Sao Tome and Principe has a population of 236K (ranked 176/197), compared with 634K in Suriname (ranked 165/197). Sao Tome and Principe's land area is 371 sq mi versus 61,972 sq mi for Suriname (ranked 172nd vs. 90th).
By GDP, Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189/197 ($764M) and Suriname ranks 164/197 ($4.71B). By GDP per capita, Sao Tome and Principe ranks 138/197 ($3,245), while Suriname ranks 101/197 ($7,431).
Main facts and rankings
Sao Tome
|
Suriname
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population |
244055
|
644193
|
| Population rank | 176/197 | 165/197 |
| GDP |
$764M
2024 |
$4.71B
2024 |
| GDP rank | 189/197 | 164/197 |
| GDP per capita |
$3,245
2024 |
$7,431
2024 |
| GDP per capita rank | 138/197 | 101/197 |
| GDP per capita, PPP |
$6,230
2024 |
$22,067
2024 |
| Government debt |
$332M
2024 |
$4.11B
2024 |
| Debt-to-GDP ratio |
37.3%
2025 |
86.6%
2025 |
| Government debt per person |
$1,410
2024 |
$6,481
2024 |
| Government debt per person rank | 133/185 | 71/185 |
| Average annual personal income after taxes |
$2,715
2025 |
$3,252
2025 |
| Land area |
371 sq mi
2025 |
61,972 sq mi
2025 |
| Population density |
635 ppl/mi²
2024 |
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024 |
| Fertility rate |
3.64
2023 |
2.25
2023 |
| Median age |
20.3 years
2024 |
29.4 years
2024 |
| Life expectancy |
70.1 years
2025 |
73.9 years
2025 |
Sao Tome and Principe and Suriname: Comparison Charts
Sao Tome and Principe and Suriname economies compared
GDP
Sao Tome and Principe
Suriname
| Year | GDP | |
|---|---|---|
|
Sao Tome
|
Suriname
|
|
| 1960 | - | $99,650,000 |
| 1961 | - | $107,700,000 |
| 1962 | - | $116,150,000 |
| 1963 | - | $125,950,000 |
| 1964 | - | $134,400,000 |
| 1965 | - | $154,150,000 |
| 1966 | - | $190,350,000 |
| 1967 | - | $220,700,000 |
| 1968 | - | $241,350,000 |
| 1969 | - | $259,650,000 |
| 1970 | $37,211,826 | $274,900,000 |
| 1971 | $37,288,845 | $301,000,000 |
| 1972 | $41,430,257 | $311,950,000 |
| 1973 | $56,011,245 | $339,450,000 |
| 1974 | $57,817,591 | $409,850,000 |
| 1975 | $60,101,710 | $465,500,000 |
| 1976 | $52,039,421 | $505,500,000 |
| 1977 | $49,207,692 | $641,500,000 |
| 1978 | $55,044,563 | $735,500,000 |
| 1979 | $65,755,928 | $782,500,000 |
| 1980 | $81,662,231 | $795,000,000 |
| 1981 | $83,499,264 | $889,000,000 |
| 1982 | $80,307,763 | $915,000,000 |
| 1983 | $75,110,289 | $883,500,000 |
| 1984 | $78,213,796 | $864,000,000 |
| 1985 | $82,733,069 | $873,000,000 |
| 1986 | $115,928,907 | $891,000,000 |
| 1987 | $115,952,925 | $980,000,000 |
| 1988 | $99,000,764 | $1,161,000,000 |
| 1989 | $98,545,367 | $542,600,000 |
| 1990 | $119,297,933 | $388,400,000 |
| 1991 | $107,484,143 | $448,100,000 |
| 1992 | $94,861,781 | $404,600,000 |
| 1993 | $125,742,229 | $428,764,706 |
