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Jordan vs Sao Tome and Principe statistics compared

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Jordan has a population of 11.6M (ranked 84/197), compared with 236K in Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 176/197). Jordan's land area is 34,284 sq mi versus 371 sq mi for Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 110th vs. 172nd).

By GDP, Jordan ranks 91/197 ($53.4B) and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189/197 ($764M). By GDP per capita, Jordan ranks 124/197 ($4,618), while Sao Tome and Principe ranks 138/197 ($3,245).

Main facts and rankings

Jordan Sao Tome
Population
11575983
244055
Population rank 85/197 176/197
GDP
$53.4B
2024
$764M
2024
GDP rank 91/197 189/197
GDP per capita
$4,618
2024
$3,245
2024
GDP per capita rank 124/197 138/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$10,821
2024
$6,230
2024
Government debt
$51.2B
2024
$332M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
92.6%
2025
37.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,429
2024
$1,410
2024
Government debt per person rank 88/185 133/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,420
2025
$2,715
2025
Land area
34,284 sq mi
2025
371 sq mi
2025
Population density
337 ppl/mi²
2024
635 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.64
2023
3.64
2023
Median age
25.5 years
2024
20.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
70.1 years
2025

Jordan and Sao Tome and Principe: Comparison Charts

Jordan and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP
Jordan

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP
Jordan Sao Tome
1965 $599,759,760 -
1966 $657,999,737 -
1967 $631,679,747 -
1968 $561,119,776 -
1969 $698,879,720 -
1970 $639,519,744 $37,211,826
1971 $678,159,729 $37,288,845
1972 $788,479,685 $41,430,257
1973 $943,783,840 $56,011,245
1974 $1,197,483,949 $57,817,591
1975 $1,363,073,498 $60,101,710
1976 $1,708,521,219 $52,039,421
1977 $2,096,778,602 $49,207,692
1978 $2,602,208,589 $55,044,563
1979 $3,271,368,781 $65,755,928
1980 $3,910,044,474 $81,662,231
1981 $4,383,944,703 $83,499,264
1982 $4,681,240,993 $80,307,763
1983 $4,920,692,191 $75,110,289
1984 $4,967,162,160 $78,213,796
1985 $4,993,601,520 $82,733,069
1986 $6,402,050,485 $115,928,907
1987 $6,756,209,762 $115,952,925
1988 $6,277,451,829 $99,000,764
1989 $4,221,373,674 $98,545,367
1990 $4,160,087,508 $119,297,933
1991 $4,344,467,193 $107,484,143
1992 $5,310,833,194 $94,861,781
1993 $5,606,400,222 $125,742,229
1994 $6,236,295,978 $131,338,415
1995 $6,727,597,032 $103,695,237
1996 $6,927,503,526 $135,188,166
1997 $7,245,839,210 $91,920,274
1998 $7,912,270,804 $72,285,404
1999 $8,149,929,478 $77,302,212
2000 $8,460,789,845 $76,198,395
2001 $8,975,814,653 $75,951,133
2002 $9,582,510,578 $85,171,074
2003 $10,195,627,645 $102,085,769
2004 $11,411,706,629 $114,582,284
2005 $12,588,998,590 $136,450,662
2006 $15,056,981,664 $142,775,104
2007 $17,110,437,236 $149,146,919
2008 $22,658,715,989 $188,021,165
2009 $24,537,876,056 $200,668,065
2010 $27,133,804,225 $190,021,192
2011 $29,524,149,155 $226,455,001
2012 $31,634,561,690 $229,371,348
2013 $34,454,440,141 $267,041,748
2014 $36,847,643,521 $293,119,143
2015 $38,587,017,887 $259,999,643
2016 $39,892,551,127 $292,267,272
2017 $41,608,435,915 $322,002,845
2018 $43,370,860,704 $383,717,328
2019 $44,503,006,338 $412,976,083
2020 $43,700,383,099 $471,229,485
2021 $46,296,100,141 $524,402,456
2022 $48,764,963,380 $540,809,499
2023 $51,088,476,338 $678,976,265
2024 $53,352,289,577 $764,274,043

Jordan and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP per capita
Jordan

