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Pakistan vs Sao Tome and Principe statistics compared

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Pakistan has a population of 251M (ranked 5/197), compared with 236K in Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 176/197). Pakistan's land area is 297,638 sq mi versus 371 sq mi for Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 35th vs. 172nd).

By GDP, Pakistan ranks 44/197 ($373B) and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189/197 ($764M). By GDP per capita, Pakistan ranks 163/197 ($1,485), while Sao Tome and Principe ranks 138/197 ($3,245).

Main facts and rankings

Pakistan Sao Tome
Population
258497127
244055
Population rank 5/197 176/197
GDP
$373B
2024
$764M
2024
GDP rank 44/197 189/197
GDP per capita
$1,485
2024
$3,245
2024
GDP per capita rank 163/197 138/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$6,287
2024
$6,230
2024
Government debt
$261B
2024
$332M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
73.6%
2025
37.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,040
2024
$1,410
2024
Government debt per person rank 141/185 133/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,459
2025
$2,715
2025
Land area
297,638 sq mi
2025
371 sq mi
2025
Population density
844 ppl/mi²
2024
635 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.61
2023
3.64
2023
Median age
21.5 years
2024
20.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.9 years
2025
70.1 years
2025

Pakistan and Sao Tome and Principe: Comparison Charts

Pakistan and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP
Pakistan

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP
Pakistan Sao Tome
1960 $3,749,265,015 -
1961 $4,118,647,627 -
1962 $4,310,163,797 -
1963 $4,630,827,383 -
1964 $5,204,955,901 -
1965 $5,929,231,415 -
1966 $6,561,108,778 -
1967 $7,464,510,710 -
1968 $8,041,999,160 -
1969 $8,683,116,338 -
1970 $10,027,509,450 $37,211,826
1971 $10,665,896,682 $37,288,845
1972 $9,415,016,360 $41,430,257
1973 $6,383,429,490 $56,011,245
1974 $8,899,191,919 $57,817,591
1975 $11,230,606,061 $60,101,710
1976 $13,168,080,808 $52,039,421
1977 $15,126,060,606 $49,207,692
1978 $17,811,515,152 $55,044,563
1979 $19,688,383,838 $65,755,928
1980 $23,654,444,444 $81,662,231
1981 $28,100,606,061 $83,499,264
1982 $30,725,971,564 $80,307,763
1983 $28,691,889,764 $75,110,289
1984 $31,151,825,467 $78,213,796
1985 $31,144,920,844 $82,733,069
1986 $31,899,070,056 $115,928,907
1987 $33,351,529,275 $115,952,925
1988 $38,472,742,808 $99,000,764
1989 $40,171,106,279 $98,545,367
1990 $40,010,423,970 $119,297,933
1991 $45,625,336,680 $107,484,143
1992 $48,884,671,947 $94,861,781
1993 $51,809,999,353 $125,742,229
1994 $52,293,470,813 $131,338,415
1995 $60,636,071,684 $103,695,237
1996 $63,320,170,084 $135,188,166
1997 $62,433,340,468 $91,920,274
1998 $62,191,955,814 $72,285,404
1999 $62,973,857,069 $77,302,212
2000 $99,484,802,345 $76,198,395
2001 $97,145,618,480 $75,951,133
2002 $97,923,302,809 $85,171,074
2003 $112,371,913,741 $102,085,769
2004 $132,216,048,339 $114,582,284
2005 $145,208,562,961 $136,450,662
2006 $161,871,385,506 $142,775,104
2007 $184,140,869,997 $149,146,919
2008 $202,203,748,584 $188,021,165
2009 $187,337,783,856 $200,668,065
2010 $196,709,621,850 $190,021,192
2011 $230,586,581,060 $226,455,001
2012 $250,106,966,105 $229,371,348
2013 $258,657,231,672 $267,041,748
2014 $271,390,474,858 $293,119,143
2015 $299,963,590,535 $259,999,643
2016 $313,630,000,130 $292,267,272
2017 $339,205,534,861 $322,002,845
2018 $356,128,166,705 $383,717,328
2019 $320,909,472,771 $412,976,083
2020 $300,425,609,818 $471,229,485
2021 $348,516,647,445 $524,402,456
2022 $374,890,295,667 $540,809,499
2023 $337,885,531,778 $678,976,265
2024 $373,071,855,732 $764,274,043

