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Oman vs Sao Tome and Principe statistics compared

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Oman has a population of 5.28M (ranked 124/197), compared with 236K in Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 176/197). Oman's land area is 119,499 sq mi versus 371 sq mi for Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 68th vs. 172nd).

By GDP, Oman ranks 70/197 ($107B) and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189/197 ($764M). By GDP per capita, Oman ranks 57/197 ($20,248), while Sao Tome and Principe ranks 138/197 ($3,245).

Main facts and rankings

Oman Sao Tome
Population
5636678
244055
Population rank 120/197 176/197
GDP
$107B
2024
$764M
2024
GDP rank 70/197 189/197
GDP per capita
$20,248
2024
$3,245
2024
GDP per capita rank 57/197 138/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,664
2024
$6,230
2024
Government debt
$38B
2024
$332M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
35.4%
2025
37.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$7,191
2024
$1,410
2024
Government debt per person rank 68/185 133/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$20,368
2025
$2,715
2025
Land area
119,499 sq mi
2025
371 sq mi
2025
Population density
44.2 ppl/mi²
2024
635 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.53
2023
3.64
2023
Median age
30.5 years
2024
20.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
80.5 years
2025
70.1 years
2025

Oman and Sao Tome and Principe: Comparison Charts

Oman and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP
Oman

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP
Oman Sao Tome
1960 $44,234,656 -
1961 $45,634,487 -
1962 $56,273,202 -
1963 $59,912,763 -
1964 $61,872,526 -
1965 $63,279,975 -
1966 $67,759,973 -
1967 $107,151,832 -
1968 $188,879,849 -
1969 $239,999,808 -
1970 $256,319,795 $37,211,826
1971 $301,010,587 $37,288,845
1972 $366,883,548 $41,430,257
1973 $483,066,991 $56,011,245
1974 $1,645,917,776 $57,817,591
1975 $2,096,699,189 $60,101,710
1976 $2,560,220,035 $52,039,421
1977 $2,741,169,948 $49,207,692
1978 $2,740,301,390 $55,044,563
1979 $3,733,352,635 $65,755,928
1980 $5,981,760,278 $81,662,231
1981 $7,259,120,151 $83,499,264
1982 $7,554,719,456 $80,307,763
1983 $7,932,541,691 $75,110,289
1984 $8,821,443,151 $78,213,796
1985 $10,005,645,420 $82,733,069
1986 $7,324,167,369 $115,928,907
1987 $7,811,183,095 $115,952,925
1988 $8,386,215,865 $99,000,764
1989 $9,372,171,651 $98,545,367
1990 $13,310,273,082 $119,297,933
1991 $12,918,335,501 $107,484,143
1992 $14,183,615,085 $94,861,781
1993 $14,230,429,129 $125,742,229
1994 $14,715,214,564 $131,338,415
1995 $15,722,236,671 $103,695,237
1996 $17,402,080,624 $135,188,166
1997 $18,039,791,938 $91,920,274
1998 $16,044,213,264 $72,285,404
1999 $17,832,769,831 $77,302,212
2000 $22,259,557,867 $76,198,395
2001 $22,205,721,717 $75,951,133
2002 $23,065,539,662 $85,171,074
2003 $24,733,680,104 $102,085,769
2004 $28,378,933,680 $114,582,284
2005 $35,506,892,068 $136,450,662
2006 $42,577,633,290 $142,775,104
2007 $48,300,390,117 $149,146,919
2008 $69,804,681,404 $188,021,165
2009 $55,454,096,229 $200,668,065
2010 $64,993,498,049 $190,021,192
2011 $77,497,529,259 $226,455,001
2012 $87,408,842,653 $229,371,348
2013 $89,936,020,806 $267,041,748
2014 $92,699,089,727 $293,119,143
2015 $78,710,793,238 $259,999,643
2016 $75,128,738,622 $292,267,272
2017 $80,856,697,009 $322,002,845
2018 $91,505,851,756 $383,717,328
2019 $88,060,858,257 $412,976,083
2020 $75,909,492,848 $471,229,485
2021 $87,323,797,139 $524,402,456
2022 $109,852,795,839 $540,809,499
2023 $105,895,708,713 $678,976,265
2024 $106,942,782,835 $764,274,043