| 1994 | $131,338,415 | $605,492,537 |
| 1995 | $103,695,237 | $691,590,498 |
| 1996 | $135,188,166 | $861,372,806 |
| 1997 | $91,920,274 | $926,422,500 |
| 1998 | $72,285,404 | $1,110,850,000 |
| 1999 | $77,302,212 | $886,290,698 |
| 2000 | $76,198,395 | $947,671,970 |
| 2001 | $75,951,133 | $834,279,358 |
| 2002 | $85,171,074 | $1,093,574,468 |
| 2003 | $102,085,769 | $1,274,190,311 |
| 2004 | $114,582,284 | $1,484,092,538 |
| 2005 | $136,450,662 | $1,793,410,397 |
| 2006 | $142,775,104 | $2,626,380,435 |
| 2007 | $149,146,919 | $2,936,612,022 |
| 2008 | $188,021,165 | $3,532,969,035 |
| 2009 | $200,668,065 | $3,875,409,836 |
| 2010 | $190,021,192 | $4,368,370,998 |
| 2011 | $226,455,001 | $4,422,276,622 |
| 2012 | $229,371,348 | $4,980,000,000 |
| 2013 | $267,041,748 | $5,145,757,576 |
| 2014 | $293,119,143 | $5,240,606,061 |
| 2015 | $259,999,643 | $5,126,237,646 |
| 2016 | $292,267,272 | $3,317,421,648 |
| 2017 | $322,002,845 | $3,591,679,431 |
| 2018 | $383,717,328 | $3,996,198,867 |
| 2019 | $412,976,083 | $4,016,040,575 |
| 2020 | $471,229,485 | $2,911,807,496 |
| 2021 | $524,402,456 | $3,107,923,198 |
| 2022 | $540,809,499 | $3,791,603,200 |
| 2023 | $678,976,265 | $3,455,146,281 |
| 2024 | $764,274,043 | $4,714,267,822 |
Sao Tome and Principe and Suriname economies compared
GDP per capita
Sao Tome and Principe
Suriname
| Year | GDP per capita | |
|---|---|---|
|
Sao Tome
|
Suriname
|
|
| 1960 | - | $378 |
| 1961 | - | $395 |
| 1962 | - | $409 |
| 1963 | - | $424 |
| 1964 | - | $435 |
| 1965 | - | $482 |
| 1966 | - | $575 |
| 1967 | - | $644 |
| 1968 | - | $681 |
| 1969 | - | $708 |
| 1970 | $479 | $724 |
| 1971 | $470 | $768 |
| 1972 | $511 | $785 |
| 1973 | $676 | $858 |
| 1974 | $683 | $1,041 |
| 1975 | $693 | $1,190 |
| 1976 | $585 | $1,302 |
| 1977 | $539 | $1,666 |
| 1978 | $587 | $1,928 |
| 1979 | $683 | $2,072 |
| 1980 | $829 | $2,118 |
| 1981 | $830 | $2,368 |
| 1982 | $783 | $2,430 |
| 1983 | $720 | $2,333 |
| 1984 | $735 | $2,261 |
| 1985 | $761 | $2,256 |
| 1986 | $1,043 | $2,271 |
| 1987 | $1,018 | $2,469 |
| 1988 | $847 | $2,886 |
| 1989 | $821 | $1,329 |
| 1990 | $970 | $942 |
| 1991 | $855 | $1,080 |
| 1992 | $740 | $969 |
| 1993 | $964 | $1,022 |
| 1994 | $990 | $1,434 |
| 1995 | $769 | $1,610 |
| 1996 | $987 | $1,963 |
| 1997 | $662 | $2,068 |
| 1998 | $514 | $2,429 |
| 1999 | $543 | $1,898 |
| 2000 | $529 | $1,988 |
| 2001 | $519 | $1,715 |
| 2002 | $568 | $2,202 |
| 2003 | $664 | $2,516 |
| 2004 | $727 | $2,888 |
| 2005 | $844 | $3,453 |
| 2006 | $862 | $5,003 |
| 2007 | $879 | $5,530 |
| 2008 | $1,082 | $6,576 |
| 2009 | $1,128 | $7,130 |
| 2010 | $1,045 | $7,944 |
| 2011 | $1,220 | $7,950 |
| 2012 | $1,211 | $8,851 |
| 2013 | $1,383 | $9,043 |
| 2014 | $1,490 | $9,108 |
| 2015 | $1,298 | $8,814 |
