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Moldova vs Sao Tome and Principe statistics compared

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Moldova has a population of 2.39M (ranked 144/197), compared with 236K in Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 176/197). Moldova's land area is 12,714 sq mi versus 371 sq mi for Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 135th vs. 172nd).

By GDP, Moldova ranks 134/197 ($18.2B) and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189/197 ($764M). By GDP per capita, Moldova ranks 99/197 ($7,618), while Sao Tome and Principe ranks 138/197 ($3,245).

Main facts and rankings

Moldova Sao Tome
Population
2358679
244055
Population rank 145/197 176/197
GDP
$18.2B
2024
$764M
2024
GDP rank 134/197 189/197
GDP per capita
$7,618
2024
$3,245
2024
GDP per capita rank 99/197 138/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$18,717
2024
$6,230
2024
Government debt
$6.94B
2024
$332M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
36.3%
2025
37.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,905
2024
$1,410
2024
Government debt per person rank 103/185 133/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,214
2025
$2,715
2025
Land area
12,714 sq mi
2025
371 sq mi
2025
Population density
187.9 ppl/mi²
2024
635 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.73
2023
3.64
2023
Median age
39.1 years
2024
20.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
71.5 years
2025
70.1 years
2025

Moldova and Sao Tome and Principe: Comparison Charts

Moldova and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP
Moldova

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP
Moldova 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 - $81,662,231
1981 - $83,499,264
1982 - $80,307,763
1983 - $75,110,289
1984 - $78,213,796
1985 - $82,733,069
1986 - $115,928,907
1987 - $115,952,925
1988 - $99,000,764
1989 - $98,545,367
1990 $3,592,857,043 $119,297,933
1991 $3,094,565,871 $107,484,143
1992 $2,319,243,436 $94,861,781
1993 $2,371,813,324 $125,742,229
1994 $1,702,314,268 $131,338,415
1995 $1,752,999,370 $103,695,237
1996 $1,695,122,174 $135,188,166
1997 $1,930,081,169 $91,920,274
1998 $1,698,717,505 $72,285,404
1999 $1,170,782,957 $77,302,212
2000 $1,288,429,392 $76,198,395
2001 $1,480,673,594 $75,951,133
2002 $1,661,818,168 $85,171,074
2003 $1,980,907,435 $102,085,769
2004 $2,598,249,556 $114,582,284
2005 $2,988,342,907 $136,450,662
2006 $3,408,255,451 $142,775,104
2007 $4,401,173,152 $149,146,919
2008 $6,054,824,248 $188,021,165
2009 $5,439,434,272 $200,668,065
2010 $6,974,982,370 $190,021,192
2011 $8,414,352,020 $226,455,001
2012 $8,709,138,635 $229,371,348
2013 $9,496,717,876 $267,041,748
2014 $9,402,090,138 $293,119,143
2015 $7,797,667,197 $259,999,643
2016 $7,980,917,076 $292,267,272
2017 $9,514,404,016 $322,002,845
2018 $11,252,353,421 $383,717,328
2019 $11,736,797,055 $412,976,083
2020 $11,530,746,234 $471,229,485
2021 $13,691,869,264 $524,402,456
2022 $14,525,337,524 $540,809,499
2023 $16,711,906,746 $678,976,265
2024 $18,200,340,854 $764,274,043

Moldova and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP per capita
Moldova

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP per capita
Moldova Sao Tome
1970 - $479
1971 - $470
1972 - $511
1973 - $676
1974 - $683
1975 - $693
1976 - $585
1977 - $539
1978 - $587
1979 - $683
1980 - $829
1981 - $830
1982 - $783
1983 - $720
1984 - $735
1985 - $761
1986 - $1,043
1987 - $1,018
1988 - $847
1989 - $821
1990 $1,207 $970
1991 $1,038 $855
1992 $778 $740
1993 $797 $964
1994 $574 $990
1995 $594 $769
1996 $575 $987
1997 $657 $662
1998 $579 $514
1999 $399 $543
2000 $441 $529
2001 $507 $519
2002 $571 $568
2003 $682 $664
2004 $897 $727
2005 $1,034 $844
2006 $1,183 $862
2007 $1,531 $879
2008 $2,111 $1,082
2009 $1,898 $1,128
2010 $2,437 $1,045
2011 $2,941 $1,220
2012 $3,045 $1,211
2013 $3,321 $1,383
2014 $3,290 $1,490
2015 $2,750 $1,298
2016 $2,847 $1,435
2017 $3,453 $1,556
2018 $4,156 $1,826
2019 $4,405 $1,935
2020 $4,376 $2,167
2021 $5,275 $2,363
2022 $5,744 $2,390
2023 $6,800 $2,941
2024 $7,618 $3,245

Moldova vs. Sao Tome and Principe life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Moldova

