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Nicaragua vs Sao Tome and Principe statistics compared

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Nicaragua has a population of 6.92M (ranked 108/197), compared with 236K in Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 176/197). Nicaragua's land area is 46,464 sq mi versus 371 sq mi for Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 98th vs. 172nd).

By GDP, Nicaragua ranks 131/197 ($19.7B) and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189/197 ($764M). By GDP per capita, Nicaragua ranks 141/197 ($2,848), while Sao Tome and Principe ranks 138/197 ($3,245).

Main facts and rankings

Nicaragua Sao Tome
Population
7079664
244055
Population rank 107/197 176/197
GDP
$19.7B
2024
$764M
2024
GDP rank 131/197 189/197
GDP per capita
$2,848
2024
$3,245
2024
GDP per capita rank 141/197 138/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$8,709
2024
$6,230
2024
Government debt
$7.7B
2024
$332M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
38.4%
2025
37.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,114
2024
$1,410
2024
Government debt per person rank 139/185 133/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,445
2025
$2,715
2025
Land area
46,464 sq mi
2025
371 sq mi
2025
Population density
148.9 ppl/mi²
2024
635 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.22
2023
3.64
2023
Median age
26.6 years
2024
20.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.3 years
2025
70.1 years
2025

Nicaragua and Sao Tome and Principe: Comparison Charts

Nicaragua and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP
Nicaragua

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP
Nicaragua Sao Tome
1960 $227,223,322 -
1961 $244,144,237 -
1962 $269,283,804 -
1963 $297,324,163 -
1964 $347,119,918 -
1965 $564,290,020 -
1966 $607,140,010 -
1967 $657,140,011 -
1968 $692,859,985 -
1969 $750,000,003 -
1970 $778,569,939 $37,211,826
1971 $828,569,953 $37,288,845
1972 $878,570,045 $41,430,257
1973 $1,092,900,015 $56,011,245
1974 $1,521,400,012 $57,817,591
1975 $1,581,599,959 $60,101,710
1976 $1,836,899,999 $52,039,421
1977 $2,226,999,874 $49,207,692
1978 $2,127,699,979 $55,044,563
1979 $1,567,599,982 $65,755,928
1980 $2,144,300,006 $81,662,231
1981 $2,474,700,227 $83,499,264
1982 $2,454,499,872 $80,307,763
1983 $2,753,100,058 $75,110,289
1984 $3,117,599,872 $78,213,796
1985 $2,683,699,935 $82,733,069
1986 $2,885,799,994 $115,928,907
1987 $3,851,200,118 $115,952,925
1988 $2,630,900,096 $99,000,764
1989 $1,013,184,756 $98,545,367
1990 $1,009,455,484 $119,297,933
1991 $1,488,804,124 $107,484,143
1992 $1,792,800,000 $94,861,781
1993 $1,756,454,248 $125,742,229
1994 $3,863,185,119 $131,338,415
1995 $4,140,470,000 $103,695,237
1996 $4,308,351,903 $135,188,166
1997 $4,389,973,490 $91,920,274
1998 $4,635,347,386 $72,285,404
1999 $4,856,026,259 $77,302,212
2000 $5,109,587,050 $76,198,395
2001 $5,351,752,034 $75,951,133
2002 $5,223,727,303 $85,171,074
2003 $5,322,228,351 $102,085,769
2004 $5,792,932,838 $114,582,284
2005 $6,321,324,279 $136,450,662
2006 $6,763,672,381 $142,775,104
2007 $7,423,375,015 $149,146,919
2008 $8,496,967,597 $188,021,165
2009 $8,298,702,489 $200,668,065
2010 $8,758,602,233 $190,021,192
2011 $9,774,329,333 $226,455,001
2012 $10,532,017,232 $229,371,348
2013 $10,982,988,249 $267,041,748
2014 $11,880,438,824 $293,119,143
2015 $12,756,696,261 $259,999,643
2016 $13,286,093,388 $292,267,272
2017 $13,785,893,007 $322,002,845
2018 $13,025,221,974 $383,717,328
2019 $12,699,023,614 $412,976,083
2020 $12,726,422,432 $471,229,485
2021 $14,209,020,362 $524,402,456
2022 $15,634,572,502 $540,809,499
2023 $17,805,842,284 $678,976,265
2024 $19,693,982,968 $764,274,043