| 2016 | $1,435 | $5,644 |
| 2017 | $1,556 | $6,050 |
| 2018 | $1,826 | $6,666 |
| 2019 | $1,935 | $6,630 |
| 2020 | $2,167 | $4,755 |
| 2021 | $2,363 | $5,030 |
| 2022 | $2,390 | $6,084 |
| 2023 | $2,941 | $5,494 |
| 2024 | $3,245 | $7,431 |
Sao Tome and Principe vs. Suriname life expectancy calculator
Life expectancy
Sao Tome and Principe
Suriname
| Year | Life expectancy, years | |
|---|---|---|
|
Sao Tome
|
Suriname
|
|
| 1950 | 39.1 | 50.7 |
| 1951 | 39.1 | 51.1 |
| 1952 | 39.1 | 51.4 |
| 1953 | 39.1 | 52.1 |
| 1954 | 39.2 | 52.8 |
| 1955 | 39.3 | 53.5 |
| 1956 | 39.5 | 54.1 |
| 1957 | 40.1 | 54.7 |
| 1958 | 41 | 55.4 |
| 1959 | 42.1 | 55.9 |
| 1960 | 43.6 | 56.6 |
| 1961 | 45.2 | 57.3 |
| 1962 | 46.8 | 58 |
| 1963 | 48.4 | 58.5 |
| 1964 | 49.7 | 58.9 |
| 1965 | 51.1 | 59.1 |
| 1966 | 52.3 | 59.2 |
| 1967 | 53.4 | 59.2 |
| 1968 | 54.5 | 59.3 |
| 1969 | 55.4 | 59.4 |
| 1970 | 56.3 | 59.5 |
| 1971 | 57 | 59.6 |
| 1972 | 57.4 | 59.7 |
| 1973 | 57.9 | 59.8 |
| 1974 | 58.3 | 59.9 |
| 1975 | 58.6 | 60 |
| 1976 | 58.8 | 60.2 |
| 1977 | 59 | 60.3 |
| 1978 | 59.1 | 60.4 |
| 1979 | 59.3 | 60.5 |
| 1980 | 59.4 | 60.7 |
| 1981 | 59.4 | 60.8 |
| 1982 | 59.5 | 60.9 |
| 1983 | 59.7 | 61.1 |
| 1984 | 59.9 | 61.2 |
| 1985 | 60.1 | 61.4 |
| 1986 | 57.6 | 61.2 |
| 1987 | 60.7 | 61.3 |
| 1988 | 60.8 | 61.5 |
| 1989 | 59.7 | 62 |
| 1990 | 60.7 | 62.1 |
| 1991 | 60.8 | 62.2 |
| 1992 | 60.7 | 62.2 |
| 1993 | 60.6 | 62.4 |
| 1994 | 60.6 | 62.5 |
| 1995 | 60.5 | 62.8 |
| 1996 | 60.6 | 63.1 |
| 1997 | 60.6 | 63.4 |
| 1998 | 60.8 | 63.7 |
| 1999 | 61 | 64 |
| 2000 | 61.2 | 64.4 |
| 2001 | 61.5 | 64.8 |
| 2002 | 61.8 | 65.3 |
| 2003 | 62.2 | 65.8 |
| 2004 | 62.6 | 66.4 |
| 2005 | 62.4 | 67 |
| 2006 | 63 | 67.6 |
| 2007 | 63.3 | 68.3 |
| 2008 | 63.4 | 68.9 |
| 2009 | 63.7 | 69.3 |
| 2010 | 63.9 | 69.6 |
| 2011 | 64.1 | 69.8 |
| 2012 | 64.5 | 70 |
| 2013 | 64.9 | 70.1 |
| 2014 | 65.5 | 70.3 |
| 2015 | 66 | 70.6 |
| 2016 | 66.6 | 71 |
| 2017 | 67.1 | 71.2 |
| 2018 | 67.6 | 71.5 |
| 2019 | 68 | 71.8 |
| 2020 | 68 | 72.3 |
| 2021 | 68 | 68.9 |
| 2022 | 69.2 | 73.3 |
| 2023 | 69.7 | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 69.9 | 73.8 |
| 2025 | 70.1 | 73.9 |
Sao Tome and Principe and Suriname population clocks and comparison
Population
Sao Tome and Principe
Suriname
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Sao Tome
|
Suriname
|
|
| 1960 | 68,012 | 263,918 |
| 1961 | 68,707 | 272,791 |
| 1962 | 69,403 | 283,912 |
| 1963 | 70,112 | 297,034 |
| 1964 | 70,865 | 309,041 |
| 1965 | 71,680 | 320,000 |
| 1966 | 72,576 | 331,135 |
| 1967 | 73,596 | 342,679 |
| 1968 | 74,765 | 354,616 |
| 1969 | 76,083 | 366,906 |
| 1970 | 77,626 | 379,442 |
| 1971 | 79,330 | 391,932 |
| 1972 | 81,041 | 397,413 |
| 1973 | 82,798 | 395,772 |
| 1974 | 84,672 | 393,676 |
| 1975 | 86,708 | 391,170 |