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP per capita
Jordan Sao Tome
1965 $546 -
1966 $558 -
1967 $497 -
1968 $409 -
1969 $474 -
1970 $409 $479
1971 $412 $470
1972 $460 $511
1973 $531 $676
1974 $651 $683
1975 $718 $693
1976 $873 $585
1977 $1,039 $539
1978 $1,249 $587
1979 $1,519 $683
1980 $1,750 $829
1981 $1,885 $830
1982 $1,929 $783
1983 $1,939 $720
1984 $1,871 $735
1985 $1,797 $761
1986 $2,200 $1,043
1987 $2,217 $1,018
1988 $1,966 $847
1989 $1,260 $821
1990 $1,149 $970
1991 $1,110 $855
1992 $1,287 $740
1993 $1,289 $964
1994 $1,367 $990
1995 $1,416 $769
1996 $1,410 $987
1997 $1,436 $662
1998 $1,532 $514
1999 $1,545 $543
2000 $1,571 $529
2001 $1,632 $519
2002 $1,706 $568
2003 $1,776 $664
2004 $1,940 $727
2005 $2,088 $844
2006 $2,343 $862
2007 $2,506 $879
2008 $3,242 $1,082
2009 $3,436 $1,128
2010 $3,718 $1,045
2011 $3,947 $1,220
2012 $4,170 $1,211
2013 $4,311 $1,383
2014 $4,191 $1,490
2015 $4,043 $1,298
2016 $3,987 $1,435
2017 $4,066 $1,556
2018 $4,145 $1,826
2019 $4,170 $1,935
2020 $4,022 $2,167
2021 $4,183 $2,363
2022 $4,332 $2,390
2023 $4,466 $2,941
2024 $4,618 $3,245

Jordan vs. Sao Tome and Principe life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Jordan

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Life expectancy, years
Jordan Sao Tome
1950 40.9 39.1
1951 42 39.1
1952 43.2 39.1
1953 44.4 39.1
1954 45.6 39.2
1955 46.8 39.3
1956 48 39.5
1957 49.2 40.1
1958 50.4 41
1959 51.6 42.1
1960 52.7 43.6
1961 53.7 45.2
1962 54.6 46.8
1963 55.5 48.4
1964 56.5 49.7
1965 57.3 51.1
1966 57.8 52.3
1967 59 53.4
1968 59.8 54.5
1969 60.5 55.4
1970 59.8 56.3
1971 61.8 57
1972 62.5 57.4
1973 63.1 57.9
1974 63.6 58.3
1975 64.1 58.6
1976 64.7 58.8
1977 65.1 59
1978 65.6 59.1
1979 66 59.3
1980 66.5 59.4
1981 66.9 59.4
1982 67.4 59.5
1983 67.8 59.7
1984 68.2 59.9
1985 68.6 60.1
1986 69 57.6
1987 69.3 60.7
1988 69.6 60.8
1989 69.9 59.7
1990 70.1 60.7
1991 70.2 60.8
1992 70.4 60.7
1993 70.6 60.6
1994 70.7 60.6
1995 70.9 60.5
1996 71.1 60.6
1997 71.3 60.6
1998 71.5 60.8
1999 71.7 61
2000 71.9 61.2
2001 72.1 61.5
2002 72.4 61.8
2003 72.6 62.2
2004 72.8 62.6
2005 73 62.4
2006 73.2 63
2007 73.4 63.3
2008 73.6 63.4
2009 73.7 63.7
2010 73.8 63.9
2011 73.9 64.1
2012 74.1 64.5
2013 74.3 64.9
2014 74.6 65.5
2015 75.1 66
2016 75.6 66.6
2017 76.1 67.1
2018 76.5 67.6
2019 76.9 68
2020 75.6 68
2021 74.2 68
2022 77.1 69.2
2023 77.8 69.7
2024 78 69.9
2025 78.1 70.1

