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Luxembourg vs Sao Tome and Principe statistics compared

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Luxembourg has a population of 678K (ranked 164/197), compared with 236K in Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 176/197). Luxembourg's land area is 994 sq mi versus 371 sq mi for Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 169th vs. 172nd).

By GDP, Luxembourg ranks 73/197 ($93.2B) and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189/197 ($764M). By GDP per capita, Luxembourg ranks 3/197 ($137,517), while Sao Tome and Principe ranks 138/197 ($3,245).

Main facts and rankings

Luxembourg Sao Tome
Population
690832
244055
Population rank 164/197 176/197
GDP
$93.2B
2024
$764M
2024
GDP rank 73/197 189/197
GDP per capita
$137,517
2024
$3,245
2024
GDP per capita rank 3/197 138/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$150,772
2024
$6,230
2024
Government debt
$24.2B
2024
$332M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
26.4%
2025
37.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$35,728
2024
$1,410
2024
Government debt per person rank 20/185 133/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$64,450
2025
$2,715
2025
Land area
994 sq mi
2025
371 sq mi
2025
Population density
682 ppl/mi²
2024
635 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.25
2023
3.64
2023
Median age
40.2 years
2024
20.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.5 years
2025
70.1 years
2025

Luxembourg and Sao Tome and Principe: Comparison Charts

Luxembourg and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP
Luxembourg

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP
Luxembourg Sao Tome
1960 $709,941,874 -
1961 $710,163,719 -
1962 $747,846,862 -
1963 $797,902,154 -
1964 $910,877,686 -
1965 $929,477,285 -
1966 $976,717,015 -
1967 $983,052,315 -
1968 $1,075,561,623 -
1969 $1,245,432,991 -
1970 $1,457,768,455 $37,211,826
1971 $1,518,773,421 $37,288,845
1972 $1,901,697,370 $41,430,257
1973 $2,609,875,802 $56,011,245
1974 $3,183,637,117 $57,817,591
1975 $3,123,333,333 $60,101,710
1976 $3,423,586,207 $52,039,421
1977 $3,789,321,328 $49,207,692
1978 $4,718,539,772 $55,044,563
1979 $5,516,982,664 $65,755,928
1980 $6,019,805,490 $81,662,231
1981 $5,053,665,797 $83,499,264
1982 $4,602,316,793 $80,307,763
1983 $4,524,217,751 $75,110,289
1984 $4,438,435,493 $78,213,796
1985 $4,577,211,767 $82,733,069
1986 $6,685,595,088 $115,928,907
1987 $8,320,902,215 $115,952,925
1988 $9,418,167,855 $99,000,764
1989 $10,037,674,038 $98,545,367
1990 $12,778,792,854 $119,297,933
1991 $13,834,219,728 $107,484,143
1992 $15,518,702,635 $94,861,781
1993 $15,925,521,222 $125,742,229
1994 $17,701,798,891 $131,338,415
1995 $20,853,093,870 $103,695,237
1996 $20,895,314,658 $135,188,166
1997 $19,563,836,265 $91,920,274
1998 $20,150,053,345 $72,285,404
1999 $21,899,317,599 $77,302,212
2000 $21,230,182,989 $76,198,395
2001 $21,387,533,703 $75,951,133
2002 $23,649,833,332 $85,171,074
2003 $29,667,268,248 $102,085,769
2004 $35,064,843,793 $114,582,284
2005 $37,672,280,120 $136,450,662
2006 $42,910,146,296 $142,775,104
2007 $51,587,401,416 $149,146,919
2008 $58,844,277,702 $188,021,165
2009 $54,467,289,898 $200,668,065
2010 $56,213,985,987 $190,021,192
2011 $61,696,281,326 $226,455,001
2012 $59,776,383,527 $229,371,348
2013 $65,203,276,467 $267,041,748
2014 $68,804,811,898 $293,119,143
2015 $60,071,584,216 $259,999,643
2016 $62,216,885,436 $292,267,272
2017 $65,712,180,343 $322,002,845
2018 $71,085,623,495 $383,717,328
2019 $69,872,035,114 $412,976,083
2020 $73,670,782,100 $471,229,485
2021 $86,386,759,695 $524,402,456
2022 $80,801,680,397 $540,809,499
2023 $87,574,021,092 $678,976,265
2024 $93,197,329,012 $764,274,043