Pakistan and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP per capita
Pakistan

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP per capita
Pakistan Sao Tome
1960 $82 -
1961 $87.8 -
1962 $89.5 -
1963 $93.7 -
1964 $102.5 -
1965 $113.6 -
1966 $122.2 -
1967 $135.2 -
1968 $141.6 -
1969 $148.5 -
1970 $166.7 $479
1971 $172.5 $470
1972 $148.1 $511
1973 $97.5 $676
1974 $132 $683
1975 $161.7 $693
1976 $183.9 $585
1977 $204.7 $539
1978 $233.4 $587
1979 $249.2 $683
1980 $287.4 $829
1981 $328 $830
1982 $345 $783
1983 $311 $720
1984 $327 $735
1985 $317 $761
1986 $314 $1,043
1987 $317 $1,018
1988 $354 $847
1989 $358 $821
1990 $344 $970
1991 $380 $855
1992 $396 $740
1993 $408 $964
1994 $400 $990
1995 $451 $769
1996 $457 $987
1997 $438 $662
1998 $424 $514
1999 $418 $543
2000 $642 $529
2001 $610 $519
2002 $600 $568
2003 $672 $664
2004 $772 $727
2005 $828 $844
2006 $901 $862
2007 $998 $879
2008 $1,067 $1,082
2009 $964 $1,128
2010 $987 $1,045
2011 $1,132 $1,220
2012 $1,204 $1,211
2013 $1,225 $1,383
2014 $1,267 $1,490
2015 $1,380 $1,298
2016 $1,425 $1,435
2017 $1,519 $1,556
2018 $1,569 $1,826
2019 $1,390 $1,935
2020 $1,278 $2,167
2021 $1,455 $2,363
2022 $1,538 $2,390
2023 $1,365 $2,941
2024 $1,485 $3,245

Pakistan vs. Sao Tome and Principe life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Pakistan

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Life expectancy, years
Pakistan Sao Tome
1950 34.2 39.1
1951 35.4 39.1
1952 36.5 39.1
1953 37.6 39.1
1954 38.6 39.2
1955 39.6 39.3
1956 40.6 39.5
1957 41.6 40.1
1958 42.5 41
1959 43.3 42.1
1960 44.1 43.6
1961 45 45.2
1962 45.9 46.8
1963 46.8 48.4
1964 47.8 49.7
1965 48.5 51.1
1966 49.8 52.3
1967 50.8 53.4
1968 51.6 54.5
1969 52.3 55.4
1970 52.9 56.3
1971 49 57
1972 53.8 57.4
1973 54.1 57.9
1974 54.3 58.3
1975 54.7 58.6
1976 55.1 58.8
1977 55.5 59
1978 56.1 59.1
1979 56.6 59.3
1980 57.2 59.4
1981 57.8 59.4
1982 58.3 59.5
1983 58.7 59.7
1984 58.9 59.9
1985 59.1 60.1
1986 59.2 57.6
1987 59.2 60.7
1988 59.4 60.8
1989 59.5 59.7
1990 59.7 60.7
1991 59.9 60.8
1992 60 60.7
1993 60.1 60.6
1994 60.2 60.6
1995 60.3 60.5
1996 60.5 60.6
1997 60.6 60.6
1998 61.1 60.8
1999 61.5 61
2000 61.9 61.2
2001 62.2 61.5
2002 62.6 61.8
2003 62.8 62.2
2004 63.1 62.6
2005 62.4 62.4
2006 63.6 63
2007 63.8 63.3
2008 64 63.4
2009 64.2 63.7
2010 64.4 63.9
2011 64.7 64.1
2012 64.9 64.5
2013 65.1 64.9
2014 65.4 65.5
2015 65.6 66
2016 65.9 66.6
2017 66.2 67.1
2018 66.5 67.6
2019 66.7 68
2020 65.7 68
2021 65.8 68
2022 67.4 69.2
2023 67.6 69.7
2024 67.8 69.9
2025 67.9 70.1