Jordan and Sao Tome and Principe population clocks and comparison

Population
Jordan

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Population
Jordan Sao Tome
1960 853,471 68,012
1961 897,591 68,707
1962 940,554 69,403
1963 984,714 70,112
1964 1,035,640 70,865
1965 1,099,440 71,680
1966 1,178,360 72,576
1967 1,271,183 73,596
1968 1,372,460 74,765
1969 1,473,100 76,083
1970 1,565,163 77,626
1971 1,645,145 79,330
1972 1,714,555 81,041
1973 1,778,094 82,798
1974 1,839,182 84,672
1975 1,899,055 86,708
1976 1,958,177 88,922
1977 2,019,002 91,301
1978 2,083,595 93,794
1979 2,153,882 96,252
1980 2,234,186 98,544
1981 2,325,517 100,615
1982 2,426,927 102,508
1983 2,537,307 104,380
1984 2,654,688 106,394
1985 2,778,810 108,658
1986 2,909,887 111,150
1987 3,047,634 113,919
1988 3,193,039 116,939
1989 3,349,627 119,979
1990 3,621,908 122,980
1991 3,915,149 125,697
1992 4,127,693 128,110
1993 4,348,020 130,467
1994 4,561,406 132,732
1995 4,752,096 134,895
1996 4,912,516 136,962
1997 5,046,285 138,922
1998 5,164,284 140,751
1999 5,276,444 142,442
2000 5,386,945 144,018
2001 5,498,894 146,375
2002 5,616,066 149,922
2003 5,741,828 153,814
2004 5,882,061 157,705
2005 6,029,587 161,639
2006 6,427,371 165,638
2007 6,827,227 169,700
2008 6,989,866 173,793
2009 7,141,753 177,853
2010 7,297,043 181,802
2011 7,480,424 185,649
2012 7,587,127 189,439
2013 7,991,809 193,148
2014 8,791,710 196,767
2015 9,544,729 200,291
2016 10,006,367 203,689
2017 10,234,226 206,970
2018 10,462,306 210,187
2019 10,671,891 213,392
2020 10,865,228 217,435
2021 11,066,356 221,961
2022 11,256,263 226,305
2023 11,439,213 230,871
2024 11,552,876 235,536

Fertility rates in Jordan and Sao Tome and Principe

Fertility rate
Jordan

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Fertility rate
Jordan Sao Tome
1960 7.6 6.24
1961 7.7 6.26
1962 7.79 6.28
1963 7.85 6.31
1964 7.91 6.33
1965 7.93 6.35
1966 7.99 6.37
1967 8.06 6.39
1968 8.14 6.42
1969 8.19 6.44
1970 8.18 6.47
1971 8.15 6.49
1972 8.12 6.51
1973 8.06 6.53
1974 8 6.53
1975 7.93 6.53
1976 7.83 6.52
1977 7.72 6.5
1978 7.59 6.47
1979 7.45 6.43
1980 7.29 6.39
1981 7.12 6.33
1982 6.96 6.28
1983 6.81 6.22
1984 6.67 6.16
1985 6.53 6.1
1986 6.39 6.05
1987 6.2 5.99
1988 6.01 5.94
1989 5.8 5.88
1990 5.54 5.83
1991 5.33 5.77
1992 5.14 5.7
1993 4.97 5.64
1994 4.82 5.56
1995 4.68 5.55
1996 4.51 5.47
1997 4.32 5.4
1998 4.11 5.3
1999 3.97 5.23
2000 3.86 5.16
2001 3.8 5.1
2002 3.81 5.06
2003 3.82 5.01
2004 3.73 4.96
2005 3.65 4.94
2006 3.71 4.93
2007 3.8 4.96
2008 3.88 4.91
2009 3.84 4.84
2010 3.78 4.77
2011 3.69 4.72
2012 3.57 4.66
2013 3.45 4.58
2014 3.3 4.49
2015 3.14 4.35
2016 3.07 4.2
2017 2.99 4.07
2018 2.92 3.98
2019 2.86 3.9
2020 2.79 3.83
2021 2.74 3.76
2022 2.68 3.7
2023 2.64 3.64

