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Nauru vs Sao Tome and Principe statistics compared

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Nauru has a population of 11.9K (ranked 195/197), compared with 236K in Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 176/197). Nauru's land area is 7.72 sq mi versus 371 sq mi for Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 195th vs. 172nd).

By GDP, Nauru ranks 195/197 ($160M) and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189/197 ($764M). By GDP per capita, Nauru ranks 75/197 ($13,422), while Sao Tome and Principe ranks 138/197 ($3,245).

Main facts and rankings

Nauru Sao Tome
Population
12088
244055
Population rank 195/197 176/197
GDP
$160M
2024
$764M
2024
GDP rank 195/197 189/197
GDP per capita
$13,422
2024
$3,245
2024
GDP per capita rank 75/197 138/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$14,327
2024
$6,230
2024
Government debt
$28.2M
2024
$332M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
15.2%
2025
37.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,360
2024
$1,410
2024
Government debt per person rank 114/185 133/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,196
2025
$2,715
2025
Land area
7.72 sq mi
2025
371 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,547 ppl/mi²
2024
635 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.33
2023
3.64
2023
Median age
21.4 years
2024
20.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
62.4 years
2025
70.1 years
2025

Nauru and Sao Tome and Principe: Comparison Charts

Nauru and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP
Nauru

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP
Nauru Sao Tome
1970 $17,570,366 $37,211,826
1971 $19,009,433 $37,288,845
1972 $21,734,269 $41,430,257
1973 $26,529,817 $56,011,245
1974 $35,994,511 $57,817,591
1975 $40,106,776 $60,101,710
1976 $40,287,427 $52,039,421
1977 $40,444,702 $49,207,692
1978 $41,754,147 $55,044,563
1979 $44,431,330 $65,755,928
1980 $46,947,124 $81,662,231
1981 $51,689,637 $83,499,264
1982 $52,877,742 $80,307,763
1983 $48,439,093 $75,110,289
1984 $47,363,231 $78,213,796
1985 $41,548,741 $82,733,069
1986 $39,939,391 $115,928,907
1987 $40,118,410 $115,952,925
1988 $45,931,134 $99,000,764
1989 $53,736,786 $98,545,367
1990 $55,572,376 $119,297,933
1991 $52,533,789 $107,484,143
1992 $51,133,123 $94,861,781
1993 $43,542,088 $125,742,229
1994 $39,742,511 $131,338,415
1995 $39,969,706 $103,695,237
1996 $37,458,801 $135,188,166
1997 $37,331,507 $91,920,274
1998 $29,664,451 $72,285,404
1999 $27,328,613 $77,302,212
2000 $26,930,980 $76,198,395
2001 $22,613,288 $75,951,133
2002 $21,017,424 $85,171,074
2003 $24,778,160 $102,085,769
2004 $30,587,566 $114,582,284
2005 $30,282,840 $136,450,662
2006 $29,183,627 $142,775,104
2007 $23,068,623 $149,146,919
2008 $37,184,925 $188,021,165
2009 $44,024,970 $200,668,065
2010 $47,442,299 $190,021,192
2011 $65,444,174 $226,455,001
2012 $100,794,925 $229,371,348
2013 $94,385,015 $267,041,748
2014 $98,752,257 $293,119,143
2015 $84,383,389 $259,999,643
2016 $97,276,023 $292,267,272
2017 $108,862,279 $322,002,845
2018 $130,937,590 $383,717,328
2019 $124,871,111 $412,976,083
2020 $124,530,027 $471,229,485
2021 $175,513,985 $524,402,456
2022 $152,190,819 $540,809,499
2023 $151,455,968 $678,976,265
2024 $160,350,640 $764,274,043

Nauru and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP per capita
Nauru

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP per capita
Nauru Sao Tome
1970 $2,619 $479
1971 $2,811 $470
1972 $3,191 $511
1973 $3,864 $676
1974 $5,199 $683
1975 $5,740 $693
1976 $5,703 $585
1977 $5,646 $539
1978 $5,721 $587
1979 $5,950 $683
1980 $6,138 $829
1981 $6,594 $830
1982 $6,577 $783
1983 $5,896 $720
1984 $5,654 $735
1985 $4,859 $761
1986 $4,569 $1,043
1987 $4,485 $1,018
1988 $5,012 $847
1989 $5,723 $821
1990 $5,776 $970
1991 $5,333 $855
1992 $5,103 $740
1993 $4,310 $964
1994 $3,921 $990
1995 $3,932 $769
1996 $3,679 $987
1997 $3,661 $662
1998 $2,909 $514
1999 $2,683 $543
2000 $2,649 $529
2001 $2,232 $519
2002 $2,085 $568
2003 $2,463 $664
2004 $3,041 $727
2005 $3,014 $844
2006 $2,908 $862
2007 $2,302 $879
2008 $3,715 $1,082
2009 $4,395 $1,128
2010 $4,724 $1,045
2011 $6,481 $1,220
2012 $9,817 $1,211
2013 $8,975 $1,383
2014 $9,193 $1,490
2015 $7,703 $1,298
2016 $8,724 $1,435
2017 $9,613 $1,556
2018 $11,409 $1,826
2019 $10,777 $1,935
2020 $10,696 $2,167
2021 $14,990 $2,363
2022 $12,896 $2,390
2023 $12,754 $2,941
2024 $13,422 $3,245