Oman and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP per capita
Oman

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP per capita
Oman Sao Tome
1960 $83.4 -
1961 $84.5 -
1962 $102.3 -
1963 $106.8 -
1964 $108.1 -
1965 $108.1 -
1966 $113.2 -
1967 $174.7 -
1968 $300 -
1969 $372 -
1970 $387 $479
1971 $442 $470
1972 $524 $511
1973 $670 $676
1974 $2,203 $683
1975 $2,692 $693
1976 $3,143 $585
1977 $3,205 $539
1978 $3,044 $587
1979 $3,934 $683
1980 $5,974 $829
1981 $6,866 $830
1982 $6,759 $783
1983 $6,714 $720
1984 $7,070 $735
1985 $7,549 $761
1986 $5,182 $1,043
1987 $5,204 $1,018
1988 $5,279 $847
1989 $5,591 $821
1990 $7,546 $970
1991 $6,977 $855
1992 $7,318 $740
1993 $7,039 $964
1994 $7,068 $990
1995 $7,414 $769
1996 $8,068 $987
1997 $8,235 $662
1998 $7,219 $514
1999 $7,915 $543
2000 $9,754 $529
2001 $9,612 $519
2002 $9,869 $568
2003 $10,464 $664
2004 $11,801 $727
2005 $14,435 $844
2006 $16,931 $862
2007 $18,793 $879
2008 $26,577 $1,082
2009 $20,656 $1,128
2010 $23,570 $1,045
2011 $25,188 $1,220
2012 $24,642 $1,211
2013 $23,458 $1,383
2014 $23,161 $1,490
2015 $18,808 $1,298
2016 $17,110 $1,435
2017 $17,820 $1,556
2018 $19,902 $1,826
2019 $19,180 $1,935
2020 $16,785 $2,167
2021 $19,403 $2,363
2022 $23,224 $2,390
2023 $20,972 $2,941
2024 $20,248 $3,245

Oman vs. Sao Tome and Principe life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Oman

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Life expectancy, years
Oman Sao Tome
1950 29.3 39.1
1951 29.8 39.1
1952 30.2 39.1
1953 30.7 39.1
1954 31.2 39.2
1955 31.8 39.3
1956 32.4 39.5
1957 33 40.1
1958 33.8 41
1959 34.6 42.1
1960 35.4 43.6
1961 36.4 45.2
1962 37.4 46.8
1963 38.5 48.4
1964 39.6 49.7
1965 40.8 51.1
1966 42 52.3
1967 43.2 53.4
1968 44.4 54.5
1969 45.6 55.4
1970 46.6 56.3
1971 47.9 57
1972 48.7 57.4
1973 50 57.9
1974 51.2 58.3
1975 52.5 58.6
1976 54.4 58.8
1977 55.5 59
1978 57 59.1
1979 58.3 59.3
1980 59.6 59.4
1981 60.8 59.4
1982 62 59.5
1983 63.2 59.7
1984 64.3 59.9
1985 65.3 60.1
1986 66.2 57.6
1987 67 60.7
1988 67.7 60.8
1989 68.4 59.7
1990 69 60.7
1991 69.6 60.8
1992 70.1 60.7
1993 70.6 60.6
1994 71.1 60.6
1995 71.6 60.5
1996 72 60.6
1997 72.5 60.6
1998 72.9 60.8
1999 73.3 61
2000 73.6 61.2
2001 74 61.5
2002 74.3 61.8
2003 74.5 62.2
2004 74.8 62.6
2005 75.1 62.4
2006 75.4 63
2007 75.6 63.3
2008 76.1 63.4
2009 76.6 63.7
2010 77.2 63.9
2011 77.7 64.1
2012 78.2 64.5
2013 78.6 64.9
2014 79 65.5
2015 79.3 66
2016 79.6 66.6
2017 79.7 67.1
2018 79.9 67.6
2019 79.9 68
2020 77.8 68
2021 76 68
2022 77.9 69.2
2023 80 69.7
2024 80.2 69.9
2025 80.5 70.1

