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Maldives vs Sao Tome and Principe statistics compared

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Maldives has a population of 528K (ranked 168/197), compared with 236K in Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 176/197). Maldives' land area is 115.1 sq mi versus 371 sq mi for Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 188th vs. 172nd).

By GDP, Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B) and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189/197 ($764M). By GDP per capita, Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216), while Sao Tome and Principe ranks 138/197 ($3,245).

Main facts and rankings

Maldives Sao Tome
Population
531152
244055
Population rank 168/197 176/197
GDP
$6.98B
2024
$764M
2024
GDP rank 160/197 189/197
GDP per capita
$13,216
2024
$3,245
2024
GDP per capita rank 77/197 138/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$26,543
2024
$6,230
2024
Government debt
$9.34B
2024
$332M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
140.8%
2025
37.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$17,702
2024
$1,410
2024
Government debt per person rank 33/185 133/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$10,769
2025
$2,715
2025
Land area
115.1 sq mi
2025
371 sq mi
2025
Population density
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
635 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.58
2023
3.64
2023
Median age
32.9 years
2024
20.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
70.1 years
2025

Maldives and Sao Tome and Principe: Comparison Charts

Maldives and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP
Maldives

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP
Maldives Sao Tome
1970 $19,328,038 $37,211,826
1971 $21,566,404 $37,288,845
1972 $25,177,138 $41,430,257
1973 $30,862,042 $56,011,245
1974 $39,120,171 $57,817,591
1975 $24,540,878 $60,101,710
1976 $22,399,467 $52,039,421
1977 $20,853,789 $49,207,692
1978 $24,369,109 $55,044,563
1979 $38,523,364 $65,755,928
1980 $42,463,576 $81,662,231
1981 $44,781,457 $83,499,264
1982 $47,911,340 $80,307,763
1983 $57,829,787 $75,110,289
1984 $109,503,546 $78,213,796
1985 $127,190,758 $82,733,069
1986 $141,882,254 $115,928,907
1987 $141,223,029 $115,952,925
1988 $168,514,513 $99,000,764
1989 $189,514,434 $98,545,367
1990 $215,043,970 $119,297,933
1991 $244,396,762 $107,484,143
1992 $284,875,809 $94,861,781
1993 $322,417,837 $125,742,229
1994 $356,014,932 $131,338,415
1995 $398,988,955 $103,695,237
1996 $450,382,328 $135,188,166
1997 $508,223,602 $91,920,274
1998 $540,096,398 $72,285,404
1999 $589,239,754 $77,302,212
2000 $624,337,145 $76,198,395
2001 $870,031,677 $75,951,133
2002 $897,031,250 $85,171,074
2003 $1,052,121,055 $102,085,769
2004 $1,226,829,563 $114,582,284
2005 $1,163,362,438 $136,450,662
2006 $1,575,200,391 $142,775,104
2007 $1,868,383,461 $149,146,919
2008 $2,271,646,188 $188,021,165
2009 $2,345,294,875 $200,668,065
2010 $2,588,176,055 $190,021,192
2011 $2,774,350,240 $226,455,001
2012 $2,886,163,997 $229,371,348
2013 $3,295,009,238 $267,041,748
2014 $3,697,353,039 $293,119,143
2015 $4,129,505,319 $259,999,643
2016 $4,409,942,624 $292,267,272
2017 $4,816,426,257 $322,002,845
2018 $5,404,344,163 $383,717,328
2019 $5,726,094,799 $412,976,083
2020 $3,712,604,583 $471,229,485
2021 $5,252,457,370 $524,402,456
2022 $6,177,118,114 $540,809,499
2023 $6,590,894,302 $678,976,265
2024 $6,975,146,349 $764,274,043

Maldives and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP per capita
Maldives

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP per capita
Maldives Sao Tome
1970 $156.9 $479
1971 $169.8 $470
1972 $192.2 $511
1973 $228.7 $676
1974 $281.5 $683
1975 $171.4 $693
1976 $151.8 $585
1977 $137.3 $539
1978 $156.1 $587
1979 $240.2 $683
1980 $257.6 $829
1981 $264.1 $830
1982 $274.8 $783
1983 $323 $720
1984 $594 $735
1985 $669 $761
1986 $720 $1,043
1987 $692 $1,018
1988 $799 $847
1989 $870 $821
1990 $957 $970
1991 $1,054 $855
1992 $1,194 $740
1993 $1,317 $964
1994 $1,419 $990
1995 $1,555 $769
1996 $1,717 $987
1997 $1,898 $662
1998 $1,980 $514
1999 $2,124 $543
2000 $2,214 $529
2001 $3,034 $519
2002 $3,076 $568
2003 $3,549 $664
2004 $4,070 $727
2005 $3,797 $844
2006 $5,019 $862
2007 $5,758 $879
2008 $6,757 $1,082
2009 $6,734 $1,128
2010 $7,174 $1,045
2011 $7,425 $1,220
2012 $7,461 $1,211
2013 $8,236 $1,383
2014 $8,939 $1,490
2015 $9,645 $1,298
2016 $9,948 $1,435
2017 $10,510 $1,556
2018 $11,423 $1,826
2019 $11,740 $1,935
2020 $7,394 $2,167
2021 $10,176 $2,363
2022 $11,786 $2,390
2023 $12,530 $2,941
2024 $13,216 $3,245

