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North Macedonia vs Sao Tome and Principe statistics compared

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North Macedonia has a population of 1.79M (ranked 150/197), compared with 236K in Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 176/197). North Macedonia's land area is 9,737 sq mi versus 371 sq mi for Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 145th vs. 172nd).

By GDP, North Macedonia ranks 138/197 ($16.7B) and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189/197 ($764M). By GDP per capita, North Macedonia ranks 88/197 ($9,310), while Sao Tome and Principe ranks 138/197 ($3,245).

Main facts and rankings

North Macedonia Sao Tome
Population
1783115
244055
Population rank 150/197 176/197
GDP
$16.7B
2024
$764M
2024
GDP rank 138/197 189/197
GDP per capita
$9,310
2024
$3,245
2024
GDP per capita rank 88/197 138/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$26,587
2024
$6,230
2024
Government debt
$9.15B
2024
$332M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
52.9%
2025
37.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,105
2024
$1,410
2024
Government debt per person rank 78/185 133/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,472
2025
$2,715
2025
Land area
9,737 sq mi
2025
371 sq mi
2025
Population density
184 ppl/mi²
2024
635 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.5
2023
3.64
2023
Median age
41.6 years
2024
20.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
77.7 years
2025
70.1 years
2025

North Macedonia and Sao Tome and Principe: Comparison Charts

North Macedonia and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP
North Macedonia

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP
North Macedonia 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 $4,699,646,643 $119,297,933
1991 $4,938,775,510 $107,484,143
1992 $2,436,849,342 $94,861,781
1993 $2,682,456,897 $125,742,229
1994 $3,559,608,640 $131,338,415
1995 $4,707,041,315 $103,695,237
1996 $4,642,021,256 $135,188,166
1997 $3,912,986,091 $91,920,274
1998 $3,765,745,023 $72,285,404
1999 $3,863,619,285 $77,302,212
2000 $3,772,859,034 $76,198,395
2001 $3,709,636,031 $75,951,133
2002 $4,018,365,747 $85,171,074
2003 $4,946,296,599 $102,085,769
2004 $5,682,784,472 $114,582,284
2005 $6,258,602,873 $136,450,662
2006 $6,861,226,972 $142,775,104
2007 $8,336,474,974 $149,146,919
2008 $9,909,552,435 $188,021,165
2009 $9,401,736,825 $200,668,065
2010 $9,407,170,321 $190,021,192
2011 $10,494,626,768 $226,455,001
2012 $9,745,261,301 $229,371,348
2013 $10,817,702,346 $267,041,748
2014 $11,362,265,253 $293,119,143
2015 $10,064,519,963 $259,999,643
2016 $10,672,467,073 $292,267,272
2017 $11,307,067,070 $322,002,845
2018 $12,683,068,114 $383,717,328
2019 $12,606,338,449 $412,976,083
2020 $12,361,036,914 $471,229,485
2021 $14,000,283,827 $524,402,456
2022 $13,932,436,550 $540,809,499
2023 $15,763,604,288 $678,976,265
2024 $16,685,236,492 $764,274,043

North Macedonia and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP per capita
North Macedonia

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP per capita
North Macedonia 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 $2,277 $970
1991 $2,402 $855
1992 $1,199 $740
1993 $1,337 $964
1994 $1,786 $990
1995 $2,355 $769
1996 $2,307 $987
1997 $1,960 $662
1998 $1,876 $514
1999 $1,915 $543
2000 $1,862 $529
2001 $1,823 $519
2002 $1,989 $568
2003 $2,445 $664
2004 $2,819 $727
2005 $3,121 $844
2006 $3,440 $862
2007 $4,204 $879
2008 $5,026 $1,082
2009 $4,800 $1,128
2010 $4,833 $1,045
2011 $5,417 $1,220
2012 $5,050 $1,211
2013 $5,626 $1,383
2014 $5,925 $1,490
2015 $5,263 $1,298
2016 $5,598 $1,435
2017 $5,955 $1,556
2018 $6,714 $1,826
2019 $6,719 $1,935
2020 $6,660 $2,167
2021 $7,621 $2,363
2022 $7,606 $2,390
2023 $8,624 $2,941
2024 $9,310 $3,245

North Macedonia vs. Sao Tome and Principe life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
North Macedonia

