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Kuwait vs Sao Tome and Principe statistics compared

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Kuwait has a population of 4.97M (ranked 127/197), compared with 236K in Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 176/197). Kuwait's land area is 6,880 sq mi versus 371 sq mi for Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 153rd vs. 172nd).

By GDP, Kuwait ranks 59/197 ($160B) and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189/197 ($764M). By GDP per capita, Kuwait ranks 38/197 ($32,214), while Sao Tome and Principe ranks 138/197 ($3,245).

Main facts and rankings

Kuwait Sao Tome
Population
5128257
244055
Population rank 127/197 176/197
GDP
$160B
2024
$764M
2024
GDP rank 59/197 189/197
GDP per capita
$32,214
2024
$3,245
2024
GDP per capita rank 38/197 138/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$51,636
2024
$6,230
2024
Government debt
$4.86B
2024
$332M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
7.35%
2025
37.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$978
2024
$1,410
2024
Government debt per person rank 143/185 133/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$28,320
2025
$2,715
2025
Land area
6,880 sq mi
2025
371 sq mi
2025
Population density
723 ppl/mi²
2024
635 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.52
2023
3.64
2023
Median age
35.8 years
2024
20.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
80.8 years
2025
70.1 years
2025

Kuwait and Sao Tome and Principe: Comparison Charts

Kuwait and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP
Kuwait

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP
Kuwait Sao Tome
1962 $1,828,107,503 -
1963 $1,900,895,857 -
1964 $2,071,668,533 -
1965 $2,097,199,161 -
1966 $2,391,199,044 -
1967 $2,441,599,023 -
1968 $2,662,798,935 -
1969 $2,769,198,892 -
1970 $2,873,638,851 $37,211,826
1971 $3,880,392,195 $37,288,845
1972 $4,450,537,925 $41,430,257
1973 $5,408,804,607 $56,011,245
1974 $13,006,948,296 $57,817,591
1975 $12,022,811,621 $60,101,710
1976 $13,132,252,802 $52,039,421
1977 $14,137,406,741 $49,207,692
1978 $15,503,557,496 $55,044,563
1979 $24,749,063,922 $65,755,928
1980 $28,638,868,356 $81,662,231
1981 $25,058,020,338 $83,499,264
1982 $21,577,153,356 $80,307,763
1983 $20,871,081,080 $75,110,289
1984 $21,700,082,753 $78,213,796
1985 $21,445,970,614 $82,733,069
1986 $17,903,989,745 $115,928,907
1987 $22,368,704,134 $115,952,925
1988 $20,690,322,153 $99,000,764
1989 $24,313,855,653 $98,545,367
1990 $18,427,777,778 $119,297,933
1991 $11,009,993,703 $107,484,143
1992 $19,858,555,215 $94,861,781
1993 $23,941,391,391 $125,742,229
1994 $24,848,483,838 $131,338,415
1995 $27,186,980,647 $103,695,237
1996 $31,492,373,309 $135,188,166
1997 $30,350,190,704 $91,920,274
1998 $25,943,705,784 $72,285,404
1999 $30,122,365,849 $77,302,212
2000 $37,718,743,480 $76,198,395
2001 $34,889,559,870 $75,951,133
2002 $38,135,788,414 $85,171,074
2003 $47,874,582,232 $102,085,769
2004 $59,439,090,601 $114,582,284
2005 $80,798,630,137 $136,450,662
2006 $101,557,330,723 $142,775,104
2007 $114,634,043,362 $149,146,919
2008 $147,379,737,230 $188,021,165
2009 $105,968,691,905 $200,668,065
2010 $115,416,245,238 $190,021,192
2011 $154,039,231,299 $226,455,001
2012 $174,047,662,555 $229,371,348
2013 $174,168,116,687 $267,041,748
2014 $162,650,450,785 $293,119,143
2015 $114,585,555,831 $259,999,643
2016 $109,406,674,088 $292,267,272
2017 $120,687,539,676 $322,002,845
2018 $138,646,316,322 $383,717,328
2019 $140,856,394,870 $412,976,083
2020 $111,045,470,461 $471,229,485
2021 $148,350,671,614 $524,402,456
2022 $183,502,046,669 $540,809,499
2023 $165,384,407,267 $678,976,265
2024 $160,227,273,001 $764,274,043

