Sao Tome and Principe has a population of 236K (ranked 176/197), compared with 18.5M in Senegal (ranked 69/197). Sao Tome and Principe's land area is 371 sq mi versus 74,336 sq mi for Senegal (ranked 172nd vs. 85th).
By GDP, Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189/197 ($764M) and Senegal ranks 110/197 ($32.3B). By GDP per capita, Sao Tome and Principe ranks 138/197 ($3,245), while Senegal ranks 160/197 ($1,744).
Main facts and rankings
Sao Tome
|
Senegal
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population |
244055
|
19281054
|
| Population rank | 176/197 | 68/197 |
| GDP |
$764M
2024 |
$32.3B
2024 |
| GDP rank | 189/197 | 110/197 |
| GDP per capita |
$3,245
2024 |
$1,744
2024 |
| GDP per capita rank | 138/197 | 160/197 |
| GDP per capita, PPP |
$6,230
2024 |
$5,110
2024 |
| Government debt |
$332M
2024 |
$36.7B
2024 |
| Debt-to-GDP ratio |
37.3%
2025 |
111.4%
2025 |
| Government debt per person |
$1,410
2024 |
$1,982
2024 |
| Government debt per person rank | 133/185 | 119/185 |
| Average annual personal income after taxes |
$2,715
2025 |
$1,890
2025 |
| Land area |
371 sq mi
2025 |
74,336 sq mi
2025 |
| Population density |
635 ppl/mi²
2024 |
248.9 ppl/mi²
2024 |
| Fertility rate |
3.64
2023 |
3.82
2023 |
| Median age |
20.3 years
2024 |
20.4 years
2024 |
| Life expectancy |
70.1 years
2025 |
69.2 years
2025 |
Sao Tome and Principe and Senegal: Comparison Charts
Sao Tome and Principe and Senegal economies compared
GDP
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
| Year | GDP | |
|---|---|---|
|
Sao Tome
|
Senegal
|
|
| 1960 | - | $1,003,692,370 |
| 1961 | - | $1,058,975,257 |
| 1962 | - | $1,085,475,791 |
| 1963 | - | $1,122,139,862 |
| 1964 | - | $1,188,930,645 |
| 1965 | - | $1,210,058,228 |
| 1966 | - | $1,246,908,186 |
| 1967 | - | $1,246,480,766 |
| 1968 | - | $1,309,384,862 |
| 1969 | - | $1,245,234,931 |
| 1970 | $37,211,826 | $1,297,407,655 |
| 1971 | $37,288,845 | $1,339,549,033 |
| 1972 | $41,430,257 | $1,620,857,104 |
| 1973 | $56,011,245 | $1,863,398,590 |
| 1974 | $57,817,591 | $2,099,325,229 |
| 1975 | $60,101,710 | $2,830,388,405 |
| 1976 | $52,039,421 | $2,869,777,884 |
| 1977 | $49,207,692 | $2,938,046,463 |
| 1978 | $55,044,563 | $3,280,354,921 |
| 1979 | $65,755,928 | $4,084,877,823 |
| 1980 | $81,662,231 | $4,510,108,291 |
| 1981 | $83,499,264 | $4,095,892,781 |
| 1982 | $80,307,763 | $4,013,951,443 |
| 1983 | $75,110,289 | $3,569,356,125 |
| 1984 | $78,213,796 | $3,485,165,432 |
| 1985 | $82,733,069 | $3,818,944,918 |
| 1986 | $115,928,907 | $5,392,093,446 |
| 1987 | $115,952,925 | $6,487,353,103 |
| 1988 | $99,000,764 | $6,418,419,389 |
| 1989 | $98,545,367 | $6,366,039,373 |
| 1990 | $119,297,933 | $7,390,967,360 |
| 1991 | $107,484,143 | $7,255,210,470 |
| 1992 | $94,861,781 | $7,769,817,840 |
| 1993 | $125,742,229 | $7,367,986,241 |