Luxembourg and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP per capita
Luxembourg

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP per capita
Luxembourg Sao Tome
1960 $2,261 -
1961 $2,241 -
1962 $2,332 -
1963 $2,462 -
1964 $2,779 -
1965 $2,804 -
1966 $2,925 -
1967 $2,935 -
1968 $3,203 -
1969 $3,690 -
1970 $4,298 $479
1971 $4,435 $470
1972 $5,487 $511
1973 $7,447 $676
1974 $8,967 $683
1975 $8,701 $693
1976 $9,491 $585
1977 $10,486 $539
1978 $13,034 $587
1979 $15,204 $683
1980 $16,531 $829
1981 $13,837 $830
1982 $12,591 $783
1983 $12,374 $720
1984 $12,127 $735
1985 $12,482 $761
1986 $18,150 $1,043
1987 $22,443 $1,018
1988 $25,219 $847
1989 $26,618 $821
1990 $33,465 $970
1991 $35,747 $855
1992 $39,571 $740
1993 $40,067 $964
1994 $43,933 $990
1995 $51,032 $769
1996 $50,444 $987
1997 $46,642 $662
1998 $47,445 $514
1999 $50,872 $543
2000 $48,660 $529
2001 $48,440 $519
2002 $53,006 $568
2003 $65,689 $664
2004 $76,545 $727
2005 $80,988 $844
2006 $90,789 $862
2007 $107,475 $879
2008 $120,422 $1,082
2009 $109,420 $1,128
2010 $110,886 $1,045
2011 $119,025 $1,220
2012 $112,585 $1,211
2013 $120,000 $1,383
2014 $123,679 $1,490
2015 $105,462 $1,298
2016 $106,899 $1,435
2017 $110,193 $1,556
2018 $116,927 $1,826
2019 $112,697 $1,935
2020 $116,860 $2,167
2021 $134,966 $2,363
2022 $123,720 $2,390
2023 $131,408 $2,941
2024 $137,517 $3,245

Luxembourg vs. Sao Tome and Principe life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Luxembourg

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Life expectancy, years
Luxembourg Sao Tome
1950 65.5 39.1
1951 65.9 39.1
1952 66.1 39.1
1953 66.4 39.1
1954 66.7 39.2
1955 67.4 39.3
1956 67.1 39.5
1957 66.9 40.1
1958 68.4 41
1959 68.4 42.1
1960 68.8 43.6
1961 69.1 45.2
1962 68.4 46.8
1963 68.7 48.4
1964 68.8 49.7
1965 69.2 51.1
1966 68.9 52.3
1967 69.5 53.4
1968 70 54.5
1969 69.7 55.4
1970 69.2 56.3
1971 69.2 57
1972 70.5 57.4
1973 70.3 57.9
1974 70.2 58.3
1975 70.3 58.6
1976 70.2 58.8
1977 71.5 59
1978 71.5 59.1
1979 72.3 59.3
1980 72.4 59.4
1981 72.1 59.4
1982 72.2 59.5
1983 73 59.7
1984 72.7 59.9
1985 73.3 60.1
1986 74.1 57.6
1987 73.9 60.7
1988 74.3 60.8
1989 74.3 59.7
1990 75 60.7
1991 75 60.8
1992 74.7 60.7
1993 75.4 60.6
1994 75.9 60.6
1995 75.9 60.5
1996 76.2 60.6
1997 76.4 60.6
1998 76.6 60.8
1999 77 61
2000 77.3 61.2
2001 77.5 61.5
2002 77.6 61.8
2003 77.3 62.2
2004 78.7 62.6
2005 78.9 62.4
2006 78.8 63
2007 79.1 63.3
2008 80.1 63.4
2009 79.9 63.7
2010 80.1 63.9
2011 80.3 64.1
2012 80.4 64.5
2013 80.9 64.9
2014 81.2 65.5
2015 81.3 66
2016 81.6 66.6
2017 81.1 67.1
2018 81.5 67.6
2019 81.6 68
2020 81.4 68
2021 81.8 68
2022 82.2 69.2
2023 82.2 69.7
2024 82.4 69.9
2025 82.5 70.1

