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Saint Vincent vs Sao Tome and Principe statistics compared

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Saint Vincent has a population of 101K (ranked 184/197), compared with 236K in Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 176/197). Saint Vincent's land area is 150.6 sq mi versus 371 sq mi for Sao Tome and Principe (ranked 185th vs. 172nd).

By GDP, Saint Vincent ranks 186/197 ($1.16B) and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189/197 ($764M). By GDP per capita, Saint Vincent ranks 82/197 ($11,501), while Sao Tome and Principe ranks 138/197 ($3,245).

Main facts and rankings

Saint Vincent Sao Tome
Population
99920
244055
Population rank 184/197 176/197
GDP
$1.16B
2024
$764M
2024
GDP rank 186/197 189/197
GDP per capita
$11,501
2024
$3,245
2024
GDP per capita rank 82/197 138/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,272
2024
$6,230
2024
Government debt
$1.07B
2024
$332M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
93.5%
2025
37.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$10,661
2024
$1,410
2024
Government debt per person rank 56/185 133/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$14,935
2025
$2,715
2025
Land area
150.6 sq mi
2025
371 sq mi
2025
Population density
668 ppl/mi²
2024
635 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.78
2023
3.64
2023
Median age
35.2 years
2024
20.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
71.5 years
2025
70.1 years
2025

Saint Vincent and Sao Tome and Principe: Comparison Charts

Saint Vincent and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP
Saint Vincent

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP
Saint Vincent Sao Tome
1960 $13,066,634 -
1961 $13,999,965 -
1962 $14,524,964 -
1963 $13,708,299 -
1964 $14,758,296 -
1965 $15,108,296 -
1966 $16,099,960 -
1967 $15,835,106 -
1968 $15,350,000 -
1969 $16,650,000 -
1970 $18,450,000 $37,211,826
1971 $20,051,922 $37,288,845
1972 $27,585,805 $41,430,257
1973 $30,165,081 $56,011,245
1974 $32,923,703 $57,817,591
1975 $33,237,226 $60,101,710
1976 $32,792,845 $52,039,421
1977 $49,353,162 $49,207,692
1978 $60,844,771 $55,044,563
1979 $71,096,360 $65,755,928
1980 $82,340,340 $81,662,231
1981 $102,086,539 $83,499,264
1982 $113,759,203 $80,307,763
1983 $122,255,350 $75,110,289
1984 $135,024,988 $78,213,796
1985 $145,641,705 $82,733,069
1986 $160,846,657 $115,928,907
1987 $175,580,647 $115,952,925
1988 $200,726,713 $99,000,764
1989 $214,745,002 $98,545,367
1990 $240,366,667 $119,297,933
1991 $254,829,630 $107,484,143
1992 $277,955,556 $94,861,781
1993 $286,307,407 $125,742,229
1994 $289,437,037 $131,338,415
1995 $316,007,407 $103,695,237
1996 $331,488,889 $135,188,166
1997 $347,770,370 $91,920,274
1998 $373,618,519 $72,285,404
1999 $390,718,519 $77,302,212
2000 $427,946,037 $76,198,395
2001 $462,072,333 $75,951,133
2002 $487,763,852 $85,171,074
2003 $509,090,889 $102,085,769
2004 $549,900,185 $114,582,284
2005 $579,948,926 $136,450,662
2006 $643,501,148 $142,775,104
2007 $713,596,667 $149,146,919
2008 $732,663,259 $188,021,165
2009 $714,300,259 $200,668,065
2010 $720,447,889 $190,021,192
2011 $713,796,370 $226,455,001
2012 $730,032,593 $229,371,348
2013 $764,781,259 $267,041,748
2014 $770,900,000 $293,119,143
2015 $786,555,556 $259,999,643
2016 $814,303,704 $292,267,272
2017 $844,040,741 $322,002,845
2018 $884,329,630 $383,717,328
2019 $910,481,481 $412,976,083
2020 $864,566,667 $471,229,485
2021 $888,677,778 $524,402,456
2022 $989,188,889 $540,809,499
2023 $1,072,237,037 $678,976,265
2024 $1,157,207,407 $764,274,043