| 1994 | $131,338,415 | $5,034,588,196 |
| 1995 | $103,695,237 | $6,326,342,633 |
| 1996 | $135,188,166 | $6,559,712,166 |
| 1997 | $91,920,274 | $6,041,478,726 |
| 1998 | $72,285,404 | $6,505,607,909 |
| 1999 | $77,302,212 | $6,592,834,933 |
| 2000 | $76,198,395 | $6,013,185,004 |
| 2001 | $75,951,133 | $6,507,824,829 |
| 2002 | $85,171,074 | $7,006,402,320 |
| 2003 | $102,085,769 | $8,768,721,563 |
| 2004 | $114,582,284 | $10,076,816,667 |
| 2005 | $136,450,662 | $11,009,033,438 |
| 2006 | $142,775,104 | $11,697,918,243 |
| 2007 | $149,146,919 | $13,994,218,413 |
| 2008 | $188,021,165 | $16,853,989,628 |
| 2009 | $200,668,065 | $16,145,867,495 |
| 2010 | $190,021,192 | $16,121,315,909 |
| 2011 | $226,455,001 | $17,814,283,639 |
| 2012 | $229,371,348 | $17,660,870,412 |
| 2013 | $267,041,748 | $18,918,667,725 |
| 2014 | $293,119,143 | $19,797,253,440 |
| 2015 | $259,999,643 | $17,774,766,696 |
| 2016 | $292,267,272 | $19,040,312,333 |
| 2017 | $322,002,845 | $20,996,562,944 |
| 2018 | $383,717,328 | $23,116,701,556 |
| 2019 | $412,976,083 | $23,403,995,992 |
| 2020 | $471,229,485 | $24,530,513,038 |
| 2021 | $524,402,456 | $27,520,784,130 |
| 2022 | $540,809,499 | $27,783,332,223 |
| 2023 | $678,976,265 | $30,696,331,296 |
| 2024 | $764,274,043 | $32,267,254,425 |
Sao Tome and Principe and Senegal economies compared
GDP per capita
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
| Year | GDP per capita | |
|---|---|---|
|
Sao Tome
|
Senegal
|
|
| 1960 | - | $300 |
| 1961 | - | $308 |
| 1962 | - | $307 |
| 1963 | - | $309 |
| 1964 | - | $318 |
| 1965 | - | $314 |
| 1966 | - | $315 |
| 1967 | - | $305 |
| 1968 | - | $311 |
| 1969 | - | $287.3 |
| 1970 | $479 | $290.5 |
| 1971 | $470 | $291.1 |
| 1972 | $511 | $342 |
| 1973 | $676 | $381 |
| 1974 | $683 | $417 |
| 1975 | $693 | $547 |
| 1976 | $585 | $541 |
| 1977 | $539 | $540 |
| 1978 | $587 | $589 |
| 1979 | $683 | $716 |
| 1980 | $829 | $772 |
| 1981 | $830 | $683 |
| 1982 | $783 | $652 |
| 1983 | $720 | $564 |
| 1984 | $735 | $536 |
| 1985 | $761 | $571 |
| 1986 | $1,043 | $784 |
| 1987 | $1,018 | $916 |
| 1988 | $847 | $880 |
| 1989 | $821 | $849 |
| 1990 | $970 | $957 |
| 1991 | $855 | $913 |
| 1992 | $740 | $951 |
| 1993 | $964 | $878 |
| 1994 | $990 | $584 |
| 1995 | $769 | $715 |
| 1996 | $987 | $723 |
| 1997 | $662 | $651 |
| 1998 | $514 | $685 |
| 1999 | $543 | $678 |
| 2000 | $529 | $603 |
| 2001 | $519 | $637 |
| 2002 | $568 | $669 |
| 2003 | $664 | $818 |
| 2004 | $727 | $918 |
| 2005 | $844 | $980 |
| 2006 | $862 | $1,017 |
| 2007 | $879 | $1,189 |
| 2008 | $1,082 | $1,399 |
| 2009 | $1,128 | $1,309 |
| 2010 | $1,045 | $1,276 |
| 2011 | $1,220 | $1,375 |
| 2012 | $1,211 | $1,327 |
| 2013 | $1,383 | $1,380 |
| 2014 | $1,490 | $1,399 |
| 2015 | $1,298 | $1,218 |
| 2016 | $1,435 | $1,266 |
| 2017 | $1,556 | $1,357 |