Luxembourg and Sao Tome and Principe population clocks and comparison

Population
Luxembourg

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Population
Luxembourg Sao Tome
1960 313,970 68,012
1961 316,845 68,707
1962 320,750 69,403
1963 324,100 70,112
1964 327,750 70,865
1965 331,500 71,680
1966 333,895 72,576
1967 334,995 73,596
1968 335,850 74,765
1969 337,500 76,083
1970 339,171 77,626
1971 342,421 79,330
1972 346,600 81,041
1973 350,450 82,798
1974 355,050 84,672
1975 358,950 86,708
1976 360,731 88,922
1977 361,358 91,301
1978 362,007 93,794
1979 362,856 96,252
1980 364,150 98,544
1981 365,225 100,615
1982 365,525 102,508
1983 365,622 104,380
1984 365,998 106,394
1985 366,706 108,658
1986 368,355 111,150
1987 370,750 113,919
1988 373,450 116,939
1989 377,100 119,979
1990 381,850 122,980
1991 387,000 125,697
1992 392,175 128,110
1993 397,475 130,467
1994 402,925 132,732
1995 408,625 134,895
1996 414,225 136,962
1997 419,450 138,922
1998 424,700 140,751
1999 430,475 142,442
2000 436,300 144,018
2001 441,525 146,375
2002 446,175 149,922
2003 451,630 153,814
2004 458,095 157,705
2005 465,158 161,639
2006 472,637 165,638
2007 479,993 169,700
2008 488,650 173,793
2009 497,783 177,853
2010 506,953 181,802
2011 518,347 185,649
2012 530,946 189,439
2013 543,360 193,148
2014 556,319 196,767
2015 569,604 200,291
2016 582,014 203,689
2017 596,336 206,970
2018 607,950 210,187
2019 620,001 213,392
2020 630,419 217,435
2021 640,064 221,961
2022 653,103 226,305
2023 666,430 230,871
2024 677,717 235,536

Fertility rates in Luxembourg and Sao Tome and Principe

Fertility rate
Luxembourg

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Fertility rate
Luxembourg Sao Tome
1960 2.29 6.24
1961 - 6.26
1962 2.37 6.28
1963 - 6.31
1964 2.34 6.33
1965 2.42 6.35
1966 2.34 6.37
1967 2.24 6.39
1968 2.12 6.42
1969 2.02 6.44
1970 1.97 6.47
1971 1.95 6.49
1972 1.75 6.51
1973 1.58 6.53
1974 1.58 6.53
1975 1.55 6.53
1976 1.48 6.52
1977 1.5 6.5
1978 1.48 6.47
1979 1.48 6.43
1980 1.5 6.39
1981 1.55 6.33
1982 1.49 6.28
1983 1.43 6.22
1984 1.42 6.16
1985 1.38 6.1
1986 1.43 6.05
1987 1.4 5.99
1988 1.51 5.94
1989 1.52 5.88
1990 1.6 5.83
1991 1.6 5.77
1992 1.64 5.7
1993 1.7 5.64
1994 1.72 5.56
1995 1.7 5.55
1996 1.77 5.47
1997 1.71 5.4
1998 1.68 5.3
1999 1.74 5.23
2000 1.76 5.16
2001 1.66 5.1
2002 1.63 5.06
2003 1.62 5.01
2004 1.66 4.96
2005 1.63 4.94
2006 1.65 4.93
2007 1.61 4.96
2008 1.61 4.91
2009 1.59 4.84
2010 1.63 4.77
2011 1.52 4.72
2012 1.57 4.66
2013 1.55 4.58
2014 1.5 4.49
2015 1.47 4.35
2016 1.41 4.2
2017 1.39 4.07
2018 1.38 3.98
2019 1.34 3.9
2020 1.36 3.83
2021 1.38 3.76
2022 1.31 3.7
2023 1.25 3.64

