42.1 18
2002 42.5 18.1
2003 42.8 18.3
2004 43.2 18.4
2005 43.6 18.5
2006 43.9 18.6
2007 44.2 18.7
2008 44.6 18.7
2009 44.9 18.7
2010 45.2 18.8
2011 45.5 18.9
2012 45.8 18.9
2013 46.2 18.9
2014 46.6 18.9
2015 47 19
2016 47.3 19
2017 47.6 19.1
2018 48 19.3
2019 48.3 19.4
2020 48.7 19.5
2021 49.1 19.7
2022 49.5 19.9
2023 50 20.1
2024 50.4 20.3

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Finance

Japan Sao Tome
GNI, Atlas method
$4.47T
2024
$653M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39.6%
2025
24.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.24%
2022
5.03%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.2%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
261,000
2020
1,000
1999
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.85%
2025
+2.56%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.5%
2024
8.81%
2017
Services, % of GDP
69.8%
2023
76.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
28.6%
2023
2.91%
2024
Economic freedom index
70.2
2025
60.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.9%
2020
32.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
2.4%
2020
2.6%
2017
Number of millionaires
2,827,956
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
2.72%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
42
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00004%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
3,971
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$6.31T
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$1.23T
2024
$46.2M
2023
Personal remittances received
$4.64B
2024
$10M
2024
International tourist arrivals
4,115,799
2020
33,400
2018
International tourism as share of exports
1.43%
2020
73.2%
2018
Banked people share
98.5%
2024
n/a

Energy

Japan Sao Tome
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,039 kg
2023
259.3 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16.4
2023
$10.2
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
945 megatons
2023
0.21 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
7.59 tons
2023
0.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
84.8%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
8.8%
2021
42.5%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
10.8%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
87.3%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
7,655 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
21.1%
2021
6.06%
2021
Hydroelectric share
8.48%
2023
5.85%
2021
Nuclear share
8.38%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
81.3%
2023

Society

Japan Sao Tome
% of world population
1.52%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
+153,357
2024
-604
2024
Urban population
92.1%
2024
77%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.65 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.2 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
88.6
2025
32.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
71
2024
45
2024
Higher education index
98
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
0.23
2022
3.23
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
3.6
2019
27.9
2019
Visa free countries
173
2025
71
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2002
93.8%
2022
English speaking
15%
2025
4.9%
2025
People using the Internet
87%
2023
61.5%
2023

Health

Japan Sao Tome
Government health expenditure per capita
$3,889
2022
$180.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$427
2022
$21.6
2022
Life expectancy
85 years
2025
70.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
30.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.61
2020
0.49
2019
Age at first childbirth
30.7 years
2025
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
2.4
2023
13.9
2023
Obesity rate
5.57%
2022
17.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
12.1%
2024
Air quality index
78
2025
24
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
19.2%
2022
7.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.38 liters
2020
4.79 liters
2020

Territory

Japan Sao Tome
% of world land
0.24%
2025
0.0006%
2025
Land area per capita
1,135 sq mi
2024
1,574 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
17,788 sq mi
2025
166 sq mi
2025
Forest area
96,275 sq mi
2025
193.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
757,310 mi
2021
808 mi
2018

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