Maldives vs. Sao Tome and Principe life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Maldives

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Life expectancy, years
Maldives Sao Tome
1950 36.5 39.1
1951 37.1 39.1
1952 37 39.1
1953 36.9 39.1
1954 36.9 39.2
1955 37 39.3
1956 37.1 39.5
1957 37.3 40.1
1958 37.6 41
1959 37.9 42.1
1960 38.2 43.6
1961 38.6 45.2
1962 39.1 46.8
1963 39.6 48.4
1964 40.2 49.7
1965 40.8 51.1
1966 41.4 52.3
1967 42.1 53.4
1968 42.9 54.5
1969 43.7 55.4
1970 44.5 56.3
1971 45.5 57
1972 46.4 57.4
1973 47.5 57.9
1974 48.5 58.3
1975 49.6 58.6
1976 50.8 58.8
1977 51.8 59
1978 50.4 59.1
1979 53.9 59.3
1980 54.8 59.4
1981 55.7 59.4
1982 56.6 59.5
1983 57.5 59.7
1984 58.3 59.9
1985 59.2 60.1
1986 60 57.6
1987 60.8 60.7
1988 61.6 60.8
1989 62.4 59.7
1990 63.1 60.7
1991 63.9 60.8
1992 64.7 60.7
1993 65.4 60.6
1994 66.2 60.6
1995 67 60.5
1996 67.7 60.6
1997 68.5 60.6
1998 69.3 60.8
1999 70.2 61
2000 70.9 61.2
2001 71.7 61.5
2002 72.4 61.8
2003 73.3 62.2
2004 73 62.6
2005 74.8 62.4
2006 75.3 63
2007 75.7 63.3
2008 76 63.4
2009 76.4 63.7
2010 76.8 63.9
2011 77.1 64.1
2012 77.5 64.5
2013 77.8 64.9
2014 78.2 65.5
2015 78.6 66
2016 78.9 66.6
2017 79.2 67.1
2018 79.4 67.6
2019 79.7 68
2020 78.7 68
2021 78.1 68
2022 80.8 69.2
2023 81 69.7
2024 81.3 69.9
2025 81.5 70.1

Maldives and Sao Tome and Principe population clocks and comparison

Population
Maldives

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Population
Maldives Sao Tome
1960 91,189 68,012
1961 93,450 68,707
1962 95,802 69,403
1963 98,222 70,112
1964 100,662 70,865
1965 104,102 71,680
1966 108,507 72,576
1967 112,528 73,596
1968 116,075 74,765
1969 119,564 76,083
1970 123,219 77,626
1971 127,035 79,330
1972 130,968 81,041
1973 134,952 82,798
1974 138,978 84,672
1975 143,158 86,708
1976 147,525 88,922
1977 151,930 91,301
1978 156,159 93,794
1979 160,360 96,252
1980 164,835 98,544
1981 169,532 100,615
1982 174,333 102,508
1983 179,128 104,380
1984 184,198 106,394
1985 190,169 108,658
1986 196,935 111,150
1987 203,944 113,919
1988 210,885 116,939
1989 217,738 119,979
1990 224,762 122,980
1991 231,802 125,697
1992 238,543 128,110
1993 244,884 130,467
1994 250,822 132,732
1995 256,649 134,895
1996 262,347 136,962
1997 267,707 138,922
1998 272,723 140,751
1999 277,412 142,442
2000 282,019 144,018
2001 286,767 146,375
2002 291,616 149,922
2003 296,491 153,814
2004 301,413 157,705
2005 306,429 161,639
2006 313,851 165,638
2007 324,479 169,700
2008 336,170 173,793
2009 348,275 177,853
2010 360,792 181,802
2011 373,674 185,649
2012 386,818 189,439
2013 400,070 193,148
2014 413,617 196,767
2015 428,154 200,291
2016 443,308 203,689
2017 458,287 206,970
2018 473,099 210,187
2019 487,731 213,392
2020 502,118 217,435
2021 516,154 221,961
2022 524,106 226,305
2023 525,994 230,871
2024 527,799 235,536

