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Sao Tome and Principe vs Sudan statistics compared

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Sao Tome and Principe has a population of 236K (ranked 176/197), compared with 50.4M in Sudan (ranked 30/197). Sao Tome and Principe's land area is 371 sq mi versus 721,239 sq mi for Sudan (ranked 172nd vs. 15th).

By GDP, Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189/197 ($764M) and Sudan ranks 93/197 ($49.9B). By GDP per capita, Sao Tome and Principe ranks 138/197 ($3,245), while Sudan ranks 178/197 ($989).

Main facts and rankings

Sao Tome Sudan
Population
244055
52963918
Population rank 176/197 29/197
GDP
$764M
2024
$49.9B
2024
GDP rank 189/197 93/197
GDP per capita
$3,245
2024
$989
2024
GDP per capita rank 138/197 178/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$6,230
2024
$2,127
2024
Government debt
$332M
2024
$136B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
37.3%
2025
252%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,410
2024
$2,691
2024
Government debt per person rank 133/185 107/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,715
2025
$1,875
2025
Land area
371 sq mi
2025
721,239 sq mi
2025
Population density
635 ppl/mi²
2024
69.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.64
2023
4.32
2023
Median age
20.3 years
2024
19.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
70.1 years
2025
66.7 years
2025

Sao Tome and Principe and Sudan: Comparison Charts

Sao Tome and Principe and Sudan economies compared

GDP
Sao Tome and Principe

Sudan
Year GDP
Sao Tome Sudan
1960 - $1,126,364,162
1961 - $1,222,860,429
1962 - $1,328,259,625
1963 - $1,351,234,926
1964 - $1,388,282,600
1965 - $1,446,869,619
1966 - $1,484,491,676
1967 - $1,607,409,539
1968 - $1,677,771,401
1969 - $1,847,501,441
1970 $37,211,826 $2,100,229,759
1971 $37,288,845 $2,288,340,041
1972 $41,430,257 $2,483,055,722
1973 $56,011,245 $3,077,254,460
1974 $57,817,591 $3,958,931,660
1975 $60,101,710 $4,823,090,192
1976 $52,039,421 $6,013,210,816
1977 $49,207,692 $7,499,005,639
1978 $55,044,563 $8,128,719,315
1979 $65,755,928 $8,418,407,787
1980 $81,662,231 $8,951,800,000
1981 $83,499,264 $10,753,888,154
1982 $80,307,763 $8,732,542,274
1983 $75,110,289 $8,230,153,846
1984 $78,213,796 $10,447,615,385
1985 $82,733,069 $8,075,259,600
1986 $115,928,907 $10,092,200,000
1987 $115,952,925 $12,093,333,333
1988 $99,000,764 $14,372,555,556
1989 $98,545,367 $21,408,111,111
1990 $119,297,933 $33,641,222,222
1991 $107,484,143 $44,171,194,366
1992 $94,861,781 $7,031,933,492
1993 $125,742,229 $8,881,005,436
1994 $131,338,415 $12,793,794,737
1995 $103,695,237 $13,830,363,900
1996 $135,188,166 $9,018,300,725
1997 $91,920,274 $11,681,175,864
1998 $72,285,404 $11,250,221,537
1999 $77,302,212 $10,682,028,340
2000 $76,198,395 $12,257,299,147
2001 $75,951,133 $15,716,361,792
2002 $85,171,074 $18,137,128,388
2003 $102,085,769 $21,355,298,460
2004 $114,582,284 $26,646,007,251
2005 $136,450,662 $35,182,711,988
2006 $142,775,104 $45,263,831,634
2007 $149,146,919 $59,440,139,775
2008 $188,021,165 $64,833,083,257
2009 $200,668,065 $51,621,044,077
2010 $190,021,192 $58,962,978,034
2011 $226,455,001 $55,018,567,211
2012 $229,371,348 $37,632,919,967
2013 $267,041,748 $43,024,018,082
2014 $293,119,143 $49,516,748,618
2015 $259,999,643 $51,726,758,677
2016 $292,267,272 $42,630,376,000
2017 $322,002,845 $41,283,617,976
2018 $383,717,328 $32,333,780,383
2019 $412,976,083 $32,338,079,165
2020 $471,229,485 $27,034,593,750
2021 $524,402,456 $34,229,513,775
2022 $540,809,499 $51,666,875,363
2023 $678,976,265 $39,898,289,821
2024 $764,274,043 $49,909,807,030