| 2018 | $1,826 | $1,453 |
| 2019 | $1,935 | $1,431 |
| 2020 | $2,167 | $1,461 |
| 2021 | $2,363 | $1,598 |
| 2022 | $2,390 | $1,574 |
| 2023 | $2,941 | $1,698 |
| 2024 | $3,245 | $1,744 |
Sao Tome and Principe vs. Senegal life expectancy calculator
Life expectancy
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
| Year | Life expectancy, years | |
|---|---|---|
|
Sao Tome
|
Senegal
|
|
| 1950 | 39.1 | 36.5 |
| 1951 | 39.1 | 36.9 |
| 1952 | 39.1 | 37.4 |
| 1953 | 39.1 | 37.8 |
| 1954 | 39.2 | 38.2 |
| 1955 | 39.3 | 38.5 |
| 1956 | 39.5 | 38.9 |
| 1957 | 40.1 | 39.1 |
| 1958 | 41 | 39.4 |
| 1959 | 42.1 | 39.5 |
| 1960 | 43.6 | 39.7 |
| 1961 | 45.2 | 39.7 |
| 1962 | 46.8 | 39.7 |
| 1963 | 48.4 | 39.7 |
| 1964 | 49.7 | 39.8 |
| 1965 | 51.1 | 39.8 |
| 1966 | 52.3 | 39.8 |
| 1967 | 53.4 | 40 |
| 1968 | 54.5 | 40.1 |
| 1969 | 55.4 | 40.4 |
| 1970 | 56.3 | 40.8 |
| 1971 | 57 | 41.2 |
| 1972 | 57.4 | 41.8 |
| 1973 | 57.9 | 42.4 |
| 1974 | 58.3 | 43.1 |
| 1975 | 58.6 | 43.9 |
| 1976 | 58.8 | 44.8 |
| 1977 | 59 | 45.7 |
| 1978 | 59.1 | 46.6 |
| 1979 | 59.3 | 47.5 |
| 1980 | 59.4 | 48.3 |
| 1981 | 59.4 | 49.1 |
| 1982 | 59.5 | 49.9 |
| 1983 | 59.7 | 50.8 |
| 1984 | 59.9 | 51.7 |
| 1985 | 60.1 | 52.6 |
| 1986 | 57.6 | 53.7 |
| 1987 | 60.7 | 54.6 |
| 1988 | 60.8 | 55.5 |
| 1989 | 59.7 | 56.2 |
| 1990 | 60.7 | 56.7 |
| 1991 | 60.8 | 57 |
| 1992 | 60.7 | 57.3 |
| 1993 | 60.6 | 57.3 |
| 1994 | 60.6 | 57.5 |
| 1995 | 60.5 | 57.3 |
| 1996 | 60.6 | 57.1 |
| 1997 | 60.6 | 57.1 |
| 1998 | 60.8 | 57.1 |
| 1999 | 61 | 57.3 |
| 2000 | 61.2 | 57.6 |
| 2001 | 61.5 | 58.2 |
| 2002 | 61.8 | 58.9 |
| 2003 | 62.2 | 59.5 |
| 2004 | 62.6 | 60.3 |
| 2005 | 62.4 | 61 |
| 2006 | 63 | 61.8 |
| 2007 | 63.3 | 62.7 |
| 2008 | 63.4 | 63.2 |
| 2009 | 63.7 | 63.8 |
| 2010 | 63.9 | 64.2 |
| 2011 | 64.1 | 64.8 |
| 2012 | 64.5 | 65.2 |
| 2013 | 64.9 | 65.6 |
| 2014 | 65.5 | 66 |
| 2015 | 66 | 66.5 |
| 2016 | 66.6 | 66.7 |
| 2017 | 67.1 | 67.1 |
| 2018 | 67.6 | 67.4 |
| 2019 | 68 | 67.7 |
| 2020 | 68 | 67.5 |
| 2021 | 68 | 66.9 |
| 2022 | 69.2 | 67.8 |
| 2023 | 69.7 | 68.7 |
| 2024 | 69.9 | 68.9 |
| 2025 | 70.1 | 69.2 |
Sao Tome and Principe and Senegal population clocks and comparison
Population
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Sao Tome
|
Senegal
|
|
| 1960 | 68,012 | 3,340,907 |
| 1961 | 68,707 | 3,436,375 |
| 1962 | 69,403 | 3,534,686 |
| 1963 | 70,112 | 3,635,876 |
| 1964 | 70,865 | 3,740,535 |
| 1965 | 71,680 | 3,849,788 |
| 1966 | 72,576 | 3,964,299 |
| 1967 | 73,596 | 4,083,870 |
| 1968 | 74,765 | 4,207,587 |
| 1969 | 76,083 | 4,334,974 |
| 1970 | 77,626 | 4,466,328 |
| 1971 | 79,330 | 4,601,864 |
| 1972 | 81,041 | 4,741,631 |
| 1973 | 82,798 | 4,885,181 |
| 1974 | 84,672 | 5,029,437 |
| 1975 | 86,708 | 5,170,810 |
| 1976 | 88,922 | 5,308,564 |
| 1977 | 91,301 | 5,439,549 |
| 1978 | 93,794 | 5,568,096 |
