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Sao Tome and Principe vs South Sudan statistics compared

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Sao Tome and Principe has a population of 236K (ranked 176/197), compared with 11.9M in South Sudan (ranked 81/197). Sao Tome and Principe's land area is 371 sq mi versus 243,990 sq mi for South Sudan (ranked 172nd vs. 41st).

By GDP, Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189/197 ($764M) and South Sudan ranks 150/197 ($12B). By GDP per capita, Sao Tome and Principe ranks 138/197 ($3,245), while South Sudan ranks 172/197 ($1,080).

Main facts and rankings

Sao Tome South Sudan
Population
244055
12387398
Population rank 176/197 81/197
GDP
$764M
2024
$12B
2015
GDP rank 189/197 150/197
GDP per capita
$3,245
2024
$1,080
2015
GDP per capita rank 138/197 172/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$6,230
2024
$1,155
2015
Government debt
$332M
2024
$6.87B
2015
Debt-to-GDP ratio
37.3%
2025
63.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,410
2024
$618
2015
Government debt per person rank 133/185 159/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,715
2025
$1,540
2025
Land area
371 sq mi
2025
243,990 sq mi
2025
Population density
635 ppl/mi²
2024
49 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.64
2023
3.86
2023
Median age
20.3 years
2024
19.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
70.1 years
2025
57.9 years
2025

Sao Tome and Principe and South Sudan: Comparison Charts

Sao Tome and Principe and South Sudan economies compared

GDP
Sao Tome and Principe

South Sudan
Year GDP
Sao Tome South Sudan
1970 $37,211,826 -
1971 $37,288,845 -
1972 $41,430,257 -
1973 $56,011,245 -
1974 $57,817,591 -
1975 $60,101,710 -
1976 $52,039,421 -
1977 $49,207,692 -
1978 $55,044,563 -
1979 $65,755,928 -
1980 $81,662,231 -
1981 $83,499,264 -
1982 $80,307,763 -
1983 $75,110,289 -
1984 $78,213,796 -
1985 $82,733,069 -
1986 $115,928,907 -
1987 $115,952,925 -
1988 $99,000,764 -
1989 $98,545,367 -
1990 $119,297,933 -
1991 $107,484,143 -
1992 $94,861,781 -
1993 $125,742,229 -
1994 $131,338,415 -
1995 $103,695,237 -
1996 $135,188,166 -
1997 $91,920,274 -
1998 $72,285,404 -
1999 $77,302,212 -
2000 $76,198,395 -
2001 $75,951,133 -
2002 $85,171,074 -
2003 $102,085,769 -
2004 $114,582,284 -
2005 $136,450,662 -
2006 $142,775,104 -
2007 $149,146,919 -
2008 $188,021,165 $14,586,253,383
2009 $200,668,065 $12,231,264,525
2010 $190,021,192 $14,602,072,411
2011 $226,455,001 $14,907,308,933
2012 $229,371,348 $11,931,472,169
2013 $267,041,748 $18,426,469,017
2014 $293,119,143 $13,962,212,847
2015 $259,999,643 $11,997,800,760
2016 $292,267,272 -
2017 $322,002,845 -
2018 $383,717,328 -
2019 $412,976,083 -
2020 $471,229,485 -
2021 $524,402,456 -
2022 $540,809,499 -
2023 $678,976,265 -
2024 $764,274,043 -