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Life expectancy, years
Moldova Sao Tome
1950 54 39.1
1951 54.5 39.1
1952 55.1 39.1
1953 55.7 39.1
1954 56.3 39.2
1955 56.9 39.3
1956 57.4 39.5
1957 58 40.1
1958 58.5 41
1959 59 42.1
1960 59.4 43.6
1961 59.9 45.2
1962 60.3 46.8
1963 60.6 48.4
1964 61 49.7
1965 61.3 51.1
1966 61.6 52.3
1967 61.8 53.4
1968 62 54.5
1969 62.2 55.4
1970 62.4 56.3
1971 62.7 57
1972 62.9 57.4
1973 63.2 57.9
1974 63.4 58.3
1975 63.7 58.6
1976 64 58.8
1977 64.2 59
1978 64.5 59.1
1979 64.8 59.3
1980 65.2 59.4
1981 65.6 59.4
1982 65.9 59.5
1983 66.1 59.7
1984 66.4 59.9
1985 66.9 60.1
1986 67.4 57.6
1987 67.9 60.7
1988 68.2 60.8
1989 68.2 59.7
1990 67.9 60.7
1991 67.6 60.8
1992 66.7 60.7
1993 66.7 60.6
1994 66.3 60.6
1995 66.2 60.5
1996 66.2 60.6
1997 66.5 60.6
1998 66.8 60.8
1999 67.2 61
2000 67.5 61.2
2001 67.7 61.5
2002 67.8 61.8
2003 67.9 62.2
2004 68 62.6
2005 68.2 62.4
2006 68.4 63
2007 68.7 63.3
2008 69 63.4
2009 69.4 63.7
2010 69.9 63.9
2011 70.2 64.1
2012 70.3 64.5
2013 70.3 64.9
2014 70.2 65.5
2015 70.1 66
2016 70.2 66.6
2017 70.4 67.1
2018 70.2 67.6
2019 70.2 68
2020 69.9 68
2021 69 68
2022 71.5 69.2
2023 71.2 69.7
2024 71.3 69.9
2025 71.5 70.1

Moldova and Sao Tome and Principe population clocks and comparison

Population
Moldova

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Population
Moldova Sao Tome
1960 2,058,020 68,012
1961 2,103,327 68,707
1962 2,147,227 69,403
1963 2,188,895 70,112
1964 2,228,000 70,865
1965 2,265,287 71,680
1966 2,301,871 72,576
1967 2,337,695 73,596
1968 2,373,073 74,765
1969 2,408,469 76,083
1970 2,437,590 77,626
1971 2,460,611 79,330
1972 2,484,742 81,041
1973 2,510,584 82,798
1974 2,538,164 84,672
1975 2,566,998 86,708
1976 2,596,491 88,922
1977 2,626,298 91,301
1978 2,656,211 93,794
1979 2,683,035 96,252
1980 2,708,675 98,544
1981 2,735,987 100,615
1982 2,763,101 102,508
1983 2,791,207 104,380
1984 2,820,518 106,394
1985 2,850,787 108,658
1986 2,883,057 111,150
1987 2,916,306 113,919
1988 2,948,891 116,939
1989 2,970,039 119,979
1990 2,977,912 122,980
1991 2,981,566 125,697
1992 2,980,965 128,110
1993 2,975,966 130,467
1994 2,966,745 132,732
1995 2,953,200 134,895
1996 2,947,293 136,962
1997 2,936,413 138,922
1998 2,935,227 140,751
1999 2,930,622 142,442
2000 2,924,668 144,018
2001 2,918,135 146,375
2002 2,911,385 149,922
2003 2,903,198 153,814
2004 2,896,023 157,705
2005 2,888,985 161,639
2006 2,880,967 165,638
2007 2,874,299 169,700
2008 2,868,833 173,793
2009 2,865,213 177,853
2010 2,862,354 181,802
2011 2,860,699 185,649
2012 2,860,324 189,439
2013 2,859,558 193,148
2014 2,857,815 196,767
2015 2,835,978 200,291
2016 2,803,186 203,689
2017 2,755,189 206,970
2018 2,707,203 210,187
2019 2,664,224 213,392
2020 2,635,130 217,435
2021 2,595,809 221,961
2022 2,528,654 226,305
2023 2,457,783 230,871
2024 2,389,275 235,536

Fertility rates in Moldova and Sao Tome and Principe

Fertility rate
Moldova

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Fertility rate
Moldova Sao Tome
1960 3.32 6.24
1961 3.23 6.26
1962 3.04 6.28
1963 2.89 6.31
1964 2.71 6.33
1965 2.69 6.35
1966 2.65 6.37
1967 2.62 6.39
1968 2.59 6.42
1969 2.57 6.44
1970 2.57 6.47
1971 2.56 6.49
1972 2.56 6.51
1973 2.57 6.53
1974 2.56 6.53
1975 2.52 6.53
1976 2.47 6.52
1977 2.42 6.5
1978 2.39 6.47
1979 2.38 6.43
1980 2.38 6.39
1981 2.4 6.33
1982 2.45 6.28
1983 2.58 6.22
1984 2.67 6.16
1985 2.67 6.1
1986 2.74 6.05
1987 2.78 5.99
1988 2.63 5.94
1989 2.46 5.88
1990 2.39 5.83
1991 2.28 5.77
1992 2.22 5.7
1993 2.11 5.64
1994 1.99 5.56
1995 1.83 5.55
1996 1.71 5.47
1997 1.79 5.4
1998 1.65 5.3
1999 1.56 5.23
2000 1.5 5.16
2001 1.47 5.1
2002 1.45 5.06
2003 1.48 5.01
2004 1.54 4.96
2005 1.53 4.94
2006 1.54 4.93
2007 1.58 4.96
2008 1.64 4.91
2009 1.72 4.84
2010 1.7 4.77
2011 1.65 4.72
2012 1.66 4.66
2013 1.62 4.58
2014 1.82 4.49
2015 1.87 4.35
2016 1.89 4.2
2017 1.81 4.07
2018 1.81 3.98
2019 1.78 3.9
2020 1.77 3.83
2021 1.75 3.76
2022 1.69 3.7
2023 1.73 3.64