Kuwait and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP per capita
Kuwait

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP per capita
Kuwait Sao Tome
1962 $4,748 -
1963 $4,445 -
1964 $4,379 -
1965 $4,024 -
1966 $4,176 -
1967 $3,887 -
1968 $3,872 -
1969 $3,695 -
1970 $3,552 $479
1971 $4,486 $470
1972 $4,836 $511
1973 $5,532 $676
1974 $12,527 $683
1975 $10,882 $693
1976 $11,141 $585
1977 $11,238 $539
1978 $11,567 $587
1979 $17,386 $683
1980 $19,032 $829
1981 $15,825 $830
1982 $12,979 $783
1983 $11,965 $720
1984 $11,919 $735
1985 $11,322 $761
1986 $9,077 $1,043
1987 $10,896 $1,018
1988 $9,692 $847
1989 $10,965 $821
1990 $10,938 $970
1991 $8,147 $855
1992 $12,146 $740
1993 $14,318 $964
1994 $14,930 $990
1995 $16,168 $769
1996 $18,201 $987
1997 $16,977 $662
1998 $14,067 $514
1999 $15,854 $543
2000 $19,296 $529
2001 $17,374 $519
2002 $18,513 $568
2003 $22,691 $664
2004 $27,552 $727
2005 $36,123 $844
2006 $42,947 $862
2007 $45,709 $879
2008 $55,585 $1,082
2009 $37,907 $1,128
2010 $39,212 $1,045
2011 $49,170 $1,220
2012 $52,155 $1,211
2013 $49,651 $1,383
2014 $44,369 $1,490
2015 $29,882 $1,298
2016 $27,324 $1,435
2017 $29,048 $1,556
2018 $32,068 $1,826
2019 $31,708 $1,935
2020 $25,236 $2,167
2021 $34,019 $2,363
2022 $39,982 $2,390
2023 $34,076 $2,941
2024 $32,214 $3,245

Kuwait vs. Sao Tome and Principe life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Kuwait

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Life expectancy, years
Kuwait Sao Tome
1950 49.7 39.1
1951 50.6 39.1
1952 51.4 39.1
1953 52.3 39.1
1954 53.1 39.2
1955 54 39.3
1956 54.9 39.5
1957 55.9 40.1
1958 56.9 41
1959 57.9 42.1
1960 58.9 43.6
1961 60 45.2
1962 61 46.8
1963 62 48.4
1964 63 49.7
1965 63.9 51.1
1966 64.9 52.3
1967 65.8 53.4
1968 66.6 54.5
1969 67.3 55.4
1970 68 56.3
1971 68.5 57
1972 68.9 57.4
1973 69.2 57.9
1974 69.4 58.3
1975 69.7 58.6
1976 69.9 58.8
1977 70.2 59
1978 70.5 59.1
1979 70.8 59.3
1980 71.1 59.4
1981 71.5 59.4
1982 71.9 59.5
1983 72.4 59.7
1984 72.9 59.9
1985 73.3 60.1
1986 73.8 57.6
1987 74.2 60.7
1988 74.6 60.8
1989 75 59.7
1990 72.9 60.7
1991 73.3 60.8
1992 75.7 60.7
1993 75.8 60.6
1994 75.7 60.6
1995 75.7 60.5
1996 75.6 60.6
1997 75.6 60.6
1998 75.6 60.8
1999 75.7 61
2000 75.9 61.2
2001 76 61.5
2002 76.2 61.8
2003 76.3 62.2
2004 76.4 62.6
2005 76.5 62.4
2006 76.6 63
2007 76.7 63.3
2008 76.9 63.4
2009 77.2 63.7
2010 77.5 63.9
2011 77.9 64.1
2012 78.2 64.5
2013 78.6 64.9
2014 78.9 65.5
2015 79.2 66
2016 79.5 66.6
2017 79.7 67.1
2018 79.9 67.6
2019 80 68
2020 78.2 68
2021 77.6 68
2022 78.8 69.2
2023 80.4 69.7
2024 80.6 69.9
2025 80.8 70.1

