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Sao Tome and Principe vs Singapore statistics compared

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Sao Tome and Principe has a population of 236K (ranked 176/197), compared with 6.04M in Singapore (ranked 113/197). Sao Tome and Principe's land area is 371 sq mi versus 277.2 sq mi for Singapore (ranked 172nd vs. 177th).

By GDP, Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189/197 ($764M) and Singapore ranks 27/197 ($547B). By GDP per capita, Sao Tome and Principe ranks 138/197 ($3,245), while Singapore ranks 7/197 ($90,674).

Main facts and rankings

Sao Tome Singapore
Population
244055
6105665
Population rank 176/197 113/197
GDP
$764M
2024
$547B
2024
GDP rank 189/197 27/197
GDP per capita
$3,245
2024
$90,674
2024
GDP per capita rank 138/197 7/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$6,230
2024
$150,689
2024
Government debt
$332M
2024
$954B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
37.3%
2025
174.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,410
2024
$158,044
2024
Government debt per person rank 133/185 1/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,715
2025
$55,248
2025
Land area
371 sq mi
2025
277.2 sq mi
2025
Population density
635 ppl/mi²
2024
21,776 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.64
2023
0.97
2023
Median age
20.3 years
2024
36.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
70.1 years
2025
84 years
2025

Sao Tome and Principe and Singapore: Comparison Charts

Sao Tome and Principe and Singapore economies compared

GDP
Sao Tome and Principe

Singapore
Year GDP
Sao Tome Singapore
1960 - $704,751,700
1961 - $764,629,788
1962 - $826,239,212
1963 - $917,608,012
1964 - $894,153,311
1965 - $974,644,096
1966 - $1,096,425,608
1967 - $1,238,035,816
1968 - $1,425,706,091
1969 - $1,659,893,768
1970 $37,211,826 $1,920,574,150
1971 $37,288,845 $2,263,785,444
1972 $41,430,257 $2,721,440,981
1973 $56,011,245 $3,696,213,333
1974 $57,817,591 $5,221,534,956
1975 $60,101,710 $5,633,673,930
1976 $52,039,421 $6,327,077,974
1977 $49,207,692 $6,618,585,074
1978 $55,044,563 $7,517,176,355
1979 $65,755,928 $9,296,921,724
1980 $81,662,231 $11,896,256,783
1981 $83,499,264 $14,175,228,844
1982 $80,307,763 $16,084,252,378
1983 $75,110,289 $17,784,112,150
1984 $78,213,796 $19,749,361,098
1985 $82,733,069 $19,156,532,746
1986 $115,928,907 $18,586,746,057
1987 $115,952,925 $20,919,215,578
1988 $99,000,764 $25,371,462,488
1989 $98,545,367 $30,465,364,739
1990 $119,297,933 $36,144,336,769
1991 $107,484,143 $45,466,164,978
1992 $94,861,781 $52,131,320,033
1993 $125,742,229 $60,603,815,716
1994 $131,338,415 $73,688,724,431
1995 $103,695,237 $87,812,540,788
1996 $135,188,166 $96,293,086,513
1997 $91,920,274 $100,123,787,215
1998 $72,285,404 $85,728,207,782
1999 $77,302,212 $86,286,849,755
2000 $76,198,395 $96,076,539,926
2001 $75,951,133 $89,793,790,670
2002 $85,171,074 $92,538,372,870
2003 $102,085,769 $97,646,401,096
2004 $114,582,284 $115,033,593,101
2005 $136,450,662 $127,807,848,728
2006 $142,775,104 $148,627,286,361
2007 $149,146,919 $180,941,701,358
2008 $188,021,165 $193,617,323,539
2009 $200,668,065 $194,150,283,772
2010 $190,021,192 $239,807,980,591
2011 $226,455,001 $279,356,499,090
2012 $229,371,348 $295,092,888,077
2013 $267,041,748 $307,576,360,585
2014 $293,119,143 $314,863,580,758
2015 $259,999,643 $307,998,545,269
2016 $292,267,272 $319,646,468,521
2017 $322,002,845 $343,673,334,902
2018 $383,717,328 $377,123,710,561
2019 $412,976,083 $376,161,998,830
2020 $471,229,485 $349,165,858,545
2021 $524,402,456 $436,591,382,250
2022 $540,809,499 $509,017,841,147
2023 $678,976,265 $505,439,514,078
2024 $764,274,043 $547,386,645,892