| 1979 | 96,252 | 5,702,895 |
| 1980 | 98,544 | 5,845,638 |
| 1981 | 100,615 | 5,997,160 |
| 1982 | 102,508 | 6,156,961 |
| 1983 | 104,380 | 6,324,504 |
| 1984 | 106,394 | 6,499,364 |
| 1985 | 108,658 | 6,683,287 |
| 1986 | 111,150 | 6,878,192 |
| 1987 | 113,919 | 7,081,530 |
| 1988 | 116,939 | 7,289,618 |
| 1989 | 119,979 | 7,502,207 |
| 1990 | 122,980 | 7,720,523 |
| 1991 | 125,697 | 7,943,085 |
| 1992 | 128,110 | 8,168,395 |
| 1993 | 130,467 | 8,396,288 |
| 1994 | 132,732 | 8,624,078 |
| 1995 | 134,895 | 8,848,101 |
| 1996 | 136,962 | 9,067,014 |
| 1997 | 138,922 | 9,283,495 |
| 1998 | 140,751 | 9,502,952 |
| 1999 | 142,442 | 9,730,887 |
| 2000 | 144,018 | 9,968,260 |
| 2001 | 146,375 | 10,212,942 |
| 2002 | 149,922 | 10,466,214 |
| 2003 | 153,814 | 10,721,176 |
| 2004 | 157,705 | 10,975,704 |
| 2005 | 161,639 | 11,235,472 |
| 2006 | 165,638 | 11,500,094 |
| 2007 | 169,700 | 11,770,344 |
| 2008 | 173,793 | 12,048,959 |
| 2009 | 177,853 | 12,337,389 |
| 2010 | 181,802 | 12,635,413 |
| 2011 | 185,649 | 12,958,897 |
| 2012 | 189,439 | 13,310,495 |
| 2013 | 193,148 | 13,710,849 |
| 2014 | 196,767 | 14,152,102 |
| 2015 | 200,291 | 14,593,331 |
| 2016 | 203,689 | 15,034,521 |
| 2017 | 206,970 | 15,475,002 |
| 2018 | 210,187 | 15,914,498 |
| 2019 | 213,392 | 16,352,922 |
| 2020 | 217,435 | 16,789,219 |
| 2021 | 221,961 | 17,220,867 |
| 2022 | 226,305 | 17,651,103 |
| 2023 | 230,871 | 18,077,573 |
| 2024 | 235,536 | 18,501,984 |
Fertility rates in Sao Tome and Principe and Senegal
Fertility rate
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
| Year | Fertility rate | |
|---|---|---|
|
Sao Tome
|
Senegal
|
|
| 1960 | 6.24 | 7 |
| 1961 | 6.26 | 7.04 |
| 1962 | 6.28 | 7.08 |
| 1963 | 6.31 | 7.12 |
| 1964 | 6.33 | 7.16 |
| 1965 | 6.35 | 7.19 |
| 1966 | 6.37 | 7.22 |
| 1967 | 6.39 | 7.24 |
| 1968 | 6.42 | 7.25 |
| 1969 | 6.44 | 7.26 |
| 1970 | 6.47 | 7.26 |
| 1971 | 6.49 | 7.26 |
| 1972 | 6.51 | 7.26 |
| 1973 | 6.53 | 7.26 |
| 1974 | 6.53 | 7.25 |
| 1975 | 6.53 | 7.25 |
| 1976 | 6.52 | 7.26 |
| 1977 | 6.5 | 7.27 |
| 1978 | 6.47 | 7.28 |
| 1979 | 6.43 | 7.29 |
| 1980 | 6.39 | 7.29 |
| 1981 | 6.33 | 7.28 |
| 1982 | 6.28 | 7.25 |
| 1983 | 6.22 | 7.19 |
| 1984 | 6.16 | 7.11 |
| 1985 | 6.1 | 7.01 |
| 1986 | 6.05 | 6.9 |
| 1987 | 5.99 | 6.79 |
| 1988 | 5.94 | 6.58 |
| 1989 | 5.88 | 6.48 |
| 1990 | 5.83 | 6.4 |
| 1991 | 5.77 | 6.27 |
| 1992 | 5.7 | 6.15 |
| 1993 | 5.64 | 6.05 |
| 1994 | 5.56 | 5.92 |
| 1995 | 5.55 | 5.82 |
| 1996 | 5.47 | 5.72 |
| 1997 | 5.4 | 5.64 |
| 1998 | 5.3 | 5.58 |
| 1999 | 5.23 | 5.57 |
| 2000 | 5.16 | 5.5 |
| 2001 | 5.1 | 5.4 |
| 2002 | 5.06 | 5.3 |
| 2003 | 5.01 | 5.25 |
| 2004 | 4.96 | 5.19 |
| 2005 | 4.94 | 5.13 |
| 2006 | 4.93 | 5.06 |
| 2007 | 4.96 | 5.02 |
| 2008 | 4.91 | 5.02 |
| 2009 | 4.84 | 5.03 |
| 2010 | 4.77 | 5.06 |
| 2011 | 4.72 | 5.1 |
| 2012 | 4.66 | 5.13 |