Nauru vs. Sao Tome and Principe life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Nauru

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Life expectancy, years
Nauru Sao Tome
1950 56.6 39.1
1951 56.8 39.1
1952 57 39.1
1953 57.2 39.1
1954 57.4 39.2
1955 57.5 39.3
1956 57.6 39.5
1957 57.7 40.1
1958 57.8 41
1959 57.9 42.1
1960 57.9 43.6
1961 58 45.2
1962 58 46.8
1963 58.1 48.4
1964 58.2 49.7
1965 58.3 51.1
1966 58.4 52.3
1967 58.6 53.4
1968 58.6 54.5
1969 58.4 55.4
1970 58.4 56.3
1971 58.4 57
1972 58.4 57.4
1973 58.4 57.9
1974 58.3 58.3
1975 58.3 58.6
1976 58.2 58.8
1977 58.1 59
1978 58.3 59.1
1979 58.4 59.3
1980 58.5 59.4
1981 58.6 59.4
1982 58.6 59.5
1983 58.7 59.7
1984 58.7 59.9
1985 58.6 60.1
1986 58.6 57.6
1987 58.6 60.7
1988 58.7 60.8
1989 58.9 59.7
1990 59.1 60.7
1991 59.3 60.8
1992 59.5 60.7
1993 59.8 60.6
1994 60 60.6
1995 60.1 60.5
1996 60.1 60.6
1997 60 60.6
1998 59.9 60.8
1999 59.7 61
2000 59.6 61.2
2001 59.5 61.5
2002 59.4 61.8
2003 59.4 62.2
2004 59.3 62.6
2005 59.4 62.4
2006 59.4 63
2007 59.5 63.3
2008 59.7 63.4
2009 59.9 63.7
2010 60.1 63.9
2011 60.3 64.1
2012 60.5 64.5
2013 60.7 64.9
2014 60.8 65.5
2015 60.9 66
2016 61 66.6
2017 61.1 67.1
2018 61.2 67.6
2019 61.4 68
2020 61.5 68
2021 61.3 68
2022 61.9 69.2
2023 62.1 69.7
2024 62.3 69.9
2025 62.4 70.1

Nauru and Sao Tome and Principe population clocks and comparison

Population
Nauru

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Population
Nauru Sao Tome
1960 4,607 68,012
1961 4,774 68,707
1962 4,979 69,403
1963 5,226 70,112
1964 5,515 70,865
1965 5,832 71,680
1966 6,043 72,576
1967 6,135 73,596
1968 6,328 74,765
1969 6,581 76,083
1970 6,710 77,626
1971 6,762 79,330
1972 6,812 81,041
1973 6,866 82,798
1974 6,923 84,672
1975 6,987 86,708
1976 7,064 88,922
1977 7,163 91,301
1978 7,298 93,794
1979 7,468 96,252
1980 7,649 98,544
1981 7,839 100,615
1982 8,040 102,508
1983 8,216 104,380
1984 8,377 106,394
1985 8,551 108,658
1986 8,742 111,150
1987 8,946 113,919
1988 9,165 116,939
1989 9,390 119,979
1990 9,622 122,980
1991 9,850 125,697
1992 10,021 128,110
1993 10,102 130,467
1994 10,137 132,732
1995 10,165 134,895
1996 10,183 136,962
1997 10,197 138,922
1998 10,198 140,751
1999 10,187 142,442
2000 10,168 144,018
2001 10,130 146,375
2002 10,082 149,922
2003 10,059 153,814
2004 10,060 157,705
2005 10,049 161,639
2006 10,034 165,638
2007 10,020 169,700
2008 10,009 173,793
2009 10,016 177,853
2010 10,043 181,802
2011 10,098 185,649
2012 10,267 189,439
2013 10,517 193,148
2014 10,742 196,767
2015 10,954 200,291
2016 11,150 203,689
2017 11,324 206,970
2018 11,477 210,187
2019 11,587 213,392
2020 11,643 217,435
2021 11,709 221,961
2022 11,801 226,305
2023 11,875 230,871
2024 11,947 235,536