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Life expectancy, years
North Macedonia Sao Tome
1950 50.6 39.1
1951 48.5 39.1
1952 52.5 39.1
1953 53.2 39.1
1954 55.7 39.2
1955 55.4 39.3
1956 58.5 39.5
1957 55.7 40.1
1958 60.3 41
1959 59.5 42.1
1960 60.5 43.6
1961 61.8 45.2
1962 59.3 46.8
1963 61.4 48.4
1964 61.5 49.7
1965 62.6 51.1
1966 63.5 52.3
1967 63.8 53.4
1968 64.6 54.5
1969 64 55.4
1970 65 56.3
1971 65.2 57
1972 65.6 57.4
1973 67.1 57.9
1974 67.1 58.3
1975 67.3 58.6
1976 67.9 58.8
1977 68.2 59
1978 69.1 59.1
1979 69.2 59.3
1980 69.1 59.4
1981 69.4 59.4
1982 69.8 59.5
1983 69.7 59.7
1984 70.2 59.9
1985 70.2 60.1
1986 70.3 57.6
1987 70.4 60.7
1988 70.5 60.8
1989 71.1 59.7
1990 71.3 60.7
1991 71.8 60.8
1992 71.3 60.7
1993 71.7 60.6
1994 71.5 60.6
1995 72 60.5
1996 71.9 60.6
1997 71.9 60.6
1998 71.8 60.8
1999 72.3 61
2000 72.6 61.2
2001 73 61.5
2002 72.7 61.8
2003 73 62.2
2004 73.4 62.6
2005 73.6 62.4
2006 73.8 63
2007 73.7 63.3
2008 74.4 63.4
2009 74.5 63.7
2010 75 63.9
2011 75.1 64.1
2012 75 64.5
2013 75.6 64.9
2014 75.6 65.5
2015 75.6 66
2016 75.6 66.6
2017 76.2 67.1
2018 76.9 67.6
2019 76.8 68
2020 74.5 68
2021 73.3 68
2022 76.6 69.2
2023 77.4 69.7
2024 77.5 69.9
2025 77.7 70.1

North Macedonia and Sao Tome and Principe population clocks and comparison

Population
North Macedonia

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Population
North Macedonia Sao Tome
1960 1,435,059 68,012
1961 1,455,171 68,707
1962 1,471,745 69,403
1963 1,488,737 70,112
1964 1,510,900 70,865
1965 1,533,466 71,680
1966 1,557,349 72,576
1967 1,582,492 73,596
1968 1,608,930 74,765
1969 1,636,345 76,083
1970 1,664,208 77,626
1971 1,691,216 79,330
1972 1,717,395 81,041
1973 1,743,816 82,798
1974 1,770,545 84,672
1975 1,797,972 86,708
1976 1,825,830 88,922
1977 1,853,138 91,301
1978 1,879,847 93,794
1979 1,906,523 96,252
1980 1,933,038 98,544
1981 1,959,065 100,615
1982 1,978,956 102,508
1983 1,991,901 104,380
1984 2,003,399 106,394
1985 2,014,331 108,658
1986 2,024,732 111,150
1987 2,035,157 113,919
1988 2,045,737 116,939
1989 2,055,649 119,979
1990 2,063,689 122,980
1991 2,055,994 125,697
1992 2,032,523 128,110
1993 2,006,854 130,467
1994 1,992,666 132,732
1995 1,998,534 134,895
1996 2,012,553 136,962
1997 1,996,869 138,922
1998 2,007,523 140,751
1999 2,017,142 142,442
2000 2,026,350 144,018
2001 2,034,882 146,375
2002 2,020,157 149,922
2003 2,022,725 153,814
2004 2,016,186 157,705
2005 2,005,330 161,639
2006 1,994,287 165,638
2007 1,982,933 169,700
2008 1,971,493 173,793
2009 1,958,782 177,853
2010 1,946,298 181,802
2011 1,937,398 185,649
2012 1,929,821 189,439
2013 1,922,716 193,148
2014 1,917,557 196,767
2015 1,912,430 200,291
2016 1,906,313 203,689
2017 1,898,657 206,970
2018 1,889,051 210,187
2019 1,876,262 213,392
2020 1,856,124 217,435
2021 1,837,114 221,961
2022 1,831,712 226,305
2023 1,827,816 230,871
2024 1,792,179 235,536

Fertility rates in North Macedonia and Sao Tome and Principe

Fertility rate
North Macedonia

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Fertility rate
North Macedonia Sao Tome
1960 3.83 6.24
1961 3.62 6.26
1962 3.5 6.28
1963 3.62 6.31
1964 3.56 6.33
1965 3.52 6.35
1966 3.43 6.37
1967 3.33 6.39
1968 3.22 6.42
1969 3.1 6.44
1970 3.01 6.47
1971 2.93 6.49
1972 2.87 6.51
1973 2.72 6.53
1974 2.7 6.53
1975 2.69 6.53
1976 2.62 6.52
1977 2.49 6.5
1978 2.42 6.47
1979 2.4 6.43
1980 2.36 6.39
1981 2.29 6.33
1982 2.29 6.28
1983 2.25 6.22
1984 2.24 6.16
1985 2.25 6.1
1986 2.25 6.05
1987 2.32 5.99
1988 2.32 5.94
1989 2.25 5.88
1990 2.27 5.83
1991 2.31 5.77
1992 2.28 5.7
1993 2.26 5.64
1994 2.23 5.56
1995 2.13 5.55
1996 2.06 5.47
1997 1.92 5.4
1998 1.89 5.3
1999 1.77 5.23
2000 1.86 5.16
2001 1.73 5.1
2002 1.79 5.06
2003 1.75 5.01
2004 1.52 4.96
2005 1.5 4.94
2006 1.46 4.93
2007 1.46 4.96
2008 1.47 4.91
2009 1.5 4.84
2010 1.6 4.77
2011 1.46 4.72
2012 1.5 4.66
2013 1.5 4.58
2014 1.5 4.49
2015 1.49 4.35
2016 1.5 4.2
2017 1.43 4.07
2018 1.42 3.98
2019 1.34 3.9
2020 1.31 3.83
2021 1.6 3.76
2022 1.6 3.7
2023 1.5 3.64