Pakistan and Sao Tome and Principe population clocks and comparison

Population
Pakistan

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Population
Pakistan Sao Tome
1960 45,709,310 68,012
1961 46,921,277 68,707
1962 48,156,128 69,403
1963 49,447,776 70,112
1964 50,799,999 70,865
1965 52,209,010 71,680
1966 53,678,667 72,576
1967 55,214,768 73,596
1968 56,810,507 74,765
1969 58,460,939 76,083
1970 60,166,719 77,626
1971 61,847,899 79,330
1972 63,583,194 81,041
1973 65,461,912 82,798
1974 67,415,487 84,672
1975 69,461,175 86,708
1976 71,620,254 88,922
1977 73,901,827 91,301
1978 76,307,379 93,794
1979 78,997,039 96,252
1980 82,291,010 98,544
1981 85,802,049 100,615
1982 89,089,246 102,508
1983 92,227,711 104,380
1984 95,164,936 106,394
1985 98,229,285 108,658
1986 101,606,764 111,150
1987 105,130,717 113,919
1988 108,724,739 116,939
1989 112,336,629 119,979
1990 116,155,576 122,980
1991 120,060,406 125,697
1992 123,546,848 128,110
1993 127,020,117 130,467
1994 130,748,083 132,732
1995 134,582,253 134,895
1996 138,557,092 136,962
1997 142,531,804 138,922
1998 146,522,356 140,751
1999 150,565,377 142,442
2000 154,879,127 144,018
2001 159,270,907 146,375
2002 163,222,549 149,922
2003 167,110,248 153,814
2004 171,286,000 157,705
2005 175,453,212 161,639
2006 179,682,690 165,638
2007 184,493,231 169,700
2008 189,499,113 173,793
2009 194,376,534 177,853
2010 199,239,047 181,802
2011 203,746,065 185,649
2012 207,667,125 189,439
2013 211,073,978 193,148
2014 214,264,647 196,767
2015 217,290,883 200,291
2016 220,138,869 203,689
2017 223,273,967 206,970
2018 226,928,892 210,187
2019 230,800,899 213,392
2020 235,001,746 217,435
2021 239,477,801 221,961
2022 243,700,667 226,305
2023 247,504,495 230,871
2024 251,269,164 235,536

Fertility rates in Pakistan and Sao Tome and Principe

Fertility rate
Pakistan

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Fertility rate
Pakistan Sao Tome
1960 6.8 6.24
1961 6.8 6.26
1962 6.8 6.28
1963 6.8 6.31
1964 6.8 6.33
1965 6.8 6.35
1966 6.8 6.37
1967 6.8 6.39
1968 6.8 6.42
1969 6.8 6.44
1970 6.8 6.47
1971 6.8 6.49
1972 6.81 6.51
1973 6.81 6.53
1974 6.81 6.53
1975 6.81 6.53
1976 6.81 6.52
1977 6.8 6.5
1978 6.78 6.47
1979 6.76 6.43
1980 6.73 6.39
1981 6.7 6.33
1982 6.67 6.28
1983 6.64 6.22
1984 6.62 6.16
1985 6.59 6.1
1986 6.55 6.05
1987 6.52 5.99
1988 6.48 5.94
1989 6.43 5.88
1990 6.36 5.83
1991 6.29 5.77
1992 6.21 5.7
1993 6.11 5.64
1994 6.01 5.56
1995 5.89 5.55
1996 5.77 5.47
1997 5.64 5.4
1998 5.51 5.3
1999 5.46 5.23
2000 5.35 5.16
2001 5.18 5.1
2002 5.01 5.06
2003 4.89 5.01
2004 4.68 4.96
2005 4.6 4.94
2006 4.59 4.93
2007 4.55 4.96
2008 4.51 4.91
2009 4.47 4.84
2010 4.4 4.77
2011 4.31 4.72
2012 4.2 4.66
2013 4.13 4.58
2014 4.06 4.49
2015 3.99 4.35
2016 3.9 4.2
2017 3.9 4.07
2018 3.86 3.98
2019 3.81 3.9
2020 3.77 3.83
2021 3.72 3.76
2022 3.66 3.7
2023 3.61 3.64