Nicaragua and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP per capita
Nicaragua

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP per capita
Nicaragua Sao Tome
1960 $127.5 -
1961 $132.9 -
1962 $142.3 -
1963 $152.5 -
1964 $172.7 -
1965 $272.3 -
1966 $284 -
1967 $297.9 -
1968 $304 -
1969 $319 -
1970 $321 $479
1971 $331 $470
1972 $341 $511
1973 $413 $676
1974 $557 $683
1975 $561 $693
1976 $633 $585
1977 $744 $539
1978 $691 $587
1979 $495 $683
1980 $659 $829
1981 $740 $830
1982 $714 $783
1983 $780 $720
1984 $861 $735
1985 $724 $761
1986 $761 $1,043
1987 $992 $1,018
1988 $662 $847
1989 $249.2 $821
1990 $242.5 $970
1991 $350 $855
1992 $411 $740
1993 $394 $964
1994 $849 $990
1995 $892 $769
1996 $911 $987
1997 $913 $662
1998 $949 $514
1999 $980 $543
2000 $1,017 $529
2001 $1,052 $519
2002 $1,014 $568
2003 $1,021 $664
2004 $1,099 $727
2005 $1,183 $844
2006 $1,248 $862
2007 $1,350 $879
2008 $1,524 $1,082
2009 $1,467 $1,128
2010 $1,527 $1,045
2011 $1,680 $1,220
2012 $1,785 $1,211
2013 $1,835 $1,383
2014 $1,958 $1,490
2015 $2,074 $1,298
2016 $2,132 $1,435
2017 $2,183 $1,556
2018 $2,035 $1,826
2019 $1,959 $1,935
2020 $1,938 $2,167
2021 $2,138 $2,363
2022 $2,323 $2,390
2023 $2,609 $2,941
2024 $2,848 $3,245

Nicaragua vs. Sao Tome and Principe life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Nicaragua

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Life expectancy, years
Nicaragua Sao Tome
1950 40.6 39.1
1951 40.8 39.1
1952 41.9 39.1
1953 42.4 39.1
1954 43.1 39.2
1955 43.7 39.3
1956 44.3 39.5
1957 44.9 40.1
1958 45.5 41
1959 46.1 42.1
1960 46.4 43.6
1961 47.3 45.2
1962 48 46.8
1963 48.8 48.4
1964 49.6 49.7
1965 50.6 51.1
1966 51.6 52.3
1967 52.3 53.4
1968 52.9 54.5
1969 53.4 55.4
1970 53.8 56.3
1971 54.2 57
1972 48 57.4
1973 55 57.9
1974 55.4 58.3
1975 55.8 58.6
1976 56.1 58.8
1977 56.1 59
1978 53.5 59.1
1979 50.8 59.3
1980 58 59.4
1981 58.3 59.4
1982 58.7 59.5
1983 56.9 59.7
1984 56.1 59.9
1985 56.4 60.1
1986 57.6 57.6
1987 57.3 60.7
1988 59.8 60.8
1989 61.9 59.7
1990 62.5 60.7
1991 63.3 60.8
1992 63.7 60.7
1993 64.1 60.6
1994 64.5 60.6
1995 64.9 60.5
1996 65.2 60.6
1997 65.5 60.6
1998 64.1 60.8
1999 65.9 61
2000 66.4 61.2
2001 67 61.5
2002 68 61.8
2003 68.7 62.2
2004 69.5 62.6
2005 70.4 62.4
2006 71 63
2007 71.2 63.3
2008 71.4 63.4
2009 71.5 63.7
2010 71.8 63.9
2011 72 64.1
2012 72.4 64.5
2013 72.6 64.9
2014 72.8 65.5
2015 72.9 66
2016 73.2 66.6
2017 73.4 67.1
2018 73.9 67.6
2019 73.8 68
2020 70.8 68
2021 70.5 68
2022 74.5 69.2
2023 74.9 69.7
2024 75.1 69.9
2025 75.3 70.1