Sao Tome and Principe and Singapore economies compared

GDP per capita
Sao Tome and Principe

Singapore
Year GDP per capita
Sao Tome Singapore
1960 - $428
1961 - $449
1962 - $472
1963 - $511
1964 - $486
1965 - $517
1966 - $567
1967 - $626
1968 - $709
1969 - $813
1970 $479 $926
1971 $470 $1,071
1972 $511 $1,264
1973 $676 $1,685
1974 $683 $2,342
1975 $693 $2,490
1976 $585 $2,759
1977 $539 $2,846
1978 $587 $3,194
1979 $683 $3,901
1980 $829 $4,928
1981 $830 $5,597
1982 $783 $6,078
1983 $720 $6,633
1984 $735 $7,228
1985 $761 $7,002
1986 $1,043 $6,800
1987 $1,018 $7,539
1988 $847 $8,914
1989 $821 $10,395
1990 $970 $11,862
1991 $855 $14,502
1992 $740 $16,136
1993 $964 $18,290
1994 $990 $21,552
1995 $769 $24,915
1996 $987 $26,233
1997 $662 $26,376
1998 $514 $21,829
1999 $543 $21,797
2000 $529 $23,853
2001 $519 $21,700
2002 $568 $22,160
2003 $664 $23,730
2004 $727 $27,608
2005 $844 $29,961
2006 $862 $33,768
2007 $879 $39,433
2008 $1,082 $40,009
2009 $1,128 $38,927
2010 $1,045 $47,237
2011 $1,220 $53,891
2012 $1,211 $55,548
2013 $1,383 $56,967
2014 $1,490 $57,565
2015 $1,298 $55,646
2016 $1,435 $57,006
2017 $1,556 $61,236
2018 $1,826 $66,882
2019 $1,935 $65,952
2020 $2,167 $61,410
2021 $2,363 $80,056
2022 $2,390 $90,299
2023 $2,941 $85,412
2024 $3,245 $90,674

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Singapore life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Sao Tome and Principe

Singapore
Year Life expectancy, years
Sao Tome Singapore
1950 39.1 54.1
1951 39.1 55.3
1952 39.1 56.4
1953 39.1 57.5
1954 39.2 59.4
1955 39.3 61.2
1956 39.5 62.6
1957 40.1 63.4
1958 41 64
1959 42.1 64.8
1960 43.6 65.3
1961 45.2 65.7
1962 46.8 66.1
1963 48.4 66.5
1964 49.7 66.7
1965 51.1 66.9
1966 52.3 67.2
1967 53.4 67.3
1968 54.5 67.7
1969 55.4 68.1
1970 56.3 68.5
1971 57 68.8
1972 57.4 69
1973 57.9 69.4
1974 58.3 69.7
1975 58.6 70.2
1976 58.8 70.6
1977 59 70.9
1978 59.1 71.2
1979 59.3 71.4
1980 59.4 71.5
1981 59.4 71.7
1982 59.5 72
1983 59.7 72.4
1984 59.9 72.6
1985 60.1 73.1
1986 57.6 73.6
1987 60.7 74
1988 60.8 74
1989 59.7 74.3
1990 60.7 74.6
1991 60.8 75.1
1992 60.7 75.3
1993 60.6 75.5
1994 60.6 75.6
1995 60.5 75.7
1996 60.6 76.1
1997 60.6 76.4
1998 60.8 76.9
1999 61 77.3
2000 61.2 77.8
2001 61.5 78.3
2002 61.8 78.7
2003 62.2 79.2
2004 62.6 79.7
2005 62.4 80.3
2006 63 80.6
2007 63.3 80.9
2008 63.4 81.1
2009 63.7 81.4
2010 63.9 81.6
2011 64.1 81.9
2012 64.5 82.2
2013 64.9 82.5
2014 65.5 82.6
2015 66 82.7
2016 66.6 82.9
2017 67.1 83.1
2018 67.6 83.4
2019 68 83.7
2020 68 83.7
2021 68 83.5
2022 69.2 82.9
2023 69.7 83.7
2024 69.9 83.9
2025 70.1 84

