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New Zealand vs Sao Tome and Principe statistics compared

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New Zealand has a population of 5.34M (ranked 121/197), compared with 236K in Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 176/197). New Zealand's land area is 101,665 sq mi versus 371 sq mi for Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 74th vs. 172nd).

By GDP, New Zealand ranks 53/197 ($260B) and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189/197 ($764M). By GDP per capita, New Zealand ranks 26/197 ($48,747), while Sao Tome and Principe ranks 138/197 ($3,245).

Main facts and rankings

New Zealand Sao Tome
Population
5406623
244055
Population rank 124/197 176/197
GDP
$260B
2024
$764M
2024
GDP rank 53/197 189/197
GDP per capita
$48,747
2024
$3,245
2024
GDP per capita rank 26/197 138/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$55,094
2024
$6,230
2024
Government debt
$133B
2024
$332M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
55.3%
2025
37.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$24,936
2024
$1,410
2024
Government debt per person rank 28/185 133/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$36,132
2025
$2,715
2025
Land area
101,665 sq mi
2025
371 sq mi
2025
Population density
52.5 ppl/mi²
2024
635 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.56
2023
3.64
2023
Median age
38.6 years
2024
20.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
70.1 years
2025

New Zealand and Sao Tome and Principe: Comparison Charts

New Zealand and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP
New Zealand

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP
New Zealand Sao Tome
1960 $5,536,098,360 -
1961 $5,721,994,864 -
1962 $6,133,158,532 -
1963 $6,699,741,645 -
1964 $7,340,766,415 -
1965 $5,706,251,400 -
1966 $5,917,437,693 -
1967 $6,016,017,227 -
1968 $5,228,045,415 -
1969 $5,814,357,709 -
1970 $6,495,605,331 $37,211,826
1971 $7,911,136,757 $37,288,845
1972 $9,567,331,065 $41,430,257
1973 $12,802,281,898 $56,011,245
1974 $13,940,981,798 $57,817,591
1975 $12,861,983,284 $60,101,710
1976 $13,604,832,424 $52,039,421
1977 $15,446,825,318 $49,207,692
1978 $18,530,518,395 $55,044,563
1979 $20,731,243,113 $65,755,928
1980 $23,244,547,385 $81,662,231
1981 $24,417,617,184 $83,499,264
1982 $24,164,603,059 $80,307,763
1983 $24,309,279,706 $75,110,289
1984 $21,665,975,319 $78,213,796
1985 $24,679,795,396 $82,733,069
1986 $30,604,668,357 $115,928,907
1987 $40,376,354,070 $115,952,925
1988 $45,176,811,594 $99,000,764
1989 $43,920,222,525 $98,545,367
1990 $45,495,129,385 $119,297,933
1991 $42,745,329,732 $107,484,143
1992 $41,649,829,860 $94,861,781
1993 $46,775,620,817 $125,742,229
1994 $55,314,732,279 $131,338,415
1995 $63,918,703,507 $103,695,237
1996 $70,140,835,299 $135,188,166
1997 $66,075,143,415 $91,920,274
1998 $56,227,169,851 $72,285,404
1999 $58,762,260,626 $77,302,212
2000 $52,623,281,957 $76,198,395
2001 $53,872,425,917 $75,951,133
2002 $66,627,729,311 $85,171,074
2003 $88,250,885,550 $102,085,769
2004 $103,905,210,084 $114,582,284
2005 $114,720,129,550 $136,450,662
2006 $111,538,810,713 $142,775,104
2007 $137,188,946,866 $149,146,919
2008 $133,437,126,590 $188,021,165
2009 $121,663,439,315 $200,668,065
2010 $146,887,902,524 $190,021,192
2011 $168,484,908,960 $226,455,001
2012 $176,560,711,239 $229,371,348
2013 $191,012,364,177 $267,041,748
2014 $201,518,402,787 $293,119,143
2015 $178,224,167,088 $259,999,643
2016 $189,100,085,275 $292,267,272
2017 $206,745,969,246 $322,002,845
2018 $211,985,631,173 $383,717,328
2019 $213,006,341,102 $412,976,083
2020 $213,029,554,654 $471,229,485
2021 $253,977,931,815 $524,402,456
2022 $249,509,991,440 $540,809,499
2023 $255,194,972,673 $678,976,265
2024 $260,235,932,559 $764,274,043