| 2013 | 4.58 | 5.05 |
| 2014 | 4.49 | 4.88 |
| 2015 | 4.35 | 4.75 |
| 2016 | 4.2 | 4.65 |
| 2017 | 4.07 | 4.49 |
| 2018 | 3.98 | 4.29 |
| 2019 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
| 2020 | 3.83 | 4 |
| 2021 | 3.76 | 3.94 |
| 2022 | 3.7 | 3.86 |
| 2023 | 3.64 | 3.82 |
Sao Tome and Principe and Senegal demographics compared
Median age
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
| Year | Median age, years | |
|---|---|---|
|
Sao Tome
|
Senegal
|
|
| 1960 | 24.2 | 18.1 |
| 1961 | 24.3 | 18 |
| 1962 | 24.1 | 18 |
| 1963 | 23.5 | 17.9 |
| 1964 | 22.4 | 17.9 |
| 1965 | 21 | 17.9 |
| 1966 | 19.5 | 17.8 |
| 1967 | 18.5 | 17.9 |
| 1968 | 17.7 | 17.9 |
| 1969 | 17.2 | 17.9 |
| 1970 | 16.9 | 17.9 |
| 1971 | 16.9 | 17.9 |
| 1972 | 17 | 17.9 |
| 1973 | 17 | 17.9 |
| 1974 | 17.1 | 17.8 |
| 1975 | 17.1 | 17.7 |
| 1976 | 17.1 | 17.6 |
| 1977 | 17.2 | 17.4 |
| 1978 | 17.2 | 17.2 |
| 1979 | 17.3 | 17 |
| 1980 | 17.3 | 16.8 |
| 1981 | 17.4 | 16.7 |
| 1982 | 17.4 | 16.5 |
| 1983 | 17.4 | 16.4 |
| 1984 | 17.4 | 16.3 |
| 1985 | 17.4 | 16.3 |
| 1986 | 17.4 | 16.3 |
| 1987 | 17.4 | 16.3 |
| 1988 | 17.4 | 16.4 |
| 1989 | 17.4 | 16.5 |
| 1990 | 17.4 | 16.6 |
| 1991 | 17.3 | 16.7 |
| 1992 | 17.3 | 16.8 |
| 1993 | 17.2 | 16.9 |
| 1994 | 17.2 | 17 |
| 1995 | 17.3 | 17.1 |
| 1996 | 17.3 | 17.2 |
| 1997 | 17.4 | 17.3 |
| 1998 | 17.5 | 17.4 |
| 1999 | 17.7 | 17.5 |
| 2000 | 17.9 | 17.6 |
| 2001 | 18 | 17.7 |
| 2002 | 18.1 | 17.8 |
| 2003 | 18.3 | 18 |
| 2004 | 18.4 | 18.1 |
| 2005 | 18.5 | 18.2 |
| 2006 | 18.6 | 18.2 |
| 2007 | 18.7 | 18.3 |
| 2008 | 18.7 | 18.4 |
| 2009 | 18.7 | 18.4 |
| 2010 | 18.8 | 18.5 |
| 2011 | 18.9 | 18.5 |
| 2012 | 18.9 | 18.5 |
| 2013 | 18.9 | 18.5 |
| 2014 | 18.9 | 18.6 |
| 2015 | 19 | 18.6 |
| 2016 | 19 | 18.7 |
| 2017 | 19.1 | 18.9 |
| 2018 | 19.3 | 19 |
| 2019 | 19.4 | 19.2 |
| 2020 | 19.5 | 19.4 |
| 2021 | 19.7 | 19.7 |
| 2022 | 19.9 | 19.9 |
| 2023 | 20.1 | 20.1 |
| 2024 | 20.3 | 20.4 |
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National statistics comparison
Finance
|
Sao Tome
|
Senegal
|
|
|---|---|---|
| GNI, Atlas method |
$653M
2024 |
$31B
2024 |
| Government expenditure, % of GDP |
24.5%
2025 |
29%
2025 |
| Education expenditure, % of GDP |
5.03%
2023 |
6.16%
2023 |
| Military expenditure, % of GDP | n/a |
1.47%
2023 |
| Armed forces personnel |
1,000
1999 |
19,000
2020 |
| Deficit/surplus, % of GDP |
+2.56%
2025 |
-7.25%
2025 |
| Unemployment rate |
8.81%
2017 |
5.78%
2024 |
| Services, % of GDP |
76.6%
2024 |
49.1%
2024 |
| Industry, % of GDP |
2.91%
2024 |
25.4%
2024 |
| Economic freedom index |
60.4
2025 |
56.4
2025 |
| Income share by richest 10% |
32.8%
2017 |
28.8%
2021 |
| Income share by poorest 10% |
2.6%
2017 |
3%
2021 |
| Total reserves including gold |
$46.2M
2023 |
n/a |
| Personal remittances received |
$10M
2024 |
$3.75B
2024 |