Sao Tome and Principe and South Sudan economies compared

GDP per capita
Sao Tome and Principe

South Sudan
Year GDP per capita
Sao Tome South Sudan
1970 $479 -
1971 $470 -
1972 $511 -
1973 $676 -
1974 $683 -
1975 $693 -
1976 $585 -
1977 $539 -
1978 $587 -
1979 $683 -
1980 $829 -
1981 $830 -
1982 $783 -
1983 $720 -
1984 $735 -
1985 $761 -
1986 $1,043 -
1987 $1,018 -
1988 $847 -
1989 $821 -
1990 $970 -
1991 $855 -
1992 $740 -
1993 $964 -
1994 $990 -
1995 $769 -
1996 $987 -
1997 $662 -
1998 $514 -
1999 $543 -
2000 $529 -
2001 $519 -
2002 $568 -
2003 $664 -
2004 $727 -
2005 $844 -
2006 $862 -
2007 $879 -
2008 $1,082 $1,654
2009 $1,128 $1,323
2010 $1,045 $1,498
2011 $1,220 $1,449
2012 $1,211 $1,109
2013 $1,383 $1,650
2014 $1,490 $1,243
2015 $1,298 $1,080
2016 $1,435 -
2017 $1,556 -
2018 $1,826 -
2019 $1,935 -
2020 $2,167 -
2021 $2,363 -
2022 $2,390 -
2023 $2,941 -
2024 $3,245 -

Sao Tome and Principe vs. South Sudan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Sao Tome and Principe

South Sudan
Year Life expectancy, years
Sao Tome South Sudan
1950 39.1 30.2
1951 39.1 30.6
1952 39.1 31
1953 39.1 31.4
1954 39.2 31.7
1955 39.3 32
1956 39.5 31.6
1957 40.1 30.9
1958 41 27.6
1959 42.1 27.8
1960 43.6 28.1
1961 45.2 28.3
1962 46.8 28.5
1963 48.4 28.2
1964 49.7 32.5
1965 51.1 28.8
1966 52.3 25.6
1967 53.4 25.9
1968 54.5 26.1
1969 55.4 25.4
1970 56.3 25.6
1971 57 31
1972 57.4 31.3
1973 57.9 36.3
1974 58.3 36.6
1975 58.6 36.9
1976 58.8 37.1
1977 59 37.4
1978 59.1 37.6
1979 59.3 37.8
1980 59.4 38
1981 59.4 38.3
1982 59.5 38.7
1983 59.7 34.7
1984 59.9 31.8
1985 60.1 32.4
1986 57.6 32.8
1987 60.7 20.7
1988 60.8 11
1989 59.7 28.2
1990 60.7 28.6
1991 60.8 29.2
1992 60.7 21.9
1993 60.6 22.3
1994 60.6 44.9
1995 60.5 31.5
1996 60.6 32.1
1997 60.6 33.1
1998 60.8 19
1999 61 44.5
2000 61.2 47.6
2001 61.5 48.6
2002 61.8 49.4
2003 62.2 52.3
2004 62.6 53.1
2005 62.4 54
2006 63 54.7
2007 63.3 55.4
2008 63.4 56.3
2009 63.7 56.8
2010 63.9 57.5
2011 64.1 57.7
2012 64.5 58.2
2013 64.9 58.3
2014 65.5 45.6
2015 66 39.8
2016 66.6 36.7
2017 67.1 35.4
2018 67.6 51.9
2019 68 58.1
2020 68 57.6
2021 68 57
2022 69.2 57.2
2023 69.7 57.6
2024 69.9 57.7
2025 70.1 57.9