New Zealand and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP per capita
New Zealand

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP per capita
New Zealand Sao Tome
1960 $2,334 -
1961 $2,365 -
1962 $2,471 -
1963 $2,646 -
1964 $2,839 -
1965 $2,171 -
1966 $2,211 -
1967 $2,208 -
1968 $1,902 -
1969 $2,097 -
1970 $2,311 $479
1971 $2,773 $470
1972 $3,295 $511
1973 $4,323 $676
1974 $4,611 $683
1975 $4,172 $693
1976 $4,374 $585
1977 $4,951 $539
1978 $5,937 $587
1979 $6,668 $683
1980 $7,467 $829
1981 $7,814 $830
1982 $7,656 $783
1983 $7,598 $720
1984 $6,714 $735
1985 $7,601 $761
1986 $9,428 $1,043
1987 $12,331 $1,018
1988 $13,759 $847
1989 $13,312 $821
1990 $13,663 $970
1991 $12,230 $855
1992 $11,793 $740
1993 $13,094 $964
1994 $15,280 $990
1995 $17,400 $769
1996 $18,794 $987
1997 $17,474 $662
1998 $14,738 $514
1999 $15,322 $543
2000 $13,641 $529
2001 $13,883 $519
2002 $16,874 $568
2003 $21,914 $664
2004 $25,420 $727
2005 $27,751 $844
2006 $26,655 $862
2007 $32,480 $879
2008 $31,325 $1,082
2009 $28,277 $1,128
2010 $33,762 $1,045
2011 $38,432 $1,220
2012 $40,054 $1,211
2013 $43,000 $1,383
2014 $44,618 $1,490
2015 $38,665 $1,298
2016 $40,114 $1,435
2017 $42,950 $1,556
2018 $43,257 $1,826
2019 $42,779 $1,935
2020 $41,851 $2,167
2021 $49,689 $2,363
2022 $48,760 $2,390
2023 $48,655 $2,941
2024 $48,747 $3,245

New Zealand vs. Sao Tome and Principe life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
New Zealand

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Life expectancy, years
New Zealand Sao Tome
1950 69.3 39.1
1951 69.1 39.1
1952 69.4 39.1
1953 70.2 39.1
1954 70.3 39.2
1955 70.5 39.3
1956 70.7 39.5
1957 70.3 40.1
1958 70.9 41
1959 70.8 42.1
1960 71.2 43.6
1961 70.9 45.2
1962 71.2 46.8
1963 71.3 48.4
1964 71.3 49.7
1965 71.2 51.1
1966 71.1 52.3
1967 71.4 53.4
1968 71.1 54.5
1969 71.5 55.4
1970 71.2 56.3
1971 71.7 57
1972 71.8 57.4
1973 71.7 57.9
1974 71.9 58.3
1975 72.2 58.6
1976 72.4 58.8
1977 72.1 59
1978 73 59.1
1979 73.1 59.3
1980 72.9 59.4
1981 73.6 59.4
1982 73.7 59.5
1983 73.8 59.7
1984 74.4 59.9
1985 73.9 60.1
1986 74.1 57.6
1987 74.2 60.7
1988 74.5 60.8
1989 74.9 59.7
1990 75.4 60.7
1991 76.1 60.8
1992 76.2 60.7
1993 76.5 60.6
1994 76.9 60.6
1995 76.8 60.5
1996 76.8 60.6
1997 77.3 60.6
1998 78.2 60.8
1999 77.9 61
2000 78.7 61.2
2001 78.7 61.5
2002 78.9 61.8
2003 79.1 62.2
2004 79.4 62.6
2005 80 62.4
2006 80 63
2007 80.1 63.3
2008 80.2 63.4
2009 80.5 63.7
2010 81.1 63.9
2011 80.8 64.1
2012 81.2 64.5
2013 81.6 64.9
2014 81.4 65.5
2015 81.6 66
2016 82 66.6
2017 81.6 67.1
2018 81.9 67.6
2019 81.8 68
2020 82.7 68
2021 82.3 68
2022 81 69.2
2023 82.1 69.7
2024 82.2 69.9
2025 82.4 70.1