Saint Vincent and Sao Tome and Principe economies compared

GDP per capita
Saint Vincent

Sao Tome and Principe
Year GDP per capita
Saint Vincent Sao Tome
1960 $154.8 -
1961 $163 -
1962 $166.5 -
1963 $154.9 -
1964 $164.4 -
1965 $166.2 -
1966 $174.9 -
1967 $170 -
1968 $163.1 -
1969 $175.2 -
1970 $192.3 $479
1971 $207 $470
1972 $282.1 $511
1973 $306 $676
1974 $331 $683
1975 $331 $693
1976 $324 $585
1977 $484 $539
1978 $592 $587
1979 $687 $683
1980 $790 $829
1981 $972 $830
1982 $1,074 $783
1983 $1,144 $720
1984 $1,254 $735
1985 $1,342 $761
1986 $1,472 $1,043
1987 $1,596 $1,018
1988 $1,814 $847
1989 $1,930 $821
1990 $2,150 $970
1991 $2,271 $855
1992 $2,471 $740
1993 $2,540 $964
1994 $2,563 $990
1995 $2,795 $769
1996 $2,930 $987
1997 $3,074 $662
1998 $3,301 $514
1999 $3,447 $543
2000 $3,769 $529
2001 $4,071 $519
2002 $4,303 $568
2003 $4,500 $664
2004 $4,873 $727
2005 $5,157 $844
2006 $5,745 $862
2007 $6,398 $879
2008 $6,599 $1,082
2009 $6,464 $1,128
2010 $6,552 $1,045
2011 $6,528 $1,220
2012 $6,714 $1,211
2013 $7,072 $1,383
2014 $7,169 $1,490
2015 $7,354 $1,298
2016 $7,657 $1,435
2017 $7,988 $1,556
2018 $8,428 $1,826
2019 $8,741 $1,935
2020 $8,351 $2,167
2021 $8,641 $2,363
2022 $9,694 $2,390
2023 $10,582 $2,941
2024 $11,501 $3,245

Saint Vincent vs. Sao Tome and Principe life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Saint Vincent

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Life expectancy, years
Saint Vincent Sao Tome
1950 46.9 39.1
1951 48.6 39.1
1952 49.5 39.1
1953 51.1 39.1
1954 52.7 39.2
1955 54.3 39.3
1956 54.9 39.5
1957 55.9 40.1
1958 57.1 41
1959 57.8 42.1
1960 58.6 43.6
1961 59.3 45.2
1962 59.9 46.8
1963 60.5 48.4
1964 61.1 49.7
1965 61.6 51.1
1966 62.1 52.3
1967 62.5 53.4
1968 63.1 54.5
1969 63.5 55.4
1970 64 56.3
1971 64.4 57
1972 64.8 57.4
1973 65.1 57.9
1974 65.4 58.3
1975 65.9 58.6
1976 66.5 58.8
1977 66.9 59
1978 67.3 59.1
1979 69.3 59.3
1980 68 59.4
1981 68.3 59.4
1982 68.6 59.5
1983 68.8 59.7
1984 69.2 59.9
1985 69.8 60.1
1986 70.1 57.6
1987 70.4 60.7
1988 70.6 60.8
1989 70.6 59.7
1990 70.6 60.7
1991 70.6 60.8
1992 70.7 60.7
1993 70.6 60.6
1994 70.6 60.6
1995 70.6 60.5
1996 70.5 60.6
1997 70.4 60.6
1998 70.3 60.8
1999 70.3 61
2000 70.3 61.2
2001 70.4 61.5
2002 70.7 61.8
2003 70.4 62.2
2004 70.4 62.6
2005 70.5 62.4
2006 70.4 63
2007 70.4 63.3
2008 70.6 63.4
2009 70.7 63.7
2010 70.7 63.9
2011 70.6 64.1
2012 70.5 64.5
2013 70.1 64.9
2014 70.4 65.5
2015 70.5 66
2016 70.7 66.6
2017 71 67.1
2018 71 67.6
2019 71 68
2020 69.6 68
2021 69.1 68
2022 71.2 69.2
2023 71.2 69.7
2024 71.4 69.9
2025 71.5 70.1