Sao Tome and Principe and Sudan economies compared

GDP per capita
Sao Tome and Principe

Sudan
Year GDP per capita
Sao Tome Sudan
1960 - $134.7
1961 - $141.6
1962 - $148.9
1963 - $146.6
1964 - $145.7
1965 - $146.8
1966 - $145.6
1967 - $152.4
1968 - $153.7
1969 - $163.5
1970 $479 $179.6
1971 $470 $189
1972 $511 $198.2
1973 $676 $235.8
1974 $683 $291.5
1975 $693 $343
1976 $585 $413
1977 $539 $497
1978 $587 $518
1979 $683 $515
1980 $829 $525
1981 $830 $605
1982 $783 $472
1983 $720 $431
1984 $735 $534
1985 $761 $406
1986 $1,043 $497
1987 $1,018 $584
1988 $847 $680
1989 $821 $992
1990 $970 $1,528
1991 $855 $1,966
1992 $740 $307
1993 $964 $379
1994 $990 $532
1995 $769 $561
1996 $987 $357
1997 $662 $453
1998 $514 $425
1999 $543 $394
2000 $529 $441
2001 $519 $551
2002 $568 $621
2003 $664 $714
2004 $727 $872
2005 $844 $1,125
2006 $862 $1,415
2007 $879 $1,814
2008 $1,082 $1,928
2009 $1,128 $1,493
2010 $1,045 $1,665
2011 $1,220 $1,522
2012 $1,211 $1,019
2013 $1,383 $1,139
2014 $1,490 $1,275
2015 $1,298 $1,292
2016 $1,435 $1,033
2017 $1,556 $967
2018 $1,826 $731
2019 $1,935 $710
2020 $2,167 $578
2021 $2,363 $712
2022 $2,390 $1,046
2023 $2,941 $797
2024 $3,245 $989

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Sudan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Sao Tome and Principe

Sudan
Year Life expectancy, years
Sao Tome Sudan
1950 39.1 45.8
1951 39.1 46.2
1952 39.1 46.5
1953 39.1 46.9
1954 39.2 47.3
1955 39.3 47.7
1956 39.5 48.1
1957 40.1 48.5
1958 41 48.9
1959 42.1 49.2
1960 43.6 49.6
1961 45.2 50
1962 46.8 50.4
1963 48.4 50.8
1964 49.7 50.9
1965 51.1 51
1966 52.3 51.3
1967 53.4 51.5
1968 54.5 51.8
1969 55.4 52
1970 56.3 52.3
1971 57 52.5
1972 57.4 52.8
1973 57.9 53
1974 58.3 53.2
1975 58.6 53.3
1976 58.8 53.3
1977 59 53.5
1978 59.1 53.3
1979 59.3 53.4
1980 59.4 54.1
1981 59.4 54.4
1982 59.5 54.4
1983 59.7 49.6
1984 59.9 49.8
1985 60.1 50
1986 57.6 54.6
1987 60.7 54.7
1988 60.8 55
1989 59.7 54.9
1990 60.7 55.5
1991 60.8 55.6
1992 60.7 56
1993 60.6 56.1
1994 60.6 57
1995 60.5 57.4
1996 60.6 57.6
1997 60.6 58.1
1998 60.8 58.3
1999 61 58.6
2000 61.2 58.9
2001 61.5 59.3
2002 61.8 59.3
2003 62.2 58.3
2004 62.6 56.8
2005 62.4 57.2
2006 63 60.4
2007 63.3 61.4
2008 63.4 61.3
2009 63.7 62.7
2010 63.9 63
2011 64.1 63.2
2012 64.5 63.4
2013 64.9 63.4
2014 65.5 64
2015 66 64.4
2016 66.6 64.7
2017 67.1 65.1
2018 67.6 65.5
2019 68 65.8
2020 68 65.1
2021 68 64.5
2022 69.2 65.7
2023 69.7 66.3
2024 69.9 66.5
2025 70.1 66.7