New Zealand and Sao Tome and Principe population clocks and comparison

Population
New Zealand

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Population
New Zealand Sao Tome
1960 2,371,800 68,012
1961 2,419,700 68,707
1962 2,482,000 69,403
1963 2,531,800 70,112
1964 2,585,400 70,865
1965 2,628,400 71,680
1966 2,675,900 72,576
1967 2,724,100 73,596
1968 2,748,100 74,765
1969 2,772,800 76,083
1970 2,810,700 77,626
1971 2,853,000 79,330
1972 2,903,900 81,041
1973 2,961,300 82,798
1974 3,023,700 84,672
1975 3,083,100 86,708
1976 3,110,500 88,922
1977 3,120,200 91,301
1978 3,121,200 93,794
1979 3,109,000 96,252
1980 3,112,900 98,544
1981 3,124,900 100,615
1982 3,156,100 102,508
1983 3,199,300 104,380
1984 3,227,100 106,394
1985 3,247,100 108,658
1986 3,246,300 111,150
1987 3,274,400 113,919
1988 3,283,400 116,939
1989 3,299,200 119,979
1990 3,329,800 122,980
1991 3,495,100 125,697
1992 3,531,700 128,110
1993 3,572,200 130,467
1994 3,620,000 132,732
1995 3,673,400 134,895
1996 3,732,000 136,962
1997 3,781,300 138,922
1998 3,815,000 140,751
1999 3,835,100 142,442
2000 3,857,700 144,018
2001 3,880,500 146,375
2002 3,948,500 149,922
2003 4,027,200 153,814
2004 4,087,500 157,705
2005 4,133,900 161,639
2006 4,184,600 165,638
2007 4,223,800 169,700
2008 4,259,800 173,793
2009 4,302,600 177,853
2010 4,350,700 181,802
2011 4,384,000 185,649
2012 4,408,100 189,439
2013 4,442,100 193,148
2014 4,516,500 196,767
2015 4,609,400 200,291
2016 4,714,100 203,689
2017 4,813,600 206,970
2018 4,900,600 210,187
2019 4,979,200 213,392
2020 5,090,200 217,435
2021 5,111,300 221,961
2022 5,117,100 226,305
2023 5,245,000 230,871
2024 5,338,500 235,536

Fertility rates in New Zealand and Sao Tome and Principe

Fertility rate
New Zealand

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Fertility rate
New Zealand Sao Tome
1960 4.24 6.24
1961 4.31 6.26
1962 4.19 6.28
1963 4.05 6.31
1964 3.8 6.33
1965 3.54 6.35
1966 3.41 6.37
1967 3.35 6.39
1968 3.34 6.42
1969 3.28 6.44
1970 3.17 6.47
1971 3.18 6.49
1972 3 6.51
1973 2.76 6.53
1974 2.58 6.53
1975 2.37 6.53
1976 2.27 6.52
1977 2.21 6.5
1978 2.07 6.47
1979 2.12 6.43
1980 2.03 6.39
1981 2.01 6.33
1982 1.95 6.28
1983 1.92 6.22
1984 1.93 6.16
1985 1.93 6.1
1986 1.96 6.05
1987 2.03 5.99
1988 2.1 5.94
1989 2.12 5.88
1990 2.18 5.83
1991 2.09 5.77
1992 2.06 5.7
1993 2.04 5.64
1994 1.98 5.56
1995 1.98 5.55
1996 1.96 5.47
1997 1.96 5.4
1998 1.89 5.3
1999 1.97 5.23
2000 1.98 5.16
2001 1.97 5.1
2002 1.89 5.06
2003 1.93 5.01
2004 1.98 4.96
2005 1.97 4.94
2006 2.01 4.93
2007 2.18 4.96
2008 2.19 4.91
2009 2.13 4.84
2010 2.17 4.77
2011 2.09 4.72
2012 2.1 4.66
2013 2.01 4.58
2014 1.92 4.49
2015 1.99 4.35
2016 1.87 4.2
2017 1.81 4.07
2018 1.71 3.98
2019 1.72 3.9
2020 1.61 3.83
2021 1.64 3.76
2022 1.66 3.7
2023 1.56 3.64

