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Mexico vs Sao Tome and Principe statistics compared

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Mexico has a population of 131M (ranked 11/197), compared with 236K in Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 176/197). Mexico's land area is 750,563 sq mi versus 371 sq mi for Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 13th vs. 172nd).

By GDP, Mexico ranks 12/197 ($1.85T) and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189/197 ($764M). By GDP per capita, Mexico ranks 71/197 ($14,158), while Sao Tome and Principe ranks 138/197 ($3,245).

Main facts and rankings

Mexico Sao Tome
Population
132790957
244055
Population rank 11/197 176/197
GDP
$1.85T
2024
$764M
2024
GDP rank 12/197 189/197
GDP per capita
$14,158
2024
$3,245
2024
GDP per capita rank 71/197 138/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$25,688
2024
$6,230
2024
Government debt
$1.08T
2024
$332M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
60.7%
2025
37.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$8,272
2024
$1,410
2024
Government debt per person rank 64/185 133/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$9,601
2025
$2,715
2025
Land area
750,563 sq mi
2025
371 sq mi
2025
Population density
174.4 ppl/mi²
2024
635 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.91
2023
3.64
2023
Median age
30.3 years
2024
20.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.4 years
2025
70.1 years
2025

Mexico and Sao Tome and Principe: Comparison Charts

Mexico and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP
Mexico

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP
Mexico Sao Tome
1960 $13,040,000,000 -
1961 $14,160,000,000 -
1962 $15,200,000,000 -
1963 $16,960,000,000 -
1964 $20,080,000,000 -
1965 $21,840,000,000 -
1966 $24,320,000,000 -
1967 $26,560,000,000 -
1968 $29,360,000,000 -
1969 $32,480,000,000 -
1970 $35,520,000,000 $37,211,826
1971 $39,200,000,000 $37,288,845
1972 $45,200,000,000 $41,430,257
1973 $55,280,000,000 $56,011,245
1974 $72,000,000,000 $57,817,591
1975 $88,000,000,000 $60,101,710
1976 $88,875,923,765 $52,039,421
1977 $81,912,018,784 $49,207,692
1978 $102,648,570,299 $55,044,563
1979 $134,531,900,899 $65,755,928
1980 $205,577,055,466 $81,662,231
1981 $263,797,827,860 $83,499,264
1982 $184,602,611,610 $80,307,763
1983 $156,167,000,433 $75,110,289
1984 $184,230,754,105 $78,213,796
1985 $195,241,069,482 $82,733,069
1986 $134,556,034,673 $115,928,907
1987 $147,542,558,209 $115,952,925
1988 $181,611,150,497 $99,000,764
1989 $221,403,098,267 $98,545,367
1990 $261,253,675,693 $119,297,933
1991 $313,139,656,146 $107,484,143
1992 $363,157,832,924 $94,861,781
1993 $530,160,763,663 $125,742,229
1994 $553,618,247,901 $131,338,415
1995 $380,157,469,867 $103,695,237
1996 $432,157,945,024 $135,188,166
1997 $523,449,530,464 $91,920,274
1998 $557,461,102,631 $72,285,404
1999 $631,249,359,702 $77,302,212
2000 $742,061,329,749 $76,198,395
2001 $796,064,590,549 $75,951,133
2002 $810,666,116,402 $85,171,074
2003 $765,549,967,889 $102,085,769
2004 $819,459,227,375 $114,582,284
2005 $917,571,853,529 $136,450,662
2006 $1,020,265,057,882 $142,775,104
2007 $1,102,355,554,880 $149,146,919
2008 $1,161,553,459,985 $188,021,165
2009 $943,437,415,025 $200,668,065
2010 $1,105,424,238,573 $190,021,192
2011 $1,229,013,703,578 $226,455,001
2012 $1,255,110,424,666 $229,371,348
2013 $1,327,436,290,439 $267,041,748
2014 $1,364,507,717,765 $293,119,143
2015 $1,213,294,467,780 $259,999,643
2016 $1,112,233,497,453 $292,267,272
2017 $1,190,721,475,906 $322,002,845
2018 $1,256,300,182,776 $383,717,328
2019 $1,304,106,203,902 $412,976,083
2020 $1,121,064,767,402 $471,229,485
2021 $1,316,569,466,735 $524,402,456
2022 $1,466,464,899,304 $540,809,499
2023 $1,793,798,859,343 $678,976,265
2024 $1,852,722,885,258 $764,274,043