Sao Tome and Principe and South Sudan population clocks and comparison

Population
Sao Tome and Principe

South Sudan
Year Population
Sao Tome South Sudan
1960 68,012 2,931,559
1961 68,707 2,976,724
1962 69,403 3,024,308
1963 70,112 3,072,669
1964 70,865 3,129,918
1965 71,680 3,189,835
1966 72,576 3,236,423
1967 73,596 3,277,648
1968 74,765 3,321,528
1969 76,083 3,365,533
1970 77,626 3,409,614
1971 79,330 3,468,646
1972 81,041 3,542,497
1973 82,798 3,627,383
1974 84,672 3,723,259
1975 86,708 3,821,494
1976 88,922 3,921,910
1977 91,301 4,024,032
1978 93,794 4,127,657
1979 96,252 4,232,605
1980 98,544 4,339,030
1981 100,615 4,447,272
1982 102,508 4,557,686
1983 104,380 4,661,574
1984 106,394 4,750,627
1985 108,658 4,834,296
1986 111,150 4,921,240
1987 113,919 4,962,395
1988 116,939 4,848,029
1989 119,979 4,713,229
1990 122,980 4,737,633
1991 125,697 4,836,677
1992 128,110 4,909,749
1993 130,467 4,956,002
1994 132,732 5,071,184
1995 134,895 5,225,836
1996 136,962 5,356,925
1997 138,922 5,509,136
1998 140,751 5,620,068
1999 142,442 5,771,628
2000 144,018 6,032,267
2001 146,375 6,308,391
2002 149,922 6,596,806
2003 153,814 6,903,127
2004 157,705 7,233,041
2005 161,639 7,590,143
2006 165,638 7,976,526
2007 169,700 8,388,788
2008 173,793 8,817,647
2009 177,853 9,243,556
2010 181,802 9,745,953
2011 185,649 10,288,109
2012 189,439 10,756,240
2013 193,148 11,166,275
2014 196,767 11,235,073
2015 200,291 11,107,561
2016 203,689 10,830,102
2017 206,970 10,259,154
2018 210,187 10,122,977
2019 213,392 10,423,384
2020 217,435 10,698,467
2021 221,961 10,865,780
2022 226,305 11,021,177
2023 230,871 11,483,374
2024 235,536 11,943,408

Fertility rates in Sao Tome and Principe and South Sudan

Fertility rate
Sao Tome and Principe

South Sudan
Year Fertility rate
Sao Tome South Sudan
1960 6.24 7.16
1961 6.26 7.18
1962 6.28 7.2
1963 6.31 7.2
1964 6.33 7.22
1965 6.35 7.22
1966 6.37 7.25
1967 6.39 7.26
1968 6.42 7.26
1969 6.44 7.28
1970 6.47 7.29
1971 6.49 7.3
1972 6.51 7.31
1973 6.53 7.31
1974 6.53 7.31
1975 6.53 7.33
1976 6.52 7.33
1977 6.5 7.33
1978 6.47 7.33
1979 6.43 7.32
1980 6.39 7.33
1981 6.33 7.33
1982 6.28 7.34
1983 6.22 7.34
1984 6.16 7.35
1985 6.1 7.36
1986 6.05 7.38
1987 5.99 7.39
1988 5.94 7.38
1989 5.88 7.37
1990 5.83 7.38
1991 5.77 7.38
1992 5.7 7.37
1993 5.64 7.36
1994 5.56 7.35
1995 5.55 7.34
1996 5.47 7.32
1997 5.4 7.2
1998 5.3 7.08
1999 5.23 6.94
2000 5.16 6.8
2001 5.1 6.65
2002 5.06 6.52
2003 5.01 6.35
2004 4.96 6.19
2005 4.94 6.02
2006 4.93 5.85
2007 4.96 5.7
2008 4.91 5.57
2009 4.84 5.45
2010 4.77 5.32
2011 4.72 5.19
2012 4.66 5.06
2013 4.58 4.94
2014 4.49 4.82
2015 4.35 4.7
2016 4.2 4.58
2017 4.07 4.48
2018 3.98 4.37
2019 3.9 4.26
2020 3.83 4.16
2021 3.76 4.05
2022 3.7 3.96
2023 3.64 3.86