Saint Vincent and Sao Tome and Principe population clocks and comparison

Population
Saint Vincent

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Population
Saint Vincent Sao Tome
1960 84,388 68,012
1961 85,870 68,707
1962 87,236 69,403
1963 88,523 70,112
1964 89,749 70,865
1965 90,927 71,680
1966 92,052 72,576
1967 93,124 73,596
1968 94,123 74,765
1969 95,058 76,083
1970 95,964 77,626
1971 96,872 79,330
1972 97,790 81,041
1973 98,691 82,798
1974 99,556 84,672
1975 100,387 86,708
1976 101,197 88,922
1977 101,999 91,301
1978 102,775 93,794
1979 103,478 96,252
1980 104,213 98,544
1981 105,073 100,615
1982 105,969 102,508
1983 106,838 104,380
1984 107,687 106,394
1985 108,506 108,658
1986 109,281 111,150
1987 110,001 113,919
1988 110,658 116,939
1989 111,272 119,979
1990 111,812 122,980
1991 112,222 125,697
1992 112,509 128,110
1993 112,735 130,467
1994 112,918 132,732
1995 113,047 134,895
1996 113,119 136,962
1997 113,141 138,922
1998 113,180 140,751
1999 113,366 142,442
2000 113,545 144,018
2001 113,501 146,375
2002 113,347 149,922
2003 113,141 153,814
2004 112,835 157,705
2005 112,450 161,639
2006 112,014 165,638
2007 111,531 169,700
2008 111,028 173,793
2009 110,508 177,853
2010 109,959 181,802
2011 109,349 185,649
2012 108,736 189,439
2013 108,135 193,148
2014 107,535 196,767
2015 106,960 200,291
2016 106,349 203,689
2017 105,663 206,970
2018 104,926 210,187
2019 104,167 213,392
2020 103,526 217,435
2021 102,841 221,961
2022 102,046 226,305
2023 101,323 230,871
2024 100,616 235,536

Fertility rates in Saint Vincent and Sao Tome and Principe

Fertility rate
Saint Vincent

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Fertility rate
Saint Vincent Sao Tome
1960 7.25 6.24
1961 7.16 6.26
1962 7.03 6.28
1963 6.92 6.31
1964 6.83 6.33
1965 6.74 6.35
1966 6.64 6.37
1967 6.53 6.39
1968 6.42 6.42
1969 6.28 6.44
1970 6.12 6.47
1971 5.95 6.49
1972 5.77 6.51
1973 5.59 6.53
1974 5.38 6.53
1975 5.17 6.53
1976 4.95 6.52
1977 4.75 6.5
1978 4.55 6.47
1979 4.29 6.43
1980 3.92 6.39
1981 3.85 6.33
1982 3.74 6.28
1983 3.56 6.22
1984 3.28 6.16
1985 3.08 6.1
1986 2.92 6.05
1987 2.82 5.99
1988 2.75 5.94
1989 2.73 5.88
1990 2.73 5.83
1991 2.75 5.77
1992 2.76 5.7
1993 2.74 5.64
1994 2.68 5.56
1995 2.61 5.55
1996 2.53 5.47
1997 2.43 5.4
1998 2.35 5.3
1999 2.31 5.23
2000 2.31 5.16
2001 2.3 5.1
2002 2.22 5.06
2003 2.14 5.01
2004 2.09 4.96
2005 2.07 4.94
2006 2.03 4.93
2007 2.06 4.96
2008 2.15 4.91
2009 2.17 4.84
2010 2.14 4.77
2011 2.08 4.72
2012 2.11 4.66
2013 2.11 4.58
2014 2.14 4.49
2015 2.13 4.35
2016 2.06 4.2
2017 1.94 4.07
2018 1.9 3.98
2019 1.86 3.9
2020 1.83 3.83
2021 1.81 3.76
2022 1.79 3.7
2023 1.78 3.64