Kuwait and Sao Tome and Principe population clocks and comparison

Population
Kuwait

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Population
Kuwait Sao Tome
1960 311,060 68,012
1961 345,945 68,707
1962 384,995 69,403
1963 427,694 70,112
1964 473,115 70,865
1965 521,174 71,680
1966 572,590 72,576
1967 628,089 73,596
1968 687,716 74,765
1969 749,452 76,083
1970 809,114 77,626
1971 865,076 79,330
1972 920,352 81,041
1973 977,654 82,798
1974 1,038,346 84,672
1975 1,104,863 86,708
1976 1,178,711 88,922
1977 1,258,023 91,301
1978 1,340,319 93,794
1979 1,423,514 96,252
1980 1,504,782 98,544
1981 1,583,426 100,615
1982 1,662,480 102,508
1983 1,744,295 104,380
1984 1,820,688 106,394
1985 1,894,242 108,658
1986 1,972,520 111,150
1987 2,052,994 113,919
1988 2,134,707 116,939
1989 2,217,468 119,979
1990 1,684,819 122,980
1991 1,351,399 125,697
1992 1,634,961 128,110
1993 1,672,151 130,467
1994 1,664,361 132,732
1995 1,681,513 134,895
1996 1,730,246 136,962
1997 1,787,683 138,922
1998 1,844,302 140,751
1999 1,900,030 142,442
2000 1,954,709 144,018
2001 2,008,121 146,375
2002 2,059,974 149,922
2003 2,109,881 153,814
2004 2,157,320 157,705
2005 2,236,788 161,639
2006 2,364,733 165,638
2007 2,507,887 169,700
2008 2,651,421 173,793
2009 2,795,484 177,853
2010 2,943,372 181,802
2011 3,132,814 185,649
2012 3,337,109 189,439
2013 3,507,844 193,148
2014 3,665,876 196,767
2015 3,834,574 200,291
2016 4,004,096 203,689
2017 4,154,812 206,970
2018 4,323,515 210,187
2019 4,442,316 213,392
2020 4,400,267 217,435
2021 4,360,865 221,961
2022 4,589,643 226,305
2023 4,853,420 230,871
2024 4,973,861 235,536

Fertility rates in Kuwait and Sao Tome and Principe

Fertility rate
Kuwait

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Fertility rate
Kuwait Sao Tome
1960 7.22 6.24
1961 7.25 6.26
1962 7.25 6.28
1963 7.28 6.31
1964 7.29 6.33
1965 7.31 6.35
1966 7.34 6.37
1967 7.33 6.39
1968 7.28 6.42
1969 7.18 6.44
1970 7.03 6.47
1971 6.84 6.49
1972 6.64 6.51
1973 6.43 6.53
1974 6.23 6.53
1975 6.06 6.53
1976 5.9 6.52
1977 5.71 6.5
1978 5.52 6.47
1979 5.33 6.43
1980 5.18 6.39
1981 5.02 6.33
1982 4.85 6.28
1983 4.66 6.22
1984 4.45 6.16
1985 4.22 6.1
1986 4 6.05
1987 3.83 5.99
1988 3.7 5.94
1989 3.59 5.88
1990 3.49 5.83
1991 3.4 5.77
1992 3.35 5.7
1993 3.31 5.64
1994 3.27 5.56
1995 3.25 5.55
1996 3.22 5.47
1997 3.14 5.4
1998 3.04 5.3
1999 2.95 5.23
2000 2.89 5.16
2001 2.84 5.1
2002 2.8 5.06
2003 2.77 5.01
2004 2.76 4.96
2005 2.73 4.94
2006 2.59 4.93
2007 2.41 4.96
2008 2.27 4.91
2009 2.15 4.84
2010 2.04 4.77
2011 1.96 4.72
2012 1.99 4.66
2013 1.97 4.58
2014 2.06 4.49
2015 2.03 4.35
2016 2.06 4.2
2017 2.16 4.07
2018 2.12 3.98
2019 2.08 3.9
2020 2.03 3.83
2021 2.15 3.76
2022 1.55 3.7
2023 1.52 3.64