Fertility rates in Maldives and Sao Tome and Principe

Fertility rate
Maldives

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Fertility rate
Maldives Sao Tome
1960 6.71 6.24
1961 6.79 6.26
1962 6.89 6.28
1963 6.94 6.31
1964 7 6.33
1965 7.07 6.35
1966 7.15 6.37
1967 7.23 6.39
1968 7.28 6.42
1969 7.33 6.44
1970 7.39 6.47
1971 7.38 6.49
1972 7.37 6.51
1973 7.4 6.53
1974 7.38 6.53
1975 7.32 6.53
1976 7.29 6.52
1977 7.27 6.5
1978 7.23 6.47
1979 7.23 6.43
1980 7.23 6.39
1981 7.19 6.33
1982 7.15 6.28
1983 7.09 6.22
1984 7.03 6.16
1985 6.94 6.1
1986 6.85 6.05
1987 6.73 5.99
1988 6.58 5.94
1989 6.39 5.88
1990 6.13 5.83
1991 5.8 5.77
1992 5.44 5.7
1993 5.06 5.64
1994 4.69 5.56
1995 4.29 5.55
1996 3.86 5.47
1997 3.48 5.4
1998 3.17 5.3
1999 2.9 5.23
2000 2.69 5.16
2001 2.53 5.1
2002 2.42 5.06
2003 2.34 5.01
2004 2.26 4.96
2005 2.2 4.94
2006 2.2 4.93
2007 2.29 4.96
2008 2.37 4.91
2009 2.39 4.84
2010 2.35 4.77
2011 2.31 4.72
2012 2.25 4.66
2013 2.17 4.58
2014 2.09 4.49
2015 2 4.35
2016 1.9 4.2
2017 1.8 4.07
2018 1.71 3.98
2019 1.64 3.9
2020 1.61 3.83
2021 1.6 3.76
2022 1.58 3.7
2023 1.58 3.64

Maldives and Sao Tome and Principe demographics compared

Median age
Maldives

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Median age, years
Maldives Sao Tome
1960 20.6 24.2
1961 20.6 24.3
1962 20.6 24.1
1963 20.6 23.5
1964 20.5 22.4
1965 19.9 21
1966 18.9 19.5
1967 18.2 18.5
1968 17.8 17.7
1969 17.6 17.2
1970 17.4 16.9
1971 17.3 16.9
1972 17.2 17
1973 17.2 17
1974 17.2 17.1
1975 17.1 17.1
1976 17 17.1
1977 17 17.2
1978 17 17.2
1979 16.9 17.3
1980 16.8 17.3
1981 16.8 17.4
1982 16.9 17.4
1983 16.9 17.4
1984 17 17.4
1985 17 17.4
1986 16.9 17.4
1987 16.7 17.4
1988 16.6 17.4
1989 16.5 17.4
1990 16.4 17.4
1991 16.4 17.3
1992 16.4 17.3
1993 16.5 17.2
1994 16.7 17.2
1995 16.9 17.3
1996 17.3 17.3
1997 17.6 17.4
1998 18 17.5
1999 18.4 17.7
2000 18.9 17.9
2001 19.3 18
2002 19.8 18.1
2003 20.3 18.3
2004 20.9 18.4
2005 21.5 18.5
2006 22.1 18.6
2007 22.7 18.7
2008 23.2 18.7
2009 23.8 18.7
2010 24.4 18.8
2011 25.1 18.9
2012 25.8 18.9
2013 26.5 18.9
2014 27.1 18.9
2015 27.6 19
2016 28 19
2017 28.5 19.1
2018 29 19.3
2019 29.5 19.4
2020 30.1 19.5
2021 30.7 19.7
2022 31.4 19.9
2023 32.1 20.1
2024 32.9 20.3

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Finance

Maldives Sao Tome
GNI, Atlas method
$6.15B
2024
$653M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
47.3%
2025
24.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.17%
2023
5.03%
2023
Armed forces personnel
5,000
2000
1,000
1999
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-15.2%
2025
+2.56%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.56%
2019
8.81%
2017
Services, % of GDP
73.8%
2024
76.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.02%
2024
2.91%
2024
Economic freedom index
48.3
2025
60.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.3%
2019
32.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
3.8%
2019
2.6%
2017
Total reserves including gold
$674M
2024
$46.2M
2023
Personal remittances received
$5.65M
2024
$10M
2024
International tourist arrivals
555,000
2020
33,400
2018
International tourism as share of exports
78.9%
2020
73.2%
2018
Banked people share
79.5%
2017
n/a

Energy

Maldives Sao Tome
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
921 kg
2007
259.3 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.9
2007
$10.2
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.88 megatons
2023
0.21 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.47 tons
2023
0.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
1.2%
2022
42.5%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
5.82%
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

Maldives Sao Tome
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,421
2024
-604
2024
Urban population
42.4%
2024
77%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.51 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.06 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
61.8
2025
32.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
45
2024
Higher education index
4
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
0.6
2019
3.23
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1.6
2019
27.9
2019
Visa free countries
101
2025
71
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.9%
2021
93.8%
2022
English speaking
70%
2025
4.9%
2025
People using the Internet
84.7%
2023
61.5%
2023

Health

Maldives Sao Tome
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,151
2022
$180.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$201.9
2022
$21.6
2022
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
70.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.85%
2022
30.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.16
2019
0.49
2019
Age at first childbirth
23.2 years
2025
19.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
32
2023
75
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.7
2023
13.9
2023
Obesity rate
17.9%
2022
17.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.5%
2024
12.1%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
24
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
26.3%
2022
7.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.49 liters
2020
4.79 liters
2020

Territory

Maldives Sao Tome
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.0006%
2025
Land area per capita
218 sq mi
2024
1,574 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
22.8 sq mi
2025
166 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3.17 sq mi
2025
193.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
57.8 mi
2018
808 mi
2018

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