Saint Vincent and Sao Tome and Principe demographics compared

Median age
Saint Vincent

Sao Tome and Principe
Year Median age, years
Saint Vincent Sao Tome
1960 15.5 24.2
1961 15.6 24.3
1962 15.7 24.1
1963 15.9 23.5
1964 16.1 22.4
1965 16.2 21
1966 16.4 19.5
1967 16.5 18.5
1968 16.6 17.7
1969 16.7 17.2
1970 16.8 16.9
1971 16.9 16.9
1972 16.9 17
1973 17 17
1974 17 17.1
1975 17.1 17.1
1976 17.1 17.1
1977 17.2 17.2
1978 17.2 17.2
1979 17.3 17.3
1980 17.5 17.3
1981 17.9 17.4
1982 18.3 17.4
1983 18.6 17.4
1984 19 17.4
1985 19.3 17.4
1986 19.6 17.4
1987 19.9 17.4
1988 20.1 17.4
1989 20.3 17.4
1990 20.5 17.4
1991 20.9 17.3
1992 21.3 17.3
1993 21.8 17.2
1994 22.2 17.2
1995 22.7 17.3
1996 23.1 17.3
1997 23.5 17.4
1998 23.8 17.5
1999 24 17.7
2000 24.3 17.9
2001 24.6 18
2002 25.1 18.1
2003 25.6 18.3
2004 26.2 18.4
2005 26.8 18.5
2006 27.3 18.6
2007 27.9 18.7
2008 28.4 18.7
2009 28.9 18.7
2010 29.4 18.8
2011 29.8 18.9
2012 30.3 18.9
2013 30.8 18.9
2014 31.3 18.9
2015 31.7 19
2016 32.2 19
2017 32.7 19.1
2018 33.2 19.3
2019 33.7 19.4
2020 34.1 19.5
2021 34.4 19.7
2022 34.6 19.9
2023 34.9 20.1
2024 35.2 20.3

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Finance

Saint Vincent Sao Tome
GNI, Atlas method
$1.11B
2024
$653M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
36.4%
2025
24.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.46%
2023
5.03%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
1,000
1999
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-7.74%
2025
+2.56%
2025
Unemployment rate
18.8%
2008
8.81%
2017
Services, % of GDP
66.4%
2024
76.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
15.4%
2024
2.91%
2024
Economic freedom index
60.1
2025
60.4
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
32.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.6%
2017
Total reserves including gold
$317M
2024
$46.2M
2023
Personal remittances received
$94.4M
2024
$10M
2024
International tourist arrivals
392,000
2019
33,400
2018
International tourism as share of exports
46%
2020
73.2%
2018

Energy

Saint Vincent Sao Tome
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
628 kg
2007
259.3 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16.9
2007
$10.2
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.1 megatons
2023
0.21 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.95 tons
2023
0.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
5.1%
2022
42.5%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
15%
2021
6.06%
2021
Hydroelectric share
13.4%
2021
5.85%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
81.3%
2023

Society

Saint Vincent Sao Tome
% of world population
0.001%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
-737
2024
-604
2024
Urban population
54.7%
2024
77%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.82 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.42 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
48.2
2025
32.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
63
2024
45
2024
Homicides per 100K people
40.4
2022
3.23
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.4
2019
27.9
2019
Visa free countries
146
2025
71
2025
Adult literacy rate
96.9%
1980
93.8%
2022
English speaking
95%
2023
4.9%
2025
People using the Internet
76%
2023
61.5%
2023

Health

Saint Vincent Sao Tome
Government health expenditure per capita
$435
2022
$180.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$120.1
2022
$21.6
2022
Life expectancy
71.5 years
2025
70.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.46%
2022
30.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.94
2012
0.49
2019
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
56
2023
75
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10.6
2023
13.9
2023
Obesity rate
34.1%
2022
17.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.6%
2024
12.1%
2024
Air quality index
88
2025
24
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
7.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.62 liters
2020
4.79 liters
2020

Territory

Saint Vincent Sao Tome
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.0006%
2025
Land area per capita
1,497 sq mi
2024
1,574 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
27 sq mi
2025
166 sq mi
2025
Forest area
110.2 sq mi
2025
193.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
808 mi
2018

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