| 1976 | 88,922 | 388,289 |
| 1977 | 91,301 | 385,067 |
| 1978 | 93,794 | 381,502 |
| 1979 | 96,252 | 377,602 |
| 1980 | 98,544 | 375,377 |
| 1981 | 100,615 | 375,459 |
| 1982 | 102,508 | 376,555 |
| 1983 | 104,380 | 378,746 |
| 1984 | 106,394 | 382,193 |
| 1985 | 108,658 | 386,972 |
| 1986 | 111,150 | 392,330 |
| 1987 | 113,919 | 396,911 |
| 1988 | 116,939 | 402,227 |
| 1989 | 119,979 | 408,409 |
| 1990 | 122,980 | 412,493 |
| 1991 | 125,697 | 415,013 |
| 1992 | 128,110 | 417,589 |
| 1993 | 130,467 | 419,352 |
| 1994 | 132,732 | 422,375 |
| 1995 | 134,895 | 429,606 |
| 1996 | 136,962 | 438,830 |
| 1997 | 138,922 | 448,067 |
| 1998 | 140,751 | 457,406 |
| 1999 | 142,442 | 466,916 |
| 2000 | 144,018 | 476,643 |
| 2001 | 146,375 | 486,560 |
| 2002 | 149,922 | 496,551 |
| 2003 | 153,814 | 506,414 |
| 2004 | 157,705 | 513,923 |
| 2005 | 161,639 | 519,313 |
| 2006 | 165,638 | 524,997 |
| 2007 | 169,700 | 531,016 |
| 2008 | 173,793 | 537,245 |
| 2009 | 177,853 | 543,568 |
| 2010 | 181,802 | 549,923 |
| 2011 | 185,649 | 556,269 |
| 2012 | 189,439 | 562,633 |
| 2013 | 193,148 | 569,020 |
| 2014 | 196,767 | 575,373 |
| 2015 | 200,291 | 581,627 |
| 2016 | 203,689 | 587,757 |
| 2017 | 206,970 | 593,713 |
| 2018 | 210,187 | 599,513 |
| 2019 | 213,392 | 605,768 |
| 2020 | 217,435 | 612,317 |
| 2021 | 221,961 | 617,896 |
| 2022 | 226,305 | 623,164 |
| 2023 | 230,871 | 628,886 |
| 2024 | 235,536 | 634,431 |
Fertility rates in Sao Tome and Principe and Suriname
Fertility rate
Sao Tome and Principe
Suriname
| Year | Fertility rate | |
|---|---|---|
|
Sao Tome
|
Suriname
|
|
| 1960 | 6.24 | 6.59 |
| 1961 | 6.26 | 6.58 |
| 1962 | 6.28 | 6.57 |
| 1963 | 6.31 | 6.51 |
| 1964 | 6.33 | 6.43 |
| 1965 | 6.35 | 6.32 |
| 1966 | 6.37 | 6.2 |
| 1967 | 6.39 | 6.04 |
| 1968 | 6.42 | 5.86 |
| 1969 | 6.44 | 5.7 |
| 1970 | 6.47 | 5.53 |
| 1971 | 6.49 | 5.36 |
| 1972 | 6.51 | 5.18 |
| 1973 | 6.53 | 5.01 |
| 1974 | 6.53 | 4.81 |
| 1975 | 6.53 | 4.63 |
| 1976 | 6.52 | 4.45 |
| 1977 | 6.5 | 4.26 |
| 1978 | 6.47 | 4.08 |
| 1979 | 6.43 | 3.93 |
| 1980 | 6.39 | 3.79 |
| 1981 | 6.33 | 3.75 |
| 1982 | 6.28 | 3.82 |
| 1983 | 6.22 | 3.87 |
| 1984 | 6.16 | 3.8 |
| 1985 | 6.1 | 3.71 |
| 1986 | 6.05 | 3.61 |
| 1987 | 5.99 | 3.53 |
| 1988 | 5.94 | 3.46 |
| 1989 | 5.88 | 3.39 |
| 1990 | 5.83 | 3.23 |
| 1991 | 5.77 | 3.09 |
| 1992 | 5.7 | 3.01 |
| 1993 | 5.64 | 2.94 |
| 1994 | 5.56 | 2.9 |
| 1995 | 5.55 | 2.9 |
| 1996 | 5.47 | 2.92 |
| 1997 | 5.4 | 2.95 |
| 1998 | 5.3 | 2.99 |
| 1999 | 5.23 | 3.02 |
| 2000 | 5.16 | 3.05 |
| 2001 | 5.1 | 3.06 |
| 2002 | 5.06 | 2.96 |
| 2003 | 5.01 | 2.84 |
| 2004 | 4.96 | 2.74 |
| 2005 | 4.94 | 2.71 |
| 2006 | 4.93 | 2.73 |
| 2007 | 4.96 | 2.74 |
| 2008 | 4.91 | 2.73 |
| 2009 | 4.84 | 2.71 |
| 2010 | 4.77 | 2.69 |
| 2011 | 4.72 | 2.67 |
| 2012 | 4.66 | 2.67 |