Sao Tome and Principe and South Sudan demographics compared

Median age
Sao Tome and Principe

South Sudan
Year Median age, years
Sao Tome South Sudan
1960 24.2 18.6
1961 24.3 18.5
1962 24.1 18.5
1963 23.5 18.4
1964 22.4 18.4
1965 21 18.3
1966 19.5 18.3
1967 18.5 18.2
1968 17.7 18
1969 17.2 17.9
1970 16.9 17.7
1971 16.9 17.6
1972 17 17.5
1973 17 17.5
1974 17.1 17.4
1975 17.1 17.4
1976 17.1 17.3
1977 17.2 17.2
1978 17.2 17.2
1979 17.3 17.1
1980 17.3 17.1
1981 17.4 17
1982 17.4 16.9
1983 17.4 16.8
1984 17.4 16.8
1985 17.4 16.7
1986 17.4 16.6
1987 17.4 16.5
1988 17.4 16.8
1989 17.4 17.1
1990 17.4 17
1991 17.3 17
1992 17.3 17
1993 17.2 16.9
1994 17.2 16.9
1995 17.3 16.9
1996 17.3 16.9
1997 17.4 16.9
1998 17.5 17
1999 17.7 17.1
2000 17.9 17.2
2001 18 17.3
2002 18.1 17.3
2003 18.3 17.3
2004 18.4 17.4
2005 18.5 17.6
2006 18.6 17.8
2007 18.7 18
2008 18.7 18.2
2009 18.7 18.4
2010 18.8 18.7
2011 18.9 19
2012 18.9 19.2
2013 18.9 19.3
2014 18.9 19
2015 19 18.6
2016 19 18.2
2017 19.1 17.4
2018 19.3 17.3
2019 19.4 17.8
2020 19.5 18.2
2021 19.7 18.4
2022 19.9 18.7
2023 20.1 19
2024 20.3 19.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Sao Tome South Sudan
GNI, Atlas method
$653M
2024
$11.7B
2015
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.5%
2025
26.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.03%
2023
1.57%
2016
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
6.26%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
1999
53,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+2.56%
2025
+2%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.81%
2017
12.3%
2008
Services, % of GDP
76.6%
2024
56.6%
2015
Industry, % of GDP
2.91%
2024
33.1%
2015
Economic freedom index
60.4
2025
41
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.8%
2017
33%
2016
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2017
1.8%
2016
Total reserves including gold
$46.2M
2023
$72.9M
2023
Personal remittances received
$10M
2024
$1.14B
2024
International tourist arrivals
33,400
2018
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
73.2%
2018
0.39%
2018
Banked people share n/a
5.83%
2021

Energy

Sao Tome South Sudan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
259.3 kg
2007
69 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.2
2007
$15.1
2015
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.21 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
0.93 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
73.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
42.5%
2022
32.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.4%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-860%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
46.9 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
6.06%
2021
0.34%
2021
Hydroelectric share
5.85%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
81.3%
2023
5.4%
2023

Society

Sao Tome South Sudan
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.15%
2024
Annual migration change
-604
2024
+15,374
2024
Urban population
77%
2024
21.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
32.1
2025
5.62
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
45
2024
8
2024
Higher education index n/a
10
2025
Homicides per 100K people
3.23
2011
14.1
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
27.9
2019
36.7
2019
Visa free countries
71
2025
54
2025
Adult literacy rate
93.8%
2022
34.5%
2018
English speaking
4.9%
2025
94%
2023
People using the Internet
61.5%
2023
9.27%
2020

Health

Sao Tome South Sudan
Government health expenditure per capita
$180.3
2022
$49.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$21.6
2022
$17
2022
Life expectancy
70.1 years
2025
57.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
30.9%
2022
49.1%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.49
2019
0.04
2020
Age at first childbirth
19.4 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
75
2023
692
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
13.9
2023
98.7
2023
Obesity rate
17.2%
2022
8.79%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.1%
2024
4.6%
2024
Air quality index
24
2025
21
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7.8%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.79 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Sao Tome South Sudan
% of world land
0.0006%
2025
0.42%
2025
Land area per capita
1,574 sq mi
2024
20,429 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
166 sq mi
2025
109,449 sq mi
2025
Forest area
193.2 sq mi
2025
27,633 sq mi
2025
Roads length
808 mi
2018
n/a

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