Fertility rates in Nauru and Sao Tome and Principe

Fertility rate
Nauru

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Fertility rate
Nauru Sao Tome
1960 5.34 6.24
1961 5.38 6.26
1962 5.42 6.28
1963 5.44 6.31
1964 5.47 6.33
1965 5.48 6.35
1966 5.41 6.37
1967 5.29 6.39
1968 5.14 6.42
1969 4.94 6.44
1970 4.74 6.47
1971 4.54 6.49
1972 4.36 6.51
1973 4.19 6.53
1974 4.07 6.53
1975 3.97 6.53
1976 3.9 6.52
1977 3.86 6.5
1978 3.84 6.47
1979 3.85 6.43
1980 3.88 6.39
1981 3.94 6.33
1982 3.99 6.28
1983 4.06 6.22
1984 4.11 6.16
1985 4.14 6.1
1986 4.15 6.05
1987 4.14 5.99
1988 4.11 5.94
1989 4.07 5.88
1990 4.02 5.83
1991 3.99 5.77
1992 3.95 5.7
1993 3.89 5.64
1994 3.84 5.56
1995 3.81 5.55
1996 3.78 5.47
1997 3.74 5.4
1998 3.68 5.3
1999 3.64 5.23
2000 3.54 5.16
2001 3.46 5.1
2002 3.4 5.06
2003 3.39 5.01
2004 3.38 4.96
2005 3.38 4.94
2006 3.4 4.93
2007 3.5 4.96
2008 3.67 4.91
2009 3.85 4.84
2010 4.02 4.77
2011 4.12 4.72
2012 4.12 4.66
2013 4.1 4.58
2014 4.09 4.49
2015 4.08 4.35
2016 4.03 4.2
2017 3.88 4.07
2018 3.68 3.98
2019 3.53 3.9
2020 3.47 3.83
2021 3.43 3.76
2022 3.38 3.7
2023 3.33 3.64

Nauru and Sao Tome and Principe demographics compared

Median age
Nauru

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Median age, years
Nauru Sao Tome
1960 23.8 24.2
1961 24 24.3
1962 23.9 24.1
1963 23.7 23.5
1964 23.4 22.4
1965 23.1 21
1966 22.9 19.5
1967 22.9 18.5
1968 21.2 17.7
1969 18.9 17.2
1970 18.7 16.9
1971 19.1 16.9
1972 19.4 17
1973 19.8 17
1974 20.4 17.1
1975 21 17.1
1976 21.5 17.1
1977 22.1 17.2
1978 22.9 17.2
1979 23.6 17.3
1980 24.2 17.3
1981 24.7 17.4
1982 25.1 17.4
1983 25.2 17.4
1984 24.5 17.4
1985 23.7 17.4
1986 22.8 17.4
1987 22.1 17.4
1988 21.4 17.4
1989 20.8 17.4
1990 20.2 17.4
1991 19.7 17.3
1992 19.4 17.3
1993 19.3 17.2
1994 19.3 17.2
1995 19.3 17.3
1996 19.4 17.3
1997 19.5 17.4
1998 19.6 17.5
1999 19.8 17.7
2000 20.1 17.9
2001 20.4 18
2002 20.6 18.1
2003 20.8 18.3
2004 21 18.4
2005 21.2 18.5
2006 21.3 18.6
2007 21.5 18.7
2008 21.7 18.7
2009 21.8 18.7
2010 21.8 18.8
2011 21.8 18.9
2012 21.7 18.9
2013 21.6 18.9
2014 21.5 18.9
2015 21.4 19
2016 21.5 19
2017 21.6 19.1
2018 21.8 19.3
2019 21.9 19.4
2020 21.8 19.5
2021 21.7 19.7
2022 21.6 19.9
2023 21.5 20.1
2024 21.4 20.3

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Finance

Nauru Sao Tome
GNI, Atlas method
$254M
2024
$653M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
135%
2025
24.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.68%
2023
5.03%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
1,000
1999
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+10.8%
2025
+2.56%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.06%
2021
8.81%
2017
Services, % of GDP n/a
76.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP n/a
2.91%
2024
Economic freedom index
60
2025
60.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.3%
2012
32.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
3.4%
2012
2.6%
2017
Total reserves including gold n/a
$46.2M
2023
Personal remittances received
$881K
2023
$10M
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
33,400
2018
International tourism as share of exports
2.32%
2018
73.2%
2018

Energy

Nauru Sao Tome
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
259.3 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$10.2
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0 megatons
2023
0.21 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0 tons
2023
0.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
1.9%
2022
42.5%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
9.82%
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

Nauru Sao Tome
% of world population
0.0001%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
-121
2024
-604
2024
Urban population
100%
2024
77%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.56 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.18 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
50.4
2025
32.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
56
2025
45
2024
Homicides per 100K people
0
2012
3.23
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1
2025
27.9
2019
Visa free countries
90
2025
71
2025
Adult literacy rate
96.6%
2023
93.8%
2022
English speaking
96.7%
2023
4.9%
2025
People using the Internet
81.7%
2020
61.5%
2023

Health

Nauru Sao Tome
Government health expenditure per capita
$2,264
2022
$180.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$10.6
2022
$21.6
2022
Life expectancy
62.4 years
2025
70.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
11.2%
2022
30.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.25
2015
0.49
2019
Age at first childbirth
22.1 years
2017
19.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
273
2023
75
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.9
2023
13.9
2023
Obesity rate
71.1%
2022
17.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
21.8%
2024
12.1%
2024
Air quality index
93
2025
24
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
48.3%
2022
7.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.79 liters
2020
4.79 liters
2020

Territory

Nauru Sao Tome
% of world land
0.00001%
2025
0.0006%
2025
Land area per capita
646 sq mi
2024
1,574 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1.54 sq mi
2025
166 sq mi
2025
Forest area
0 sq mi
2025
193.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
18.6 mi
2002
808 mi
2018

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