Sao Tome and Principe and Sudan population clocks and comparison

Population
Sao Tome and Principe

Sudan
Year Population
Sao Tome Sudan
1960 68,012 8,364,489
1961 68,707 8,634,941
1962 69,403 8,919,028
1963 70,112 9,218,077
1964 70,865 9,531,109
1965 71,680 9,858,030
1966 72,576 10,197,578
1967 73,596 10,550,597
1968 74,765 10,917,999
1969 76,083 11,298,936
1970 77,626 11,695,771
1971 79,330 12,105,539
1972 81,041 12,527,856
1973 82,798 13,049,315
1974 84,672 13,580,723
1975 86,708 14,064,798
1976 88,922 14,569,716
1977 91,301 15,086,614
1978 93,794 15,695,003
1979 96,252 16,355,352
1980 98,544 17,058,905
1981 100,615 17,780,572
1982 102,508 18,486,645
1983 104,380 19,109,770
1984 106,394 19,546,528
1985 108,658 19,905,872
1986 111,150 20,288,238
1987 113,919 20,704,904
1988 116,939 21,138,431
1989 119,979 21,578,022
1990 122,980 22,021,481
1991 125,697 22,470,676
1992 128,110 22,927,355
1993 130,467 23,445,592
1994 132,732 24,043,948
1995 134,895 24,672,143
1996 136,962 25,231,528
1997 138,922 25,799,821
1998 140,751 26,458,999
1999 142,442 27,130,613
2000 144,018 27,816,745
2001 146,375 28,516,770
2002 149,922 29,228,727
2003 153,814 29,896,035
2004 157,705 30,556,637
2005 161,639 31,262,444
2006 165,638 31,992,435
2007 169,700 32,764,135
2008 173,793 33,623,980
2009 177,853 34,569,113
2010 181,802 35,414,399
2011 185,649 36,140,806
2012 189,439 36,923,178
2013 193,148 37,785,849
2014 196,767 38,823,318
2015 200,291 40,024,431
2016 203,689 41,259,892
2017 206,970 42,714,306
2018 210,187 44,230,596
2019 213,392 45,548,175
2020 217,435 46,789,231
2021 221,961 48,066,924
2022 226,305 49,383,346
2023 230,871 50,042,791
2024 235,536 50,448,963

Fertility rates in Sao Tome and Principe and Sudan

Fertility rate
Sao Tome and Principe

Sudan
Year Fertility rate
Sao Tome Sudan
1960 6.24 6.66
1961 6.26 6.66
1962 6.28 6.7
1963 6.31 6.76
1964 6.33 6.8
1965 6.35 6.84
1966 6.37 6.88
1967 6.39 6.91
1968 6.42 6.95
1969 6.44 6.97
1970 6.47 6.99
1971 6.49 7.02
1972 6.51 6.98
1973 6.53 6.94
1974 6.53 6.91
1975 6.53 6.87
1976 6.52 6.82
1977 6.5 6.78
1978 6.47 6.72
1979 6.43 6.65
1980 6.39 6.59
1981 6.33 6.53
1982 6.28 6.47
1983 6.22 6.41
1984 6.16 6.34
1985 6.1 6.28
1986 6.05 6.23
1987 5.99 6.18
1988 5.94 6.13
1989 5.88 6.11
1990 5.83 6.07
1991 5.77 6.05
1992 5.7 6.02
1993 5.64 5.97
1994 5.56 5.91
1995 5.55 5.86
1996 5.47 5.79
1997 5.4 5.72
1998 5.3 5.65
1999 5.23 5.62
2000 5.16 5.6
2001 5.1 5.56
2002 5.06 5.53
2003 5.01 5.49
2004 4.96 5.46
2005 4.94 5.4
2006 4.93 5.33
2007 4.96 5.27
2008 4.91 5.21
2009 4.84 5.17
2010 4.77 5.14
2011 4.72 5.09
2012 4.66 5.03
2013 4.58 4.97
2014 4.49 4.91
2015 4.35 4.9
2016 4.2 4.83
2017 4.07 4.76
2018 3.98 4.68
2019 3.9 4.62
2020 3.83 4.54
2021 3.76 4.46
2022 3.7 4.38
2023 3.64 4.32