Nicaragua and Sao Tome and Principe population clocks and comparison

Population
Nicaragua

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Population
Nicaragua Sao Tome
1960 1,782,370 68,012
1961 1,836,451 68,707
1962 1,892,320 69,403
1963 1,950,159 70,112
1964 2,010,176 70,865
1965 2,072,681 71,680
1966 2,137,820 72,576
1967 2,205,567 73,596
1968 2,275,836 74,765
1969 2,348,398 76,083
1970 2,423,065 77,626
1971 2,499,825 79,330
1972 2,573,578 81,041
1973 2,649,278 82,798
1974 2,732,075 84,672
1975 2,816,943 86,708
1976 2,903,851 88,922
1977 2,992,534 91,301
1978 3,080,314 93,794
1979 3,164,525 96,252
1980 3,252,403 98,544
1981 3,345,674 100,615
1982 3,438,745 102,508
1983 3,530,282 104,380
1984 3,619,104 106,394
1985 3,706,479 108,658
1986 3,794,157 111,150
1987 3,882,164 113,919
1988 3,972,320 116,939
1989 4,066,476 119,979
1990 4,162,559 122,980
1991 4,259,637 125,697
1992 4,357,026 128,110
1993 4,453,732 130,467
1994 4,549,316 132,732
1995 4,642,931 134,895
1996 4,729,974 136,962
1997 4,809,573 138,922
1998 4,883,655 140,751
1999 4,954,018 142,442
2000 5,022,633 144,018
2001 5,087,825 146,375
2002 5,149,909 149,922
2003 5,210,963 153,814
2004 5,272,912 157,705
2005 5,342,105 161,639
2006 5,418,855 165,638
2007 5,497,243 169,700
2008 5,576,593 173,793
2009 5,656,601 177,853
2010 5,737,450 181,802
2011 5,819,051 185,649
2012 5,901,287 189,439
2013 5,983,845 193,148
2014 6,066,492 196,767
2015 6,149,417 200,291
2016 6,232,666 203,689
2017 6,316,231 206,970
2018 6,400,080 210,187
2019 6,483,657 213,392
2020 6,565,267 217,435
2021 6,644,741 221,961
2022 6,730,654 226,305
2023 6,823,613 230,871
2024 6,916,140 235,536

Fertility rates in Nicaragua and Sao Tome and Principe

Fertility rate
Nicaragua

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Fertility rate
Nicaragua Sao Tome
1960 7.16 6.24
1961 7.11 6.26
1962 7.1 6.28
1963 7.08 6.31
1964 7.06 6.33
1965 7.03 6.35
1966 6.99 6.37
1967 6.94 6.39
1968 6.89 6.42
1969 6.83 6.44
1970 6.77 6.47
1971 6.71 6.49
1972 6.65 6.51
1973 6.59 6.53
1974 6.52 6.53
1975 6.45 6.53
1976 6.37 6.52
1977 6.28 6.5
1978 6.16 6.47
1979 6.07 6.43
1980 5.96 6.39
1981 5.84 6.33
1982 5.74 6.28
1983 5.61 6.22
1984 5.49 6.16
1985 5.36 6.1
1986 5.22 6.05
1987 5.07 5.99
1988 4.93 5.94
1989 4.76 5.88
1990 4.6 5.83
1991 4.43 5.77
1992 4.27 5.7
1993 4.1 5.64
1994 3.94 5.56
1995 3.78 5.55
1996 3.62 5.47
1997 3.47 5.4
1998 3.34 5.3
1999 3.22 5.23
2000 3.12 5.16
2001 3 5.1
2002 2.89 5.06
2003 2.83 5.01
2004 2.78 4.96
2005 2.77 4.94
2006 2.73 4.93
2007 2.7 4.96
2008 2.66 4.91
2009 2.63 4.84
2010 2.6 4.77
2011 2.56 4.72
2012 2.53 4.66
2013 2.49 4.58
2014 2.46 4.49
2015 2.43 4.35
2016 2.41 4.2
2017 2.38 4.07
2018 2.35 3.98
2019 2.32 3.9
2020 2.3 3.83
2021 2.27 3.76
2022 2.24 3.7
2023 2.22 3.64