Oman and Sao Tome and Principe population clocks and comparison

Population
Oman

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Population
Oman Sao Tome
1960 530,485 68,012
1961 539,854 68,707
1962 549,941 69,403
1963 560,827 70,112
1964 572,577 70,865
1965 585,236 71,680
1966 598,804 72,576
1967 613,318 73,596
1968 628,798 74,765
1969 645,255 76,083
1970 662,680 77,626
1971 681,119 79,330
1972 700,593 81,041
1973 721,179 82,798
1974 746,988 84,672
1975 778,864 86,708
1976 814,701 88,922
1977 855,314 91,301
1978 900,304 93,794
1979 949,116 96,252
1980 1,001,248 98,544
1981 1,057,320 100,615
1982 1,117,678 102,508
1983 1,181,459 104,380
1984 1,247,716 106,394
1985 1,325,480 108,658
1986 1,413,419 111,150
1987 1,500,996 113,919
1988 1,588,568 116,939
1989 1,676,228 119,979
1990 1,763,954 122,980
1991 1,851,473 125,697
1992 1,938,238 128,110
1993 2,021,675 130,467
1994 2,081,834 132,732
1995 2,120,528 134,895
1996 2,156,926 136,962
1997 2,190,720 138,922
1998 2,222,489 140,751
1999 2,252,909 142,442
2000 2,282,131 144,018
2001 2,310,217 146,375
2002 2,337,140 149,922
2003 2,363,796 153,814
2004 2,404,821 157,705
2005 2,459,802 161,639
2006 2,514,795 165,638
2007 2,570,174 169,700
2008 2,626,529 173,793
2009 2,684,659 177,853
2010 2,757,446 181,802
2011 3,076,763 185,649
2012 3,547,106 189,439
2013 3,833,913 193,148
2014 4,002,439 196,767
2015 4,184,895 200,291
2016 4,390,877 203,689
2017 4,537,396 206,970
2018 4,597,877 210,187
2019 4,591,241 213,392
2020 4,522,497 217,435
2021 4,500,424 221,961
2022 4,730,226 226,305
2023 5,049,269 230,871
2024 5,281,538 235,536

Fertility rates in Oman and Sao Tome and Principe

Fertility rate
Oman

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Fertility rate
Oman Sao Tome
1960 7.28 6.24
1961 7.29 6.26
1962 7.32 6.28
1963 7.33 6.31
1964 7.37 6.33
1965 7.39 6.35
1966 7.41 6.37
1967 7.44 6.39
1968 7.46 6.42
1969 7.49 6.44
1970 7.52 6.47
1971 7.56 6.49
1972 7.59 6.51
1973 7.63 6.53
1974 7.67 6.53
1975 7.71 6.53
1976 7.74 6.52
1977 7.78 6.5
1978 7.82 6.47
1979 7.85 6.43
1980 7.89 6.39
1981 7.9 6.33
1982 7.84 6.28
1983 7.75 6.22
1984 7.64 6.16
1985 7.51 6.1
1986 7.35 6.05
1987 7.18 5.99
1988 6.95 5.94
1989 6.72 5.88
1990 6.46 5.83
1991 6.2 5.77
1992 5.92 5.7
1993 5.64 5.64
1994 5.36 5.56
1995 5.07 5.55
1996 4.79 5.47
1997 4.52 5.4
1998 4.27 5.3
1999 4.06 5.23
2000 3.85 5.16
2001 3.66 5.1
2002 3.51 5.06
2003 3.37 5.01
2004 3.2 4.96
2005 3.03 4.94
2006 2.88 4.93
2007 2.76 4.96
2008 2.76 4.91
2009 2.83 4.84
2010 2.97 4.77
2011 2.96 4.72
2012 2.93 4.66
2013 2.95 4.58
2014 2.97 4.49
2015 2.97 4.35
2016 2.95 4.2
2017 2.92 4.07
2018 2.81 3.98
2019 2.7 3.9
2020 2.64 3.83
2021 2.59 3.76
2022 2.45 3.7
2023 2.53 3.64