Mexico and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP per capita
Mexico

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP per capita
Mexico Sao Tome
1960 $355 -
1961 $374 -
1962 $388 -
1963 $420 -
1964 $481 -
1965 $506 -
1966 $545 -
1967 $576 -
1968 $616 -
1969 $660 -
1970 $699 $479
1971 $748 $470
1972 $837 $511
1973 $993 $676
1974 $1,256 $683
1975 $1,492 $693
1976 $1,465 $585
1977 $1,315 $539
1978 $1,604 $587
1979 $2,049 $683
1980 $3,055 $829
1981 $3,829 $830
1982 $2,621 $783
1983 $2,170 $720
1984 $2,506 $735
1985 $2,602 $761
1986 $1,757 $1,043
1987 $1,888 $1,018
1988 $2,279 $847
1989 $2,725 $821
1990 $3,154 $970
1991 $3,709 $855
1992 $4,221 $740
1993 $6,048 $964
1994 $6,202 $990
1995 $4,184 $769
1996 $4,674 $987
1997 $5,567 $662
1998 $5,833 $514
1999 $6,500 $543
2000 $7,524 $529
2001 $7,953 $519
2002 $7,983 $568
2003 $7,434 $664
2004 $7,850 $727
2005 $8,672 $844
2006 $9,513 $862
2007 $10,134 $879
2008 $10,524 $1,082
2009 $8,424 $1,128
2010 $9,729 $1,045
2011 $10,664 $1,220
2012 $10,744 $1,211
2013 $11,217 $1,383
2014 $11,391 $1,490
2015 $10,021 $1,298
2016 $9,098 $1,435
2017 $9,649 $1,556
2018 $10,085 $1,826
2019 $10,370 $1,935
2020 $8,841 $2,167
2021 $10,314 $2,363
2022 $11,402 $2,390
2023 $13,826 $2,941
2024 $14,158 $3,245

Mexico vs. Sao Tome and Principe life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Mexico

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Life expectancy, years
Mexico Sao Tome
1950 43.8 39.1
1951 44.8 39.1
1952 45.7 39.1
1953 47 39.1
1954 48.3 39.2
1955 49.6 39.3
1956 50.4 39.5
1957 51.1 40.1
1958 51.8 41
1959 52.7 42.1
1960 53.6 43.6
1961 54.4 45.2
1962 55.1 46.8
1963 55.5 48.4
1964 55.9 49.7
1965 56.7 51.1
1966 57.4 52.3
1967 58 53.4
1968 58.2 54.5
1969 58.4 55.4
1970 58.9 56.3
1971 59.4 57
1972 60.1 57.4
1973 60.5 57.9
1974 61.2 58.3
1975 61.9 58.6
1976 62.5 58.8
1977 63 59
1978 63.4 59.1
1979 63.9 59.3
1980 64.3 59.4
1981 64.7 59.4
1982 65.3 59.5
1983 65.8 59.7
1984 66.2 59.9
1985 66.8 60.1
1986 67.4 57.6
1987 67.9 60.7
1988 68.3 60.8
1989 68.6 59.7
1990 69 60.7
1991 69.4 60.8
1992 69.7 60.7
1993 70 60.6
1994 70.3 60.6
1995 70.7 60.5
1996 71.1 60.6
1997 71.5 60.6
1998 71.8 60.8
1999 72.2 61
2000 72.6 61.2
2001 72.9 61.5
2002 73.1 61.8
2003 73.3 62.2
2004 73.4 62.6
2005 73.6 62.4
2006 73.7 63
2007 73.8 63.3
2008 73.7 63.4
2009 73.6 63.7
2010 73.7 63.9
2011 73.9 64.1
2012 74.1 64.5
2013 74.3 64.9
2014 74.4 65.5
2015 74.4 66
2016 74.4 66.6
2017 74.3 67.1
2018 74.3 67.6
2019 74.5 68
2020 70.4 68
2021 69.7 68
2022 74 69.2
2023 75.1 69.7
2024 75.3 69.9
2025 75.4 70.1