Sao Tome and Principe and Singapore population clocks and comparison

Population
Sao Tome and Principe

Singapore
Year Population
Sao Tome Singapore
1960 68,012 1,646,400
1961 68,707 1,702,400
1962 69,403 1,750,200
1963 70,112 1,795,000
1964 70,865 1,841,600
1965 71,680 1,886,900
1966 72,576 1,934,400
1967 73,596 1,977,600
1968 74,765 2,012,000
1969 76,083 2,042,500
1970 77,626 2,074,507
1971 79,330 2,112,900
1972 81,041 2,152,400
1973 82,798 2,193,000
1974 84,672 2,229,800
1975 86,708 2,262,600
1976 88,922 2,293,300
1977 91,301 2,325,300
1978 93,794 2,353,600
1979 96,252 2,383,500
1980 98,544 2,413,945
1981 100,615 2,532,835
1982 102,508 2,646,466
1983 104,380 2,681,061
1984 106,394 2,732,221
1985 108,658 2,735,957
1986 111,150 2,733,373
1987 113,919 2,774,789
1988 116,939 2,846,108
1989 119,979 2,930,901
1990 122,980 3,047,132
1991 125,697 3,135,083
1992 128,110 3,230,698
1993 130,467 3,313,471
1994 132,732 3,419,048
1995 134,895 3,524,506
1996 136,962 3,670,704
1997 138,922 3,796,038
1998 140,751 3,927,213
1999 142,442 3,958,723
2000 144,018 4,027,887
2001 146,375 4,138,012
2002 149,922 4,175,950
2003 153,814 4,114,826
2004 157,705 4,166,664
2005 161,639 4,265,762
2006 165,638 4,401,365
2007 169,700 4,588,599
2008 173,793 4,839,396
2009 177,853 4,987,573
2010 181,802 5,076,732
2011 185,649 5,183,688
2012 189,439 5,312,437
2013 193,148 5,399,162
2014 196,767 5,469,724
2015 200,291 5,535,002
2016 203,689 5,607,283
2017 206,970 5,612,253
2018 210,187 5,638,676
2019 213,392 5,703,569
2020 217,435 5,685,807
2021 221,961 5,453,566
2022 226,305 5,637,022
2023 230,871 5,917,648
2024 235,536 6,036,860

Fertility rates in Sao Tome and Principe and Singapore

Fertility rate
Sao Tome and Principe

Singapore
Year Fertility rate
Sao Tome Singapore
1960 6.24 5.76
1961 6.26 5.41
1962 6.28 5.21
1963 6.31 5.16
1964 6.33 4.97
1965 6.35 4.66
1966 6.37 4.46
1967 6.39 3.91
1968 6.42 3.53
1969 6.44 3.22
1970 6.47 3.07
1971 6.49 3.02
1972 6.51 3.04
1973 6.53 2.79
1974 6.53 2.35
1975 6.53 2.07
1976 6.52 2.11
1977 6.5 1.82
1978 6.47 1.79
1979 6.43 1.79
1980 6.39 1.82
1981 6.33 1.78
1982 6.28 1.74
1983 6.22 1.61
1984 6.16 1.62
1985 6.1 1.61
1986 6.05 1.43
1987 5.99 1.62
1988 5.94 1.96
1989 5.88 1.75
1990 5.83 1.83
1991 5.77 1.73
1992 5.7 1.72
1993 5.64 1.74
1994 5.56 1.71
1995 5.55 1.67
1996 5.47 1.66
1997 5.4 1.61
1998 5.3 1.48
1999 5.23 1.47
2000 5.16 1.6
2001 5.1 1.41
2002 5.06 1.37
2003 5.01 1.27
2004 4.96 1.26
2005 4.94 1.26
2006 4.93 1.28
2007 4.96 1.29
2008 4.91 1.28
2009 4.84 1.22
2010 4.77 1.15
2011 4.72 1.2
2012 4.66 1.29
2013 4.58 1.19
2014 4.49 1.25
2015 4.35 1.24
2016 4.2 1.2
2017 4.07 1.16
2018 3.98 1.14
2019 3.9 1.14
2020 3.83 1.1
2021 3.76 1.12
2022 3.7 1.04
2023 3.64 0.97