Luxembourg and Sao Tome and Principe demographics compared

Median age
Luxembourg

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Median age, years
Luxembourg Sao Tome
1960 35.1 24.2
1961 35.1 24.3
1962 35.1 24.1
1963 35.1 23.5
1964 35.2 22.4
1965 35.2 21
1966 35.2 19.5
1967 35.2 18.5
1968 35.3 17.7
1969 35.3 17.2
1970 35.3 16.9
1971 35.3 16.9
1972 35.1 17
1973 35.1 17
1974 35 17.1
1975 35 17.1
1976 34.9 17.1
1977 34.8 17.2
1978 34.8 17.2
1979 34.8 17.3
1980 34.9 17.3
1981 35 17.4
1982 35.2 17.4
1983 35.4 17.4
1984 35.6 17.4
1985 35.8 17.4
1986 36 17.4
1987 36.1 17.4
1988 36.2 17.4
1989 36.3 17.4
1990 36.4 17.4
1991 36.4 17.3
1992 36.5 17.3
1993 36.5 17.2
1994 36.6 17.2
1995 36.7 17.3
1996 36.8 17.3
1997 37 17.4
1998 37.1 17.5
1999 37.3 17.7
2000 37.3 17.9
2001 37.3 18
2002 37.6 18.1
2003 37.8 18.3
2004 38 18.4
2005 38.2 18.5
2006 38.4 18.6
2007 38.5 18.7
2008 38.7 18.7
2009 38.8 18.7
2010 38.9 18.8
2011 39 18.9
2012 39.1 18.9
2013 39.1 18.9
2014 39.2 18.9
2015 39.3 19
2016 39.3 19
2017 39.4 19.1
2018 39.5 19.3
2019 39.5 19.4
2020 39.6 19.5
2021 39.7 19.7
2022 39.7 19.9
2023 39.9 20.1
2024 40.2 20.3

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Finance

Luxembourg Sao Tome
GNI, Atlas method
$62B
2024
$653M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
48.2%
2025
24.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.71%
2022
5.03%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.75%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
1,000
1999
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.78%
2025
+2.56%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.42%
2024
8.81%
2017
Services, % of GDP
81.9%
2024
76.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.01%
2024
2.91%
2024
Economic freedom index
79.5
2025
60.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25%
2023
32.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2023
2.6%
2017
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0002%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
28
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$41.9B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$2.79B
2024
$46.2M
2023
Personal remittances received
$2.45B
2024
$10M
2024
International tourist arrivals
525,000
2020
33,400
2018
International tourism as share of exports
2.98%
2020
73.2%
2018
Banked people share
98.8%
2017
n/a

Energy

Luxembourg Sao Tome
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
4,592 kg
2023
259.3 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$31
2023
$10.2
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
7.01 megatons
2023
0.21 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
10.5 tons
2023
0.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
70.4%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
20.5%
2021
42.5%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.55%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
109.6%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
11,428 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
89%
2021
6.06%
2021
Hydroelectric share
48.8%
2023
5.85%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
81.3%
2023

Society

Luxembourg Sao Tome
% of world population
0.008%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
+5,677
2024
-604
2024
Urban population
92.3%
2024
77%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.86 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.42 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
93.1
2025
32.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
81
2024
45
2024
Higher education index
79
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
1.54
2022
3.23
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.1
2019
27.9
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
71
2025
Adult literacy rate
100%
2000
93.8%
2022
English speaking
57%
2023
4.9%
2025
People using the Internet
98.8%
2024
61.5%
2023

Health

Luxembourg Sao Tome
Government health expenditure per capita
$7,505
2023
$180.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$654
2023
$21.6
2022
Life expectancy
82.5 years
2025
70.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.07%
2023
30.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.99
2017
0.49
2019
Age at first childbirth
31.4 years
2023
19.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
11
2023
75
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.3
2023
13.9
2023
Obesity rate
18.9%
2022
17.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.8%
2024
12.1%
2024
Air quality index
81
2025
24
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
23%
2022
7.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.8 liters
2020
4.79 liters
2020

Territory

Luxembourg Sao Tome
% of world land
0.002%
2025
0.0006%
2025
Land area per capita
1,467 sq mi
2024
1,574 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
514 sq mi
2025
166 sq mi
2025
Forest area
342 sq mi
2025
193.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,786 mi
2019
808 mi
2018

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