North Macedonia and Sao Tome and Principe demographics compared

Median age
North Macedonia

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Median age, years
North Macedonia Sao Tome
1960 21.8 24.2
1961 21.8 24.3
1962 21.9 24.1
1963 21.9 23.5
1964 21.9 22.4
1965 21.9 21
1966 22 19.5
1967 22.2 18.5
1968 22.4 17.7
1969 22.6 17.2
1970 22.8 16.9
1971 23.1 16.9
1972 23.3 17
1973 23.6 17
1974 23.9 17.1
1975 24.2 17.1
1976 24.5 17.1
1977 24.8 17.2
1978 25.2 17.2
1979 25.5 17.3
1980 25.9 17.3
1981 26.2 17.4
1982 26.5 17.4
1983 26.8 17.4
1984 27.2 17.4
1985 27.5 17.4
1986 27.8 17.4
1987 28 17.4
1988 28.3 17.4
1989 28.6 17.4
1990 28.9 17.4
1991 29.2 17.3
1992 29.6 17.3
1993 29.9 17.2
1994 30.3 17.2
1995 30.5 17.3
1996 30.8 17.3
1997 31 17.4
1998 31.2 17.5
1999 31.5 17.7
2000 31.9 17.9
2001 32.2 18
2002 32.6 18.1
2003 32.8 18.3
2004 33.2 18.4
2005 33.5 18.5
2006 33.9 18.6
2007 34.3 18.7
2008 34.7 18.7
2009 35.1 18.7
2010 35.5 18.8
2011 36 18.9
2012 36.4 18.9
2013 36.9 18.9
2014 37.3 18.9
2015 37.8 19
2016 38.3 19
2017 38.8 19.1
2018 39.4 19.3
2019 39.9 19.4
2020 40.3 19.5
2021 40.7 19.7
2022 40.9 19.9
2023 41.3 20.1
2024 41.6 20.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

North Macedonia Sao Tome
GNI, Atlas method
$15B
2024
$653M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39.1%
2025
24.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.3%
2002
5.03%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.7%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
16,000
2020
1,000
1999
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.04%
2025
+2.56%
2025
Unemployment rate
12.3%
2024
8.81%
2017
Services, % of GDP
59.2%
2024
76.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.7%
2024
2.91%
2024
Economic freedom index
63.2
2025
60.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.9%
2019
32.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
1.9%
2019
2.6%
2017
Total reserves including gold
$5.25B
2024
$46.2M
2023
Personal remittances received
$458M
2024
$10M
2024
International tourist arrivals
118,000
2020
33,400
2018
International tourism as share of exports
3.52%
2020
73.2%
2018
Banked people share
84.3%
2024
n/a

Energy

North Macedonia Sao Tome
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,450 kg
2023
259.3 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16.8
2023
$10.2
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
8.76 megatons
2023
0.21 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.79 tons
2023
0.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
82.2%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
19.5%
2021
42.5%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
7.2%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
63.8%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
3,320 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
31%
2021
6.06%
2021
Hydroelectric share
23.6%
2023
5.85%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
81.3%
2023

Society

North Macedonia Sao Tome
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,728
2024
-604
2024
Urban population
59.9%
2024
77%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.79 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.28 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
57.5
2025
32.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
40
2024
45
2024
Higher education index
63
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
1.53
2023
3.23
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.1
2019
27.9
2019
Visa free countries
132
2025
71
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.6%
2012
93.8%
2022
English speaking
5%
2025
4.9%
2025
People using the Internet
87.2%
2023
61.5%
2023

Health

North Macedonia Sao Tome
Government health expenditure per capita
$562
2022
$180.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$225.9
2022
$21.6
2022
Life expectancy
77.7 years
2025
70.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.002%
2018
30.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.96
2020
0.49
2019
Age at first childbirth
27.4 years
2022
19.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
3
2023
75
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.3
2023
13.9
2023
Obesity rate
28.4%
2022
17.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.4%
2024
12.1%
2024
Air quality index
32
2025
24
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
7.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.36 liters
2020
4.79 liters
2020

Territory

North Macedonia Sao Tome
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.0006%
2025
Land area per capita
5,433 sq mi
2024
1,574 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,830 sq mi
2025
166 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,867 sq mi
2025
193.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
8,812 mi
2017
808 mi
2018

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