Sao Tome and Principe and Singapore demographics compared

Median age
Sao Tome and Principe

Singapore
Year Median age, years
Sao Tome Singapore
1960 24.2 18.2
1961 24.3 18.1
1962 24.1 18
1963 23.5 18
1964 22.4 18.1
1965 21 18.2
1966 19.5 18.4
1967 18.5 18.6
1968 17.7 18.9
1969 17.2 19.3
1970 16.9 19.7
1971 16.9 20.1
1972 17 20.6
1973 17 21
1974 17.1 21.5
1975 17.1 22
1976 17.1 22.6
1977 17.2 23.1
1978 17.2 23.6
1979 17.3 24.2
1980 17.3 24.7
1981 17.4 25.3
1982 17.4 25.9
1983 17.4 26.4
1984 17.4 26.9
1985 17.4 27.3
1986 17.4 27.8
1987 17.4 28.3
1988 17.4 28.7
1989 17.4 29.1
1990 17.4 29.5
1991 17.3 29.8
1992 17.3 30.1
1993 17.2 30.4
1994 17.2 30.7
1995 17.3 31
1996 17.3 31.2
1997 17.4 31.4
1998 17.5 31.6
1999 17.7 31.9
2000 17.9 32.2
2001 18 32.5
2002 18.1 32.7
2003 18.3 33
2004 18.4 33.3
2005 18.5 33.5
2006 18.6 33.6
2007 18.7 33.6
2008 18.7 33.5
2009 18.7 33.6
2010 18.8 33.7
2011 18.9 33.9
2012 18.9 34
2013 18.9 34.1
2014 18.9 34.2
2015 19 34.4
2016 19 34.5
2017 19.1 34.8
2018 19.3 35
2019 19.4 35.2
2020 19.5 35.5
2021 19.7 35.8
2022 19.9 35.9
2023 20.1 36.2
2024 20.3 36.8

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Finance

Sao Tome Singapore
GNI, Atlas method
$653M
2024
$451B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.5%
2025
16.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.03%
2023
2.19%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
2.66%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
1999
59,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+2.56%
2025
+3.05%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.81%
2017
2.74%
2024
Services, % of GDP
76.6%
2024
73%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
2.91%
2024
21.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
60.4
2025
84.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.8%
2017
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2017
n/a
Number of millionaires n/a
333,204
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
6.69%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
49
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.001%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
400
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$638B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$46.2M
2023
$384B
2024
Personal remittances received
$10M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
33,400
2018
2,742,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
73.2%
2018
3.04%
2018
Banked people share n/a
98%
2024

Energy

Sao Tome Singapore
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
259.3 kg
2007
5,283 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.2
2007
$27.2
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.21 megatons
2023
57.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.93 tons
2023
9.64 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
97.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
42.5%
2022
1.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.38%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
279.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
9,750 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
6.06%
2021
4.02%
2021
Hydroelectric share
5.85%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
81.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Sao Tome Singapore
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-604
2024
+20,011
2024
Urban population
77%
2024
100%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
32.1
2025
94.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
45
2024
84
2024
Higher education index n/a
97
2025
Homicides per 100K people
3.23
2011
0.07
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
27.9
2019
2.1
2019
Visa free countries
71
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
93.8%
2022
97.7%
2021
English speaking
4.9%
2025
96.4%
2023
People using the Internet
61.5%
2023
94.4%
2024

Health

Sao Tome Singapore
Government health expenditure per capita
$180.3
2022
$4,321
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$21.6
2022
$1,069
2022
Life expectancy
70.1 years
2025
84 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
30.9%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.49
2019
2.6
2021
Age at first childbirth
19.4 years
2025
30.5 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
75
2023
6
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
13.9
2023
2.1
2023
Obesity rate
17.2%
2022
14%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.1%
2024
11.4%
2024
Air quality index
24
2025
68
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7.8%
2022
16.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.79 liters
2020
1.81 liters
2020

Territory

Sao Tome Singapore
% of world land
0.0006%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
1,574 sq mi
2024
45.9 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
166 sq mi
2025
2.55 sq mi
2025
Forest area
193.2 sq mi
2025
58 sq mi
2025
Roads length
808 mi
2018
2,175 mi
2017

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