| 2013 | 4.58 | 2.65 |
| 2014 | 4.49 | 2.62 |
| 2015 | 4.35 | 2.57 |
| 2016 | 4.2 | 2.5 |
| 2017 | 4.07 | 2.43 |
| 2018 | 3.98 | 2.38 |
| 2019 | 3.9 | 2.35 |
| 2020 | 3.83 | 2.31 |
| 2021 | 3.76 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 3.7 | 2.27 |
| 2023 | 3.64 | 2.25 |
Sao Tome and Principe and Suriname demographics compared
Median age
Sao Tome and Principe
Suriname
| Year | Median age, years | |
|---|---|---|
|
Sao Tome
|
Suriname
|
|
| 1960 | 24.2 | 18.1 |
| 1961 | 24.3 | 18.2 |
| 1962 | 24.1 | 17.8 |
| 1963 | 23.5 | 17.3 |
| 1964 | 22.4 | 16.8 |
| 1965 | 21 | 16.4 |
| 1966 | 19.5 | 16.1 |
| 1967 | 18.5 | 15.8 |
| 1968 | 17.7 | 15.6 |
| 1969 | 17.2 | 15.6 |
| 1970 | 16.9 | 15.6 |
| 1971 | 16.9 | 15.7 |
| 1972 | 17 | 16 |
| 1973 | 17 | 16.3 |
| 1974 | 17.1 | 16.7 |
| 1975 | 17.1 | 17 |
| 1976 | 17.1 | 17.4 |
| 1977 | 17.2 | 17.6 |
| 1978 | 17.2 | 17.9 |
| 1979 | 17.3 | 18.1 |
| 1980 | 17.3 | 18.4 |
| 1981 | 17.4 | 18.7 |
| 1982 | 17.4 | 18.9 |
| 1983 | 17.4 | 19.2 |
| 1984 | 17.4 | 19.5 |
| 1985 | 17.4 | 19.7 |
| 1986 | 17.4 | 20 |
| 1987 | 17.4 | 20.2 |
| 1988 | 17.4 | 20.4 |
| 1989 | 17.4 | 20.6 |
| 1990 | 17.4 | 20.8 |
| 1991 | 17.3 | 21 |
| 1992 | 17.3 | 21.2 |
| 1993 | 17.2 | 21.5 |
| 1994 | 17.2 | 21.7 |
| 1995 | 17.3 | 22 |
| 1996 | 17.3 | 22.4 |
| 1997 | 17.4 | 22.8 |
| 1998 | 17.5 | 23.2 |
| 1999 | 17.7 | 23.6 |
| 2000 | 17.9 | 24 |
| 2001 | 18 | 24.4 |
| 2002 | 18.1 | 24.7 |
| 2003 | 18.3 | 25 |
| 2004 | 18.4 | 25.3 |
| 2005 | 18.5 | 25.5 |
| 2006 | 18.6 | 25.6 |
| 2007 | 18.7 | 25.8 |
| 2008 | 18.7 | 26.1 |
| 2009 | 18.7 | 26.3 |
| 2010 | 18.8 | 26.5 |
| 2011 | 18.9 | 26.7 |
| 2012 | 18.9 | 26.9 |
| 2013 | 18.9 | 27.1 |
| 2014 | 18.9 | 27.3 |
| 2015 | 19 | 27.5 |
| 2016 | 19 | 27.7 |
| 2017 | 19.1 | 27.9 |
| 2018 | 19.3 | 28.1 |
| 2019 | 19.4 | 28.3 |
| 2020 | 19.5 | 28.6 |
| 2021 | 19.7 | 28.7 |
| 2022 | 19.9 | 28.9 |
| 2023 | 20.1 | 29.2 |
| 2024 | 20.3 | 29.4 |
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National statistics comparison
Finance
|
Sao Tome
|
Suriname
|
|
|---|---|---|
| GNI, Atlas method |
$653M
2024 |
$3.72B
2024 |
| Government expenditure, % of GDP |
24.5%
2025 |
29.2%
2025 |
| Education expenditure, % of GDP |
5.03%
2023 |
2.87%
2023 |
| Armed forces personnel |
1,000
1999 |
2,000
2020 |
| Deficit/surplus, % of GDP |
+2.56%
2025 |
-1.18%
2025 |
| Unemployment rate |
8.81%
2017 |
7.92%
2016 |
| Services, % of GDP |
76.6%
2024 |
48.3%
2023 |
| Industry, % of GDP |
2.91%
2024 |
39.9%
2023 |
| Economic freedom index |
60.4
2025 |
50.9
2025 |
| Income share by richest 10% |
32.8%
2017 |
30.1%
2022 |
| Income share by poorest 10% |
2.6%
2017 |
2.2%
2022 |
| Total reserves including gold |
$46.2M
2023 |
$1.63B
2024 |
| Personal remittances received |
$10M
2024 |
$160M
2024 |