Sao Tome and Principe and Sudan demographics compared

Median age
Sao Tome and Principe

Sudan
Year Median age, years
Sao Tome Sudan
1960 24.2 16.7
1961 24.3 16.7
1962 24.1 16.7
1963 23.5 16.6
1964 22.4 16.5
1965 21 16.5
1966 19.5 16.4
1967 18.5 16.4
1968 17.7 16.3
1969 17.2 16.3
1970 16.9 16.2
1971 16.9 16.2
1972 17 16.1
1973 17 16
1974 17.1 15.9
1975 17.1 16
1976 17.1 16
1977 17.2 16.1
1978 17.2 16.2
1979 17.3 16.4
1980 17.3 16.5
1981 17.4 16.6
1982 17.4 16.7
1983 17.4 16.7
1984 17.4 16.8
1985 17.4 16.8
1986 17.4 16.8
1987 17.4 16.9
1988 17.4 16.9
1989 17.4 16.8
1990 17.4 16.8
1991 17.3 16.8
1992 17.3 16.8
1993 17.2 16.8
1994 17.2 16.8
1995 17.3 16.8
1996 17.3 16.8
1997 17.4 16.8
1998 17.5 16.8
1999 17.7 16.9
2000 17.9 16.9
2001 18 17
2002 18.1 17
2003 18.3 17.1
2004 18.4 17.1
2005 18.5 17.1
2006 18.6 17.2
2007 18.7 17.3
2008 18.7 17.3
2009 18.7 17.4
2010 18.8 17.5
2011 18.9 17.4
2012 18.9 17.5
2013 18.9 17.5
2014 18.9 17.7
2015 19 17.9
2016 19 18.1
2017 19.1 18.3
2018 19.3 18.6
2019 19.4 18.7
2020 19.5 18.9
2021 19.7 19
2022 19.9 19.2
2023 20.1 19.3
2024 20.3 19.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Sao Tome Sudan
GNI, Atlas method
$653M
2024
$36.2B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.5%
2025
6.17%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.03%
2023
2.02%
2009
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.92%
2021
Armed forces personnel
1,000
1999
144,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+2.56%
2025
-2.68%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.81%
2017
7.53%
2022
Services, % of GDP
76.6%
2024
54.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
2.91%
2024
23%
2024
Economic freedom index
60.4
2025
35.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.8%
2017
27.8%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2017
3.2%
2014
Total reserves including gold
$46.2M
2023
$178M
2017
Personal remittances received
$10M
2024
$900M
2024
International tourist arrivals
33,400
2018
836,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
73.2%
2018
20.9%
2018
Banked people share n/a
15.3%
2014

Energy

Sao Tome Sudan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
259.3 kg
2007
412 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.2
2007
$8.15
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.21 megatons
2023
21.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.93 tons
2023
0.43 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
30.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
42.5%
2022
61%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
4.99%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
18.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
278.8 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
6.06%
2021
58%
2021
Hydroelectric share
5.85%
2021
71.4%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
81.3%
2023
66%
2023

Society

Sao Tome Sudan
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.62%
2024
Annual migration change
-604
2024
-544,257
2024
Urban population
77%
2024
36.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.65 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.26 ft
2025
Quality of life index
32.1
2025
27.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
45
2024
15
2024
Higher education index n/a
43
2025
Homicides per 100K people
3.23
2011
5.1
2008
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
27.9
2019
26.8
2019
Visa free countries
71
2025
53
2025
Adult literacy rate
93.8%
2022
60.7%
2018
English speaking
4.9%
2025
93.7%
2023
People using the Internet
61.5%
2023
26.4%
2020

Health

Sao Tome Sudan
Government health expenditure per capita
$180.3
2022
$31.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$21.6
2022
$16.2
2022
Life expectancy
70.1 years
2025
66.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
30.9%
2022
17.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.49
2019
0.26
2017
Age at first childbirth
19.4 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
75
2023
256
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
13.9
2023
50.1
2023
Obesity rate
17.2%
2022
17.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.1%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
24
2025
33
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7.8%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.79 liters
2020
0.01 liters
2020

Territory

Sao Tome Sudan
% of world land
0.0006%
2025
1.25%
2025
Land area per capita
1,574 sq mi
2024
14,296 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
166 sq mi
2025
435,002 sq mi
2025
Forest area
193.2 sq mi
2025
68,892 sq mi
2025
Roads length
808 mi
2018
19,263 mi
2019

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