Kuwait and Sao Tome and Principe demographics compared

Median age
Kuwait

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Median age, years
Kuwait Sao Tome
1960 22 24.2
1961 21.8 24.3
1962 21.5 24.1
1963 21 23.5
1964 20.7 22.4
1965 20.4 21
1966 20 19.5
1967 19.6 18.5
1968 19.2 17.7
1969 18.8 17.2
1970 18.5 16.9
1971 18.3 16.9
1972 18.3 17
1973 18.3 17
1974 18.4 17.1
1975 18.4 17.1
1976 18.7 17.1
1977 19.2 17.2
1978 19.6 17.2
1979 20.1 17.3
1980 20.5 17.3
1981 20.9 17.4
1982 21.3 17.4
1983 21.7 17.4
1984 22.1 17.4
1985 22.4 17.4
1986 22.7 17.4
1987 22.8 17.4
1988 23 17.4
1989 23.2 17.4
1990 23.4 17.4
1991 23.6 17.3
1992 23.8 17.3
1993 24.2 17.2
1994 25.1 17.2
1995 25.5 17.3
1996 25.5 17.3
1997 25.5 17.4
1998 25.5 17.5
1999 25.6 17.7
2000 25.9 17.9
2001 26.3 18
2002 26.8 18.1
2003 27.3 18.3
2004 27.9 18.4
2005 28.3 18.5
2006 28.5 18.6
2007 28.6 18.7
2008 28.8 18.7
2009 29.2 18.7
2010 29.6 18.8
2011 30.5 18.9
2012 31.5 18.9
2013 32.3 18.9
2014 33 18.9
2015 33.8 19
2016 34.7 19
2017 35.6 19.1
2018 36.4 19.3
2019 37.1 19.4
2020 37.7 19.5
2021 35.8 19.7
2022 34.4 19.9
2023 35.5 20.1
2024 35.8 20.3

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Finance

Kuwait Sao Tome
GNI, Atlas method
$200B
2024
$653M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
52.3%
2025
24.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.44%
2024
5.03%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
4.9%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
25,000
2020
1,000
1999
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+23.6%
2025
+2.56%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.16%
2016
8.81%
2017
Services, % of GDP
55.9%
2024
76.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
57.1%
2024
2.91%
2024
Economic freedom index
59.9
2025
60.4
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
32.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.6%
2017
Listed domestic companies
138
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$141B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$50.7B
2024
$46.2M
2023
Personal remittances received
$20.4M
2024
$10M
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,161,000
2020
33,400
2018
International tourism as share of exports
1.11%
2020
73.2%
2018
Banked people share
74.5%
2024
n/a

Energy

Kuwait Sao Tome
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,130 kg
2022
259.3 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$6.03
2022
$10.2
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
111.6 megatons
2023
0.21 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
23 tons
2023
0.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
99.9%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
0.1%
2021
42.5%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.08%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-283.1%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
16,571 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
0.27%
2021
6.06%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
5.85%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
81.3%
2023

Society

Kuwait Sao Tome
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
+61,624
2024
-604
2024
Urban population
100%
2024
77%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.74 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.1
2025
32.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
46
2024
45
2024
Higher education index
54
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
0.25
2020
3.23
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.4
2019
27.9
2019
Visa free countries
111
2025
71
2025
Adult literacy rate
96.5%
2020
93.8%
2022
English speaking
20%
2025
4.9%
2025
People using the Internet
99.7%
2023
61.5%
2023

Health

Kuwait Sao Tome
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,700
2022
$180.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$196.3
2022
$21.6
2022
Life expectancy
80.8 years
2025
70.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
30.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.29
2020
0.49
2019
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
8
2023
75
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.8
2023
13.9
2023
Obesity rate
44.4%
2022
17.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
25.6%
2024
12.1%
2024
Air quality index
16
2025
24
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
19.9%
2022
7.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0 liters
2020
4.79 liters
2020

Territory

Kuwait Sao Tome
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.0006%
2025
Land area per capita
1,383 sq mi
2024
1,574 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
579 sq mi
2025
166 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24.1 sq mi
2025
193.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,572 mi
2018
808 mi
2018

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