Pakistan and Sao Tome and Principe demographics compared

Median age
Pakistan

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Median age, years
Pakistan Sao Tome
1960 19.1 24.2
1961 19.1 24.3
1962 19 24.1
1963 19 23.5
1964 18.9 22.4
1965 18.8 21
1966 18.7 19.5
1967 18.6 18.5
1968 18.5 17.7
1969 18.4 17.2
1970 18.2 16.9
1971 18.1 16.9
1972 18 17
1973 18 17
1974 17.9 17.1
1975 17.9 17.1
1976 17.9 17.1
1977 17.9 17.2
1978 18 17.2
1979 18 17.3
1980 18.2 17.3
1981 18.3 17.4
1982 18.4 17.4
1983 18.4 17.4
1984 18.3 17.4
1985 18.2 17.4
1986 18.2 17.4
1987 18.1 17.4
1988 18.1 17.4
1989 18 17.4
1990 18 17.4
1991 18 17.3
1992 17.9 17.3
1993 17.8 17.2
1994 17.8 17.2
1995 17.8 17.3
1996 17.8 17.3
1997 17.8 17.4
1998 17.9 17.5
1999 18 17.7
2000 18.1 17.9
2001 18.3 18
2002 18.4 18.1
2003 18.5 18.3
2004 18.7 18.4
2005 18.9 18.5
2006 19 18.6
2007 19.2 18.7
2008 19.4 18.7
2009 19.6 18.7
2010 19.8 18.8
2011 19.9 18.9
2012 20 18.9
2013 20.1 18.9
2014 20.2 18.9
2015 20.3 19
2016 20.3 19
2017 20.4 19.1
2018 20.5 19.3
2019 20.7 19.4
2020 20.9 19.5
2021 21 19.7
2022 21.2 19.9
2023 21.3 20.1
2024 21.5 20.3

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Finance

Pakistan Sao Tome
GNI, Atlas method
$360B
2024
$653M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.6%
2025
24.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.95%
2023
5.03%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.8%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
943,000
2020
1,000
1999
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.62%
2025
+2.56%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.34%
2021
8.81%
2017
Services, % of GDP
50.5%
2024
76.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
20%
2024
2.91%
2024
Economic freedom index
49.1
2025
60.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.5%
2018
32.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
4.2%
2018
2.6%
2017
Listed domestic companies
530
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$52.1B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$18.4B
2024
$46.2M
2023
Personal remittances received
$34.9B
2024
$10M
2024
International tourist arrivals
966,000
2012
33,400
2018
International tourism as share of exports
2.8%
2020
73.2%
2018
Banked people share
27.3%
2024
n/a

Energy

Pakistan Sao Tome
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
471 kg
2022
259.3 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$12.6
2022
$10.2
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
200.5 megatons
2023
0.21 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.81 tons
2023
0.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
63.9%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
41.6%
2021
42.5%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
9.25%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
39.8%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
606 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
28.3%
2021
6.06%
2021
Hydroelectric share
20%
2022
5.85%
2021
Nuclear share
15.6%
2022
0%
2021
Electricity access
95.6%
2023
81.3%
2023

Society

Pakistan Sao Tome
% of world population
3.09%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,401,173
2024
-604
2024
Urban population
38.4%
2024
77%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.49 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
29
2025
32.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
45
2024
Higher education index
58
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
4.34
2023
3.23
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
13
2019
27.9
2019
Visa free countries
45
2025
71
2025
Adult literacy rate
58.9%
2021
93.8%
2022
English speaking
48.9%
2023
4.9%
2025
People using the Internet
27.4%
2023
61.5%
2023

Health

Pakistan Sao Tome
Government health expenditure per capita
$38.8
2022
$180.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$18.4
2022
$21.6
2022
Life expectancy
67.9 years
2025
70.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
13.2%
2022
30.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.08
2019
0.49
2019
Age at first childbirth
22.8 years
2025
19.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
155
2023
75
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
58.5
2023
13.9
2023
Obesity rate
23.7%
2022
17.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
31.4%
2024
12.1%
2024
Air quality index
2
2025
24
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.9%
2022
7.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.08 liters
2020
4.79 liters
2020

Territory

Pakistan Sao Tome
% of world land
0.52%
2025
0.0006%
2025
Land area per capita
1,185 sq mi
2024
1,574 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
138,977 sq mi
2025
166 sq mi
2025
Forest area
13,907 sq mi
2025
193.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
164,151 mi
2025
808 mi
2018

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