Oman and Sao Tome and Principe demographics compared

Median age
Oman

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Median age, years
Oman Sao Tome
1960 18.9 24.2
1961 18.8 24.3
1962 18.7 24.1
1963 18.6 23.5
1964 18.5 22.4
1965 18.4 21
1966 18.2 19.5
1967 18 18.5
1968 17.8 17.7
1969 17.5 17.2
1970 17.2 16.9
1971 16.9 16.9
1972 16.7 17
1973 16.4 17
1974 16.3 17.1
1975 16.2 17.1
1976 16.3 17.1
1977 16.3 17.2
1978 16.4 17.2
1979 16.4 17.3
1980 16.4 17.3
1981 16.5 17.4
1982 16.5 17.4
1983 16.5 17.4
1984 16.5 17.4
1985 16.6 17.4
1986 16.8 17.4
1987 17.1 17.4
1988 17.5 17.4
1989 17.9 17.4
1990 18.4 17.4
1991 18.8 17.3
1992 19.4 17.3
1993 19.9 17.2
1994 20.1 17.2
1995 20.1 17.3
1996 20.1 17.3
1997 20.2 17.4
1998 20.4 17.5
1999 20.6 17.7
2000 20.9 17.9
2001 21.3 18
2002 21.6 18.1
2003 22 18.3
2004 22.3 18.4
2005 22.7 18.5
2006 23.1 18.6
2007 23.5 18.7
2008 24 18.7
2009 24.6 18.7
2010 25.2 18.8
2011 26.5 18.9
2012 27.7 18.9
2013 28.2 18.9
2014 28.5 18.9
2015 28.8 19
2016 29.1 19
2017 29.4 19.1
2018 29.7 19.3
2019 29.9 19.4
2020 29.7 19.5
2021 29.7 19.7
2022 30 19.9
2023 30.3 20.1
2024 30.5 20.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Oman Sao Tome
GNI, Atlas method
$102B
2024
$653M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
28.2%
2025
24.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.3%
2022
5.03%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
5.4%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
47,000
2020
1,000
1999
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+1.24%
2025
+2.56%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.3%
2022
8.81%
2017
Services, % of GDP
46.5%
2024
76.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
54.2%
2024
2.91%
2024
Economic freedom index
65.4
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
2
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00005%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
110
2022
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$22.3B
2022
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$18.3B
2024
$46.2M
2023
Personal remittances received
$39M
2024
$10M
2024
International tourist arrivals
869,000
2020
33,400
2018
International tourism as share of exports
1.87%
2020
73.2%
2018
Banked people share
69.5%
2024
n/a

Energy

Oman Sao Tome
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
5,867 kg
2022
259.3 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$7.26
2022
$10.2
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
93.1 megatons
2023
0.21 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
18.4 tons
2023
0.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
99.7%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
0.1%
2021
42.5%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.33%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-213.6%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
8,158 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
1.95%
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

Oman Sao Tome
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
+154,219
2024
-604
2024
Urban population
89%
2024
77%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.63 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.2 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
68
2025
32.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
55
2024
45
2024
Higher education index
60
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
0.14
2023
3.23
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
10.6
2019
27.9
2019
Visa free countries
99
2025
71
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.3%
2022
93.8%
2022
English speaking
22%
2025
4.9%
2025
People using the Internet
95.3%
2024
61.5%
2023

Health

Oman Sao Tome
Government health expenditure per capita
$707
2022
$180.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$52.9
2022
$21.6
2022
Life expectancy
80.5 years
2025
70.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
30.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.06
2022
0.49
2019
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
13
2023
75
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10.4
2023
13.9
2023
Obesity rate
32.4%
2022
17.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
17%
2024
12.1%
2024
Air quality index
11
2025
24
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.4%
2022
7.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
4.79 liters
2020

Territory

Oman Sao Tome
% of world land
0.21%
2025
0.0006%
2025
Land area per capita
22,626 sq mi
2024
1,574 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
5,682 sq mi
2025
166 sq mi
2025
Forest area
9.11 sq mi
2025
193.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
808 mi
2018

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