New Zealand and Sao Tome and Principe demographics compared

Median age
New Zealand

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Median age, years
New Zealand Sao Tome
1960 27.5 24.2
1961 27.1 24.3
1962 26.8 24.1
1963 26.4 23.5
1964 26.2 22.4
1965 26 21
1966 25.9 19.5
1967 25.8 18.5
1968 25.7 17.7
1969 25.7 17.2
1970 25.6 16.9
1971 25.7 16.9
1972 25.9 17
1973 26 17
1974 26.2 17.1
1975 26.3 17.1
1976 26.5 17.1
1977 26.8 17.2
1978 27.1 17.2
1979 27.5 17.3
1980 27.9 17.3
1981 28.2 17.4
1982 28.5 17.4
1983 28.8 17.4
1984 29.1 17.4
1985 29.4 17.4
1986 29.8 17.4
1987 30.1 17.4
1988 30.4 17.4
1989 30.8 17.4
1990 31.1 17.4
1991 31.4 17.3
1992 31.7 17.3
1993 32 17.2
1994 32.3 17.2
1995 32.6 17.3
1996 32.8 17.3
1997 33.2 17.4
1998 33.6 17.5
1999 34 17.7
2000 34.3 17.9
2001 34.6 18
2002 34.8 18.1
2003 35 18.3
2004 35.2 18.4
2005 35.5 18.5
2006 35.8 18.6
2007 36.1 18.7
2008 36.4 18.7
2009 36.6 18.7
2010 36.8 18.8
2011 37 18.9
2012 37.2 18.9
2013 37.4 18.9
2014 37.5 18.9
2015 37.4 19
2016 37.3 19
2017 37.2 19.1
2018 37.3 19.3
2019 37.3 19.4
2020 37.5 19.5
2021 37.8 19.7
2022 38.1 19.9
2023 38.3 20.1
2024 38.6 20.3

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Finance

New Zealand Sao Tome
GNI, Atlas method
$247B
2024
$653M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
43%
2025
24.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.28%
2023
5.03%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.22%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
10,000
2020
1,000
1999
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.18%
2025
+2.56%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.72%
2024
8.81%
2017
Services, % of GDP
67.4%
2022
76.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.6%
2022
2.91%
2024
Economic freedom index
78.1
2025
60.4
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
32.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.6%
2017
Number of billionaires
5
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0001%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
112
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$92.9B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$22.1B
2024
$46.2M
2023
Personal remittances received
$598M
2024
$10M
2024
International tourist arrivals
996,000
2020
33,400
2018
International tourism as share of exports
18.8%
2018
73.2%
2018
Banked people share
97.9%
2024
n/a

Energy

New Zealand Sao Tome
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,629 kg
2023
259.3 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.8
2023
$10.2
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
35.8 megatons
2023
0.21 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.82 tons
2023
0.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
55.4%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
28.9%
2021
42.5%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
39.7%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
31.6%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
7,952 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
81.4%
2021
6.06%
2021
Hydroelectric share
59.5%
2023
5.85%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
81.3%
2023

Society

New Zealand Sao Tome
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
+18,766
2024
-604
2024
Urban population
87.1%
2024
77%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.83 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
89
2025
32.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
83
2024
45
2024
Higher education index
91
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
1.11
2021
3.23
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
9.6
2019
27.9
2019
Visa free countries
172
2025
71
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
93.8%
2022
English speaking
97.8%
2023
4.9%
2025
People using the Internet
96.2%
2023
61.5%
2023

Health

New Zealand Sao Tome
Government health expenditure per capita
$4,804
2022
$180.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$561
2022
$21.6
2022
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
70.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
30.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.57
2022
0.49
2019
Age at first childbirth
27.8 years
2025
19.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
7
2023
75
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.7
2023
13.9
2023
Obesity rate
34.3%
2022
17.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.7%
2024
12.1%
2024
Air quality index
90
2025
24
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12.2%
2022
7.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10 liters
2020
4.79 liters
2020

Territory

New Zealand Sao Tome
% of world land
0.18%
2025
0.0006%
2025
Land area per capita
19,044 sq mi
2024
1,574 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
37,494 sq mi
2025
166 sq mi
2025
Forest area
38,418 sq mi
2025
193.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
60,159 mi
2020
808 mi
2018

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