Mexico and Sao Tome and Principe population clocks and comparison

Population
Mexico

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Population
Mexico Sao Tome
1960 36,724,615 68,012
1961 37,890,118 68,707
1962 39,129,200 69,403
1963 40,424,065 70,112
1964 41,772,049 70,865
1965 43,174,477 71,680
1966 44,629,106 72,576
1967 46,129,608 73,596
1968 47,668,303 74,765
1969 49,233,194 76,083
1970 50,814,953 77,626
1971 52,412,558 79,330
1972 54,030,168 81,041
1973 55,667,284 82,798
1974 57,320,149 84,672
1975 58,982,400 86,708
1976 60,645,512 88,922
1977 62,308,493 91,301
1978 63,979,046 93,794
1979 65,648,865 96,252
1980 67,300,334 98,544
1981 68,892,108 100,615
1982 70,433,260 102,508
1983 71,971,240 104,380
1984 73,506,846 106,394
1985 75,043,414 108,658
1986 76,585,637 111,150
1987 78,136,651 113,919
1988 79,695,531 116,939
1989 81,247,182 119,979
1990 82,820,170 122,980
1991 84,430,572 125,697
1992 86,044,809 128,110
1993 87,653,807 130,467
1994 89,259,205 132,732
1995 90,862,455 134,895
1996 92,452,702 136,962
1997 94,021,207 138,922
1998 95,575,245 140,751
1999 97,115,707 142,442
2000 98,625,552 144,018
2001 100,099,099 146,375
2002 101,548,624 149,922
2003 102,978,515 153,814
2004 104,394,131 157,705
2005 105,811,504 161,639
2006 107,253,666 165,638
2007 108,774,360 169,700
2008 110,374,288 173,793
2009 111,999,721 177,853
2010 113,623,895 181,802
2011 115,243,504 185,649
2012 116,818,208 189,439
2013 118,343,573 193,148
2014 119,784,261 196,767
2015 121,072,306 200,291
2016 122,251,351 203,689
2017 123,400,057 206,970
2018 124,573,711 210,187
2019 125,762,982 213,392
2020 126,799,054 217,435
2021 127,648,148 221,961
2022 128,613,117 226,305
2023 129,739,759 230,871
2024 130,861,007 235,536

Fertility rates in Mexico and Sao Tome and Principe

Fertility rate
Mexico

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Fertility rate
Mexico Sao Tome
1960 6.76 6.24
1961 6.78 6.26
1962 6.8 6.28
1963 6.82 6.31
1964 6.83 6.33
1965 6.82 6.35
1966 6.79 6.37
1967 6.75 6.39
1968 6.71 6.42
1969 6.63 6.44
1970 6.53 6.47
1971 6.42 6.49
1972 6.28 6.51
1973 6.12 6.53
1974 5.95 6.53
1975 5.74 6.53
1976 5.54 6.52
1977 5.36 6.5
1978 5.2 6.47
1979 4.96 6.43
1980 4.74 6.39
1981 4.57 6.33
1982 4.43 6.28
1983 4.3 6.22
1984 4.18 6.16
1985 4.09 6.1
1986 3.97 6.05
1987 3.8 5.99
1988 3.64 5.94
1989 3.53 5.88
1990 3.44 5.83
1991 3.36 5.77
1992 3.29 5.7
1993 3.21 5.64
1994 3.13 5.56
1995 3.04 5.55
1996 2.96 5.47
1997 2.89 5.4
1998 2.82 5.3
1999 2.76 5.23
2000 2.71 5.16
2001 2.67 5.1
2002 2.63 5.06
2003 2.58 5.01
2004 2.54 4.96
2005 2.5 4.94
2006 2.46 4.93
2007 2.42 4.96
2008 2.39 4.91
2009 2.36 4.84
2010 2.34 4.77
2011 2.32 4.72
2012 2.29 4.66
2013 2.27 4.58
2014 2.21 4.49
2015 2.14 4.35
2016 2.09 4.2
2017 2.04 4.07
2018 2.03 3.98
2019 2.02 3.9
2020 1.99 3.83
2021 1.97 3.76
2022 1.94 3.7
2023 1.91 3.64