Jordan and Sao Tome and Principe demographics compared

Median age
Jordan

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Median age, years
Jordan Sao Tome
1960 17 24.2
1961 16.8 24.3
1962 16.5 24.1
1963 16.2 23.5
1964 16 22.4
1965 15.7 21
1966 15.5 19.5
1967 15.3 18.5
1968 15.1 17.7
1969 15 17.2
1970 14.9 16.9
1971 14.8 16.9
1972 14.8 17
1973 14.8 17
1974 14.8 17.1
1975 14.8 17.1
1976 14.8 17.1
1977 14.9 17.2
1978 14.9 17.2
1979 15 17.3
1980 15.1 17.3
1981 15.2 17.4
1982 15.4 17.4
1983 15.5 17.4
1984 15.6 17.4
1985 15.8 17.4
1986 15.9 17.4
1987 16.1 17.4
1988 16.2 17.4
1989 16.4 17.4
1990 17.2 17.4
1991 18.1 17.3
1992 18.5 17.3
1993 18.9 17.2
1994 19.3 17.2
1995 19.5 17.3
1996 19.7 17.3
1997 19.8 17.4
1998 19.8 17.5
1999 19.9 17.7
2000 20 17.9
2001 20.1 18
2002 20.2 18.1
2003 20.3 18.3
2004 20.5 18.4
2005 20.8 18.5
2006 21 18.6
2007 21.2 18.7
2008 21.4 18.7
2009 21.5 18.7
2010 21.7 18.8
2011 21.9 18.9
2012 22.1 18.9
2013 22.3 18.9
2014 22.4 18.9
2015 22.6 19
2016 22.9 19
2017 23.2 19.1
2018 23.5 19.3
2019 23.9 19.4
2020 24.2 19.5
2021 24.6 19.7
2022 24.9 19.9
2023 25.3 20.1
2024 25.5 20.3

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Finance

Jordan Sao Tome
GNI, Atlas method
$51.2B
2024
$653M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31.3%
2025
24.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.51%
2023
5.03%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
4.91%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
116,000
2020
1,000
1999
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.32%
2025
+2.56%
2025
Unemployment rate
16.6%
2023
8.81%
2017
Services, % of GDP
60.4%
2024
76.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
25.1%
2024
2.91%
2024
Economic freedom index
59.4
2025
60.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.4%
2010
32.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
3.5%
2010
2.6%
2017
Listed domestic companies
162
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$24.9B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$21.9B
2024
$46.2M
2023
Personal remittances received
$4.43B
2024
$10M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,240,000
2020
33,400
2018
International tourism as share of exports
16.7%
2020
73.2%
2018
Banked people share
46.5%
2024
n/a

Energy

Jordan Sao Tome
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
754 kg
2022
259.3 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.2
2022
$10.2
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
23.6 megatons
2023
0.21 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.06 tons
2023
0.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
91.1%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
11.5%
2021
42.5%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
7.69%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
96.4%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
1,791 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
24.9%
2021
6.06%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.08%
2022
5.85%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
81.3%
2023

Society

Jordan Sao Tome
% of world population
0.14%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
-156,369
2024
-604
2024
Urban population
92.2%
2024
77%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.73 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.23 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
57.8
2025
32.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
49
2024
45
2024
Higher education index
66
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
0.99
2023
3.23
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
17
2019
27.9
2019
Visa free countries
65
2025
71
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.8%
2023
93.8%
2022
English speaking
45%
2023
4.9%
2025
People using the Internet
92.5%
2023
61.5%
2023

Health

Jordan Sao Tome
Government health expenditure per capita
$295.1
2022
$180.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$118.7
2022
$21.6
2022
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
70.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
6.91%
2022
30.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.51
2019
0.49
2019
Age at first childbirth
24.6 years
2025
19.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
31
2023
75
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
13.2
2023
13.9
2023
Obesity rate
39.9%
2022
17.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
20.5%
2024
12.1%
2024
Air quality index
43
2025
24
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
35.6%
2022
7.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.23 liters
2020
4.79 liters
2020

Territory

Jordan Sao Tome
% of world land
0.06%
2025
0.0006%
2025
Land area per capita
2,968 sq mi
2024
1,574 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
3,954 sq mi
2025
166 sq mi
2025
Forest area
376 sq mi
2025
193.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
4,476 mi
2011
808 mi
2018

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