Moldova and Sao Tome and Principe demographics compared

Median age
Moldova

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Median age, years
Moldova Sao Tome
1960 24.6 24.2
1961 24.7 24.3
1962 24.9 24.1
1963 25.1 23.5
1964 25.4 22.4
1965 25.7 21
1966 25.9 19.5
1967 26.1 18.5
1968 26.3 17.7
1969 26.4 17.2
1970 26.4 16.9
1971 26.3 16.9
1972 26.3 17
1973 26.3 17
1974 26.5 17.1
1975 26.7 17.1
1976 26.9 17.1
1977 27.2 17.2
1978 27.5 17.2
1979 27.6 17.3
1980 27.6 17.3
1981 27.9 17.4
1982 28.1 17.4
1983 28.3 17.4
1984 28.5 17.4
1985 28.7 17.4
1986 28.9 17.4
1987 29.1 17.4
1988 29.3 17.4
1989 29.5 17.4
1990 29.8 17.4
1991 30.2 17.3
1992 30.4 17.3
1993 30.6 17.2
1994 30.8 17.2
1995 31 17.3
1996 31.2 17.3
1997 31.3 17.4
1998 31.5 17.5
1999 31.8 17.7
2000 32 17.9
2001 32.2 18
2002 32.4 18.1
2003 32.6 18.3
2004 32.8 18.4
2005 33 18.5
2006 33.3 18.6
2007 33.6 18.7
2008 33.9 18.7
2009 34.3 18.7
2010 34.6 18.8
2011 34.9 18.9
2012 35.1 18.9
2013 35.4 18.9
2014 35.7 18.9
2015 36.1 19
2016 36.5 19
2017 36.8 19.1
2018 37.2 19.3
2019 37.6 19.4
2020 38 19.5
2021 38.3 19.7
2022 38.6 19.9
2023 38.8 20.1
2024 39.1 20.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Moldova Sao Tome
GNI, Atlas method
$16.6B
2024
$653M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39.8%
2025
24.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.63%
2023
5.03%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.55%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
6,000
2020
1,000
1999
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.11%
2025
+2.56%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.43%
2024
8.81%
2017
Services, % of GDP
62.3%
2024
76.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
16.8%
2024
2.91%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.3
2025
60.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.8%
2023
32.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
4.3%
2023
2.6%
2017
Total reserves including gold
$5.48B
2024
$46.2M
2023
Personal remittances received
$1.92B
2024
$10M
2024
International tourist arrivals
29,000
2020
33,400
2018
International tourism as share of exports
11%
2020
73.2%
2018
Banked people share
55.5%
2024
n/a

Energy

Moldova Sao Tome
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,297 kg
2023
259.3 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.7
2023
$10.2
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.93 megatons
2023
0.21 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.04 tons
2023
0.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
81.3%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
21.4%
2021
42.5%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.78%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
81.2%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
2,412 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
6.5%
2021
6.06%
2021
Hydroelectric share
4.73%
2023
5.85%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
81.3%
2023

Society

Moldova Sao Tome
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
-27,088
2024
-604
2024
Urban population
43.6%
2024
77%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.76 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.9
2025
32.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
45
2024
Higher education index
38
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
2.54
2023
3.23
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.3
2019
27.9
2019
Visa free countries
123
2025
71
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.6%
2021
93.8%
2022
English speaking
2%
2025
4.9%
2025
People using the Internet
80.2%
2023
61.5%
2023

Health

Moldova Sao Tome
Government health expenditure per capita
$398
2022
$180.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$126.3
2022
$21.6
2022
Life expectancy
71.5 years
2025
70.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.57%
2022
30.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.25
2021
0.49
2019
Age at first childbirth
25.1 years
2021
19.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
19
2023
75
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
14.7
2023
13.9
2023
Obesity rate
23.7%
2022
17.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.3%
2024
12.1%
2024
Air quality index
56
2025
24
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
29.7%
2022
7.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.1 liters
2020
4.79 liters
2020

Territory

Moldova Sao Tome
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.0006%
2025
Land area per capita
5,321 sq mi
2024
1,574 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
9,421 sq mi
2025
166 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,492 sq mi
2025
193.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
5,811 mi
2012
808 mi
2018

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