Malawi vs Sao Tome and Principe statistics compared

Malawi has a population of 21.7M (ranked 62/197), compared with 236K in Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 176/197). Malawi's land area is 36,402 sq mi versus 371 sq mi for Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 107th vs. 172nd).

By GDP, Malawi ranks 151/197 ($11B) and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189/197 ($764M). By GDP per capita, Malawi ranks 195/197 ($508), while Sao Tome and Principe ranks 138/197 ($3,245).

Malawi and Sao Tome and Principe: Comparison Charts

Malawi and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP

Malawi

Sao Tome and Principe

Table

Year	GDP
	Malawi	Sao Tome
1970	-	$37,211,826
1971	-	$37,288,845
1972	-	$41,430,257
1973	-	$56,011,245
1974	-	$57,817,591
1975	-	$60,101,710
1976	-	$52,039,421
1977	-	$49,207,692
1978	-	$55,044,563
1979	-	$65,755,928
1980	$1,801,156,775	$81,662,231
1981	$1,801,193,910	$83,499,264
1982	$1,717,379,495	$80,307,763
1983	$1,780,148,049	$75,110,289
1984	$1,758,028,656	$78,213,796
1985	$1,646,442,273	$82,733,069
1986	$1,722,586,299	$115,928,907
1987	$1,721,711,808	$115,952,925
1988	$2,008,189,508	$99,000,764
1989	$2,314,205,130	$98,545,367
1990	$2,737,087,862	$119,297,933
1991	$3,206,783,830	$107,484,143
1992	$2,618,837,835	$94,861,781
1993	$3,013,392,658	$125,742,229
1994	$1,719,864,761	$131,338,415
1995	$2,033,701,498	$103,695,237
1996	$3,319,573,750	$135,188,166
1997	$3,875,785,863	$91,920,274
1998	$2,547,609,590	$72,285,404
1999	$2,584,478,924	$77,302,212
2000	$2,537,307,580	$76,198,395
2001	$2,498,008,665	$75,951,133
2002	$5,087,328,438	$85,171,074
2003	$4,669,789,300	$102,085,769
2004	$5,058,726,350	$114,582,284
2005	$5,320,409,651	$136,450,662
2006	$5,818,279,739	$142,775,104
2007	$6,451,210,219	$149,146,919
2008	$7,743,617,352	$188,021,165
2009	$9,009,887,947	$200,668,065
2010	$10,128,323,011	$190,021,192
2011	$11,648,142,958	$226,455,001
2012	$8,773,203,178	$229,371,348
2013	$8,031,571,928	$267,041,748
2014	$8,801,326,169	$293,119,143
2015	$9,219,474,379	$259,999,643
2016	$7,909,868,618	$292,267,272
2017	$8,943,543,794	$322,002,845
2018	$9,879,231,592	$383,717,328
2019	$11,051,865,580	$412,976,083
2020	$11,769,313,598	$471,229,485
2021	$12,378,129,751	$524,402,456
2022	$12,429,060,151	$540,809,499
2023	$12,712,150,082	$678,976,265
2024	$11,008,925,323	$764,274,043

Malawi and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP per capita

Malawi

Sao Tome and Principe

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Malawi	Sao Tome
1970	-	$479
1971	-	$470
1972	-	$511
1973	-	$676
1974	-	$683
1975	-	$693
1976	-	$585
1977	-	$539
1978	-	$587
1979	-	$683
1980	$287.5	$829
1981	$276.4	$830
1982	$253.3	$783
1983	$252.4	$720
1984	$239.7	$735
1985	$216.1	$761
1986	$217.9	$1,043
1987	$207.6	$1,018
1988	$229.4	$847
1989	$252.2	$821
1990	$286.7	$970
1991	$326	$855
1992	$258.4	$740
1993	$293	$964
1994	$169.2	$990
1995	$200.4	$769
1996	$321	$987
1997	$367	$662
1998	$236	$514
1999	$233.9	$543
2000	$224.2	$529
2001	$215.5	$519
2002	$428	$568
2003	$383	$664
2004	$405	$727
2005	$414	$844
2006	$441	$862
2007	$475	$879
2008	$554	$1,082
2009	$626	$1,128
2010	$683	$1,045
2011	$763	$1,220
2012	$558	$1,211
2013	$497	$1,383
2014	$530	$1,490
2015	$540	$1,298
2016	$451	$1,435
2017	$496	$1,556
2018	$533	$1,826
2019	$581	$1,935
2020	$603	$2,167
2021	$617	$2,363
2022	$604	$2,390
2023	$602	$2,941
2024	$508	$3,245

Malawi vs. Sao Tome and Principe life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Malawi