Nicaragua and Sao Tome and Principe demographics compared

Median age
Nicaragua

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Median age, years
Nicaragua Sao Tome
1960 16.2 24.2
1961 16.1 24.3
1962 16 24.1
1963 15.9 23.5
1964 15.9 22.4
1965 15.9 21
1966 16 19.5
1967 16 18.5
1968 16 17.7
1969 16.1 17.2
1970 16.1 16.9
1971 16.1 16.9
1972 16.2 17
1973 16.2 17
1974 16.2 17.1
1975 16.2 17.1
1976 16.2 17.1
1977 16.2 17.2
1978 16.2 17.2
1979 16.2 17.3
1980 16.2 17.3
1981 16.2 17.4
1982 16.2 17.4
1983 16.3 17.4
1984 16.3 17.4
1985 16.3 17.4
1986 16.3 17.4
1987 16.4 17.4
1988 16.4 17.4
1989 16.5 17.4
1990 16.7 17.4
1991 16.8 17.3
1992 17 17.3
1993 17.2 17.2
1994 17.4 17.2
1995 17.6 17.3
1996 17.9 17.3
1997 18.1 17.4
1998 18.4 17.5
1999 18.8 17.7
2000 19.1 17.9
2001 19.4 18
2002 19.7 18.1
2003 20.1 18.3
2004 20.4 18.4
2005 20.8 18.5
2006 21.1 18.6
2007 21.4 18.7
2008 21.7 18.7
2009 22 18.7
2010 22.2 18.8
2011 22.5 18.9
2012 22.8 18.9
2013 23.1 18.9
2014 23.4 18.9
2015 23.7 19
2016 24 19
2017 24.3 19.1
2018 24.7 19.3
2019 25 19.4
2020 25.3 19.5
2021 25.6 19.7
2022 25.9 19.9
2023 26.3 20.1
2024 26.6 20.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Nicaragua Sao Tome
GNI, Atlas method
$17.4B
2024
$653M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.2%
2025
24.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.87%
2023
5.03%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.55%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
12,000
2020
1,000
1999
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.86%
2025
+2.56%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.2%
2018
8.81%
2017
Services, % of GDP
46.8%
2024
76.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
27.6%
2024
2.91%
2024
Economic freedom index
54
2025
60.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
37.2%
2014
32.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
2%
2014
2.6%
2017
Total reserves including gold
$6.1B
2024
$46.2M
2023
Personal remittances received
$5.25B
2024
$10M
2024
International tourist arrivals
474,000
2020
33,400
2018
International tourism as share of exports
15.2%
1999
73.2%
2018
Banked people share
23.5%
2024
n/a

Energy

Nicaragua Sao Tome
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
608 kg
2022
259.3 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$12.8
2022
$10.2
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
5.73 megatons
2023
0.21 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.84 tons
2023
0.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
39.9%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
50.4%
2021
42.5%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
17%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
46.5%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
682 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
69.5%
2021
6.06%
2021
Hydroelectric share
14.9%
2022
5.85%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
88.3%
2023
81.3%
2023

Society

Nicaragua Sao Tome
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
-8,189
2024
-604
2024
Urban population
60.2%
2024
77%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.57 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.1 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
28.5
2025
32.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
14
2024
45
2024
Higher education index
25
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
11
2021
3.23
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.9
2019
27.9
2019
Visa free countries
126
2025
71
2025
Adult literacy rate
82.6%
2015
93.8%
2022
English speaking
1%
2025
4.9%
2025
People using the Internet
58.2%
2023
61.5%
2023

Health

Nicaragua Sao Tome
Government health expenditure per capita
$208.5
2022
$180.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$74.3
2022
$21.6
2022
Life expectancy
75.3 years
2025
70.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
5.16%
2022
30.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.66
2018
0.49
2019
Age at first childbirth
19.2 years
2025
19.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
60
2023
75
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
13.4
2023
13.9
2023
Obesity rate
34.5%
2022
17.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.4%
2024
12.1%
2024
Air quality index
58
2025
24
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
7.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.67 liters
2020
4.79 liters
2020

Territory

Nicaragua Sao Tome
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.0006%
2025
Land area per capita
6,718 sq mi
2024
1,574 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
19,656 sq mi
2025
166 sq mi
2025
Forest area
11,998 sq mi
2025
193.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,849 mi
2014
808 mi
2018

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