| International tourist arrivals |
33,400
2018 |
279,000
2017 |
| International tourism as share of exports |
73.2%
2018 |
0.78%
2020 |
Energy
|
Sao Tome
|
Suriname
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita |
259.3 kg
2007 |
1,695 kg
2023 |
| GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use |
$10.2
2007 |
$12.5
2023 |
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions |
0.21 megatons
2023 |
2.63 megatons
2023 |
| CO2 emissions per capita |
0.93 tons
2023 |
4.18 tons
2023 |
| Fossil fuel energy use share |
0%
2007 |
90.4%
2022 |
| Renewable energy use share |
42.5%
2022 |
14.5%
2021 |
| Alternative and nuclear energy use share | n/a |
10.3%
2023 |
| Net energy imports use share | n/a |
12.3%
2023 |
| Electric power consumption per capita | n/a |
2,897 kWh
2023 |
| Renewable electricity output share |
6.06%
2021 |
41.9%
2021 |
| Hydroelectric share |
5.85%
2021 |
61%
2023 |
| Nuclear share |
0%
2021 |
0%
2021 |
| Electricity access |
81.3%
2023 |
99.6%
2023 |
Society
|
Sao Tome
|
Suriname
|
|
|---|---|---|
| % of world population |
0.003%
2024 |
0.008%
2024 |
| Annual migration change |
-604
2024 |
-1,166
2024 |
| Urban population |
77%
2024 |
66.5%
2024 |
| Male:Female ratio |
50:50
2024 |
50:50
2024 |
| Average male height |
5.59 ft
2025 |
5.73 ft
2025 |
| Average female height |
5.24 ft
2025 |
5.32 ft
2025 |
| Quality of life index |
32.1
2025 |
47.3
2025 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index |
45
2024 |
40
2024 |
| Higher education index | n/a |
22
2025 |
| Homicides per 100K people |
3.23
2011 |
7.28
2022 |
| Road traffic mortality per 100K people |
27.9
2019 |
15.3
2019 |
| Visa free countries |
71
2025 |
88
2025 |
| Adult literacy rate |
93.8%
2022 |
95%
2021 |
| English speaking |
4.9%
2025 |
87.1%
2023 |
| People using the Internet |
61.5%
2023 |
78.4%
2023 |
Health
|
Sao Tome
|
Suriname
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Government health expenditure per capita |
$180.3
2022 |
$344
2022 |
| Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita |
$21.6
2022 |
$79.4
2022 |
| Life expectancy |
70.1 years
2025 |
73.9 years
2025 |
| Foreign aid share of health expenditure |
30.9%
2022 |
1.47%
2022 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people |
0.49
2019 |
1.48
2021 |
| Age at first childbirth |
19.4 years
2025 |
n/a |
| Maternal mortality per 100K births |
75
2023 |
84
2023 |
| Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births |
13.9
2023 |
16.2
2023 |
| Obesity rate |
17.2%
2022 |
29.8%
2022 |
| Diabetes prevalence |
12.1%
2024 |
13.8%
2024 |
| Air quality index |
24
2025 |
63
2025 |
| Tobacco use prevalence |
7.8%
2022 |
n/a |
| Pure alcohol consumption per capita |
4.79 liters
2020 |
5.93 liters
2020 |
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