Sao Tome and Principe

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Malawi	Sao Tome
1950	32.7	39.1
1951	32.8	39.1
1952	33	39.1
1953	33.2	39.1
1954	33.3	39.2
1955	33.6	39.3
1956	33.8	39.5
1957	34.1	40.1
1958	34.4	41
1959	34.8	42.1
1960	35	43.6
1961	35.2	45.2
1962	35.4	46.8
1963	35.6	48.4
1964	35.7	49.7
1965	35.7	51.1
1966	35.8	52.3
1967	35.9	53.4
1968	36.1	54.5
1969	36.3	55.4
1970	36.6	56.3
1971	37.1	57
1972	37.6	57.4
1973	38.4	57.9
1974	39.2	58.3
1975	40.1	58.6
1976	41	58.8
1977	42	59
1978	43	59.1
1979	43.7	59.3
1980	44.3	59.4
1981	44.7	59.4
1982	44.8	59.5
1983	45	59.7
1984	44.8	59.9
1985	44.6	60.1
1986	44.3	57.6
1987	43.9	60.7
1988	43.6	60.8
1989	43.5	59.7
1990	43.6	60.7
1991	43.5	60.8
1992	43.6	60.7
1993	43.6	60.6
1994	43.8	60.6
1995	43.8	60.5
1996	44	60.6
1997	44.2	60.6
1998	44.3	60.8
1999	45.1	61
2000	46.2	61.2
2001	47.2	61.5
2002	48.2	61.8
2003	49.6	62.2
2004	51.1	62.6
2005	52.5	62.4
2006	53.7	63
2007	54.7	63.3
2008	55.7	63.4
2009	56.7	63.7
2010	57.8	63.9
2011	58.9	64.1
2012	59.9	64.5
2013	60.8	64.9
2014	61.7	65.5
2015	62.3	66
2016	63.2	66.6
2017	63.9	67.1
2018	64.5	67.6
2019	65	68
2020	65.2	68
2021	64.8	68
2022	66	69.2
2023	67.4	69.7
2024	67.6	69.9
2025	67.7	70.1

Malawi and Sao Tome and Principe population clocks and comparison

Population

Malawi

Sao Tome and Principe

Table

Year	Population
	Malawi	Sao Tome
1960	3,628,134	68,012
1961	3,715,534	68,707
1962	3,806,307	69,403
1963	3,900,506	70,112
1964	3,997,305	70,865
1965	4,096,157	71,680
1966	4,197,926	72,576
1967	4,303,012	73,596
1968	4,411,054	74,765
1969	4,521,184	76,083
1970	4,633,944	77,626
1971	4,751,434	79,330
1972	4,874,475	81,041
1973	5,003,938	82,798
1974	5,141,337	84,672
1975	5,287,367	86,708
1976	5,443,384	88,922
1977	5,614,983	91,301
1978	5,810,132	93,794
1979	6,028,749	96,252
1980	6,265,529	98,544
1981	6,516,454	100,615
1982	6,778,879	102,508
1983	7,051,709	104,380
1984	7,332,810	106,394
1985	7,620,508	108,658
1986	7,906,480	111,150
1987	8,293,174	113,919
1988	8,753,262	116,939
1989	9,176,220	119,979
1990	9,545,852	122,980
1991	9,844,227	125,697
1992	10,135,079	128,110
1993	10,284,024	130,467
1994	10,164,894	132,732
1995	10,150,117	134,895
1996	10,352,228	136,962
1997	10,562,035	138,922
1998	10,792,876	140,751
1999	11,047,804	142,442
2000	11,315,942	144,018
2001	11,593,058	146,375
2002	11,880,440	149,922
2003	12,181,574	153,814
2004	12,500,737	157,705
2005	12,840,031	161,639
2006	13,198,701	165,638
2007	13,576,343	169,700
2008	13,976,417	173,793
2009	14,395,788	177,853
2010	14,826,463	181,802
2011	15,265,022	185,649
2012	15,709,577	189,439
2013	16,161,816	193,148
2014	16,621,538	196,767
2015	17,085,587	200,291
2016	17,557,739	203,689
2017	18,039,715	206,970
2018	18,528,081	210,187
2019	19,025,752	213,392
2020	19,533,888	217,435
2021	20,047,258	221,961
2022	20,568,728	226,305
2023	21,104,482	230,871
2024	21,655,286	235,536

Fertility rates in Malawi and Sao Tome and Principe

Fertility rate

Malawi

Sao Tome and Principe

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Malawi	Sao Tome
1960	7.04	6.24
1961	7.07	6.26
1962	7.1	6.28
1963	7.13	6.31
1964	7.11	6.33
1965	7.13	6.35
1966	7.17	6.37
1967	7.21	6.39
1968	7.26	6.42
1969	7.27	6.44
1970	7.3	6.47
1971	7.31	6.49
1972	7.33	6.51
1973	7.34	6.53
1974	7.34	6.53
1975	7.36	6.53
1976	7.39	6.52
1977	7.41	6.5
1978	7.43	6.47
1979	7.47	6.43
1980	7.52	6.39
1981	7.49	6.33
1982	7.45	6.28
1983	7.36	6.22
1984	7.27	6.16
1985	7.17	6.1
1986	7.07	6.05
1987	6.97	5.99
1988	6.88	5.94
1989	6.8	5.88
1990	6.74	5.83
1991	6.68	5.77
1992	6.63	5.7
1993	6.57	5.64
1994	6.49	5.56
1995	6.39	5.55
1996	6.29	5.47
1997	6.23	5.4
1998	6.21	5.3
1999	6.12	5.23
2000	6	5.16
2001	5.94	5.1
2002	5.9	5.06
2003	5.88	5.01
2004	5.86	4.96
2005	5.85	4.94
2006	5.8	4.93
2007	5.72	4.96
2008	5.61	4.91
2009	5.45	4.84
2010	5.26	4.77
2011	5.08	4.72
2012	4.9	4.66
2013	4.76	4.58
2014	4.57	4.49
2015	4.38	4.35
2016	4.22	4.2
2017	4.11	4.07
2018	4.02	3.98
2019	3.95	3.9
2020	3.88	3.83
2021	3.79	3.76
2022	3.72	3.7
2023	3.65	3.64

Malawi and Sao Tome and Principe demographics compared

Median age

Malawi

Sao Tome and Principe

Table

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

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