Mexico and Sao Tome and Principe demographics compared

Median age
Mexico

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Median age, years
Mexico Sao Tome
1960 16.6 24.2
1961 16.5 24.3
1962 16.4 24.1
1963 16.3 23.5
1964 16.3 22.4
1965 16.2 21
1966 16.2 19.5
1967 16.1 18.5
1968 16.1 17.7
1969 16.1 17.2
1970 16.1 16.9
1971 16 16.9
1972 16 17
1973 16.1 17
1974 16.1 17.1
1975 16.2 17.1
1976 16.2 17.1
1977 16.4 17.2
1978 16.5 17.2
1979 16.6 17.3
1980 16.8 17.3
1981 17.1 17.4
1982 17.4 17.4
1983 17.7 17.4
1984 18 17.4
1985 18.3 17.4
1986 18.6 17.4
1987 18.9 17.4
1988 19.2 17.4
1989 19.4 17.4
1990 19.7 17.4
1991 20 17.3
1992 20.4 17.3
1993 20.7 17.2
1994 21 17.2
1995 21.4 17.3
1996 21.7 17.3
1997 22 17.4
1998 22.2 17.5
1999 22.5 17.7
2000 22.8 17.9
2001 23.1 18
2002 23.5 18.1
2003 23.8 18.3
2004 24.1 18.4
2005 24.4 18.5
2006 24.7 18.6
2007 25 18.7
2008 25.3 18.7
2009 25.6 18.7
2010 25.8 18.8
2011 26.1 18.9
2012 26.4 18.9
2013 26.7 18.9
2014 27 18.9
2015 27.3 19
2016 27.6 19
2017 28 19.1
2018 28.3 19.3
2019 28.6 19.4
2020 29 19.5
2021 29.2 19.7
2022 29.5 19.9
2023 29.9 20.1
2024 30.3 20.3

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Finance

Mexico Sao Tome
GNI, Atlas method
$1.67T
2024
$653M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29%
2025
24.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.07%
2022
5.03%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.66%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
341,000
2020
1,000
1999
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.02%
2025
+2.56%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.62%
2024
8.81%
2017
Services, % of GDP
58.2%
2024
76.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
31.6%
2024
2.91%
2024
Economic freedom index
61.3
2025
60.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
34.4%
2022
32.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2022
2.6%
2017
Number of millionaires
331,538
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
0.38%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
22
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00003%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
129
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$418B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$232B
2024
$46.2M
2023
Personal remittances received
$67.6B
2024
$10M
2024
International tourist arrivals
51,128,000
2020
33,400
2018
International tourism as share of exports
2.57%
2020
73.2%
2018
Banked people share
53%
2024
n/a

Energy

Mexico Sao Tome
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,560 kg
2023
259.3 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.9
2023
$10.2
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
487 megatons
2023
0.21 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.75 tons
2023
0.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
88.7%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
13%
2021
42.5%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
5.94%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
21.6%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
2,609 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
24.4%
2021
6.06%
2021
Hydroelectric share
5.45%
2023
5.85%
2021
Nuclear share
3.24%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.7%
2023
81.3%
2023

Society

Mexico Sao Tome
% of world population
1.61%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
-104,581
2024
-604
2024
Urban population
81.9%
2024
77%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.18 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
48.2
2025
32.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
26
2024
45
2024
Higher education index
88
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
24.9
2023
3.23
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
12.8
2019
27.9
2019
Visa free countries
153
2025
71
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.8%
2024
93.8%
2022
English speaking
13%
2023
4.9%
2025
People using the Internet
81.2%
2023
61.5%
2023

Health

Mexico Sao Tome
Government health expenditure per capita
$651
2022
$180.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$254.5
2022
$21.6
2022
Life expectancy
75.4 years
2025
70.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
30.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.56
2021
0.49
2019
Age at first childbirth
21.3 years
2025
19.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
42
2023
75
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
12.5
2023
13.9
2023
Obesity rate
36.9%
2022
17.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
16.4%
2024
12.1%
2024
Air quality index
49
2025
24
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
14.9%
2022
7.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.79 liters
2020
4.79 liters
2020

Territory

Mexico Sao Tome
% of world land
1.31%
2025
0.0006%
2025
Land area per capita
5,736 sq mi
2024
1,574 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
380,486 sq mi
2025
166 sq mi
2025
Forest area
252,159 sq mi
2025
193.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
519,841 mi
2023
808 mi
2018

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