| International tourist arrivals |
33,400
2018 |
1,376,000
2017 |
| International tourism as share of exports |
73.2%
2018 |
10.5%
2018 |
| Banked people share | n/a |
76.5%
2024 |
Energy
|
Sao Tome
|
Senegal
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita |
259.3 kg
2007 |
291.1 kg
2023 |
| GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use |
$10.2
2007 |
$16.4
2023 |
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions |
0.21 megatons
2023 |
12 megatons
2023 |
| CO2 emissions per capita |
0.93 tons
2023 |
0.67 tons
2023 |
| Fossil fuel energy use share |
0%
2007 |
63.2%
2022 |
| Renewable energy use share |
42.5%
2022 |
35.4%
2021 |
| Alternative and nuclear energy use share | n/a |
1.58%
2023 |
| Net energy imports use share | n/a |
69%
2023 |
| Electric power consumption per capita | n/a |
410 kWh
2023 |
| Renewable electricity output share |
6.06%
2021 |
13.3%
2021 |
| Hydroelectric share |
5.85%
2021 |
0%
2021 |
| Nuclear share |
0%
2021 |
0%
2021 |
| Electricity access |
81.3%
2023 |
74.2%
2023 |
Society
|
Sao Tome
|
Senegal
|
|
|---|---|---|
| % of world population |
0.003%
2024 |
0.23%
2024 |
| Annual migration change |
-604
2024 |
-10,307
2024 |
| Urban population |
77%
2024 |
50.1%
2024 |
| Male:Female ratio |
50:50
2024 |
50:50
2024 |
| Average male height |
5.59 ft
2025 |
5.78 ft
2025 |
| Average female height |
5.24 ft
2025 |
5.38 ft
2025 |
| Quality of life index |
32.1
2025 |
32.2
2025 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index |
45
2024 |
45
2024 |
| Higher education index | n/a |
55
2025 |
| Homicides per 100K people |
3.23
2011 |
0.3
2015 |
| Road traffic mortality per 100K people |
27.9
2019 |
23.5
2019 |
| Visa free countries |
71
2025 |
68
2025 |
| Adult literacy rate |
93.8%
2022 |
50.4%
2023 |
| English speaking |
4.9%
2025 |
2%
2025 |
| People using the Internet |
61.5%
2023 |
60.6%
2023 |
Health
|
Sao Tome
|
Senegal
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Government health expenditure per capita |
$180.3
2022 |
$63.7
2022 |
| Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita |
$21.6
2022 |
$31.1
2022 |
| Life expectancy |
70.1 years
2025 |
69.2 years
2025 |
| Foreign aid share of health expenditure |
30.9%
2022 |
21.2%
2022 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people |
0.49
2019 |
0.13
2022 |
| Age at first childbirth |
19.4 years
2025 |
21.9 years
2025 |
| Maternal mortality per 100K births |
75
2023 |
237
2023 |
| Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births |
13.9
2023 |
38.5
2023 |
| Obesity rate |
17.2%
2022 |
10.3%
2022 |
| Diabetes prevalence |
12.1%
2024 |
3.8%
2024 |
| Air quality index |
24
2025 |
23
2025 |
| Tobacco use prevalence |
7.8%
2022 |
6.5%
2022 |
| Pure alcohol consumption per capita |
4.79 liters
2020 |
0.38 liters
2020 |
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