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Sao Tome and Principe vs Turkmenistan statistics compared

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Sao Tome and Principe has a population of 236K (ranked 176/197), compared with 7.49M in Turkmenistan (ranked 104/197). Sao Tome and Principe's land area is 371 sq mi versus 181,441 sq mi for Turkmenistan (ranked 172nd vs. 53rd).

By GDP, Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189/197 ($764M) and Turkmenistan ranks 88/197 ($64.2B). By GDP per capita, Sao Tome and Principe ranks 138/197 ($3,245), while Turkmenistan ranks 91/197 ($8,572).

Main facts and rankings

Sao Tome Turkmenistan
Population
244055
7713465
Population rank 176/197 104/197
GDP
$764M
2024
$64.2B
2024
GDP rank 189/197 88/197
GDP per capita
$3,245
2024
$8,572
2024
GDP per capita rank 138/197 91/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$6,230
2024
$20,408
2024
Government debt
$332M
2024
$2.97B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
37.3%
2025
4.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,410
2024
$396
2024
Government debt per person rank 133/185 172/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,715
2025
$8,974
2025
Land area
371 sq mi
2025
181,441 sq mi
2025
Population density
635 ppl/mi²
2024
41.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.64
2023
2.69
2023
Median age
20.3 years
2024
27.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
70.1 years
2025
70.3 years
2025

Sao Tome and Principe and Turkmenistan: Comparison Charts

Sao Tome and Principe and Turkmenistan economies compared

GDP
Sao Tome and Principe

Turkmenistan
Year GDP
Sao Tome Turkmenistan
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 $2,331,358,820
1988 $99,000,764 $3,010,982,414
1989 $98,545,367 $3,006,988,217
1990 $119,297,933 $3,189,539,641
1991 $107,484,143 $3,208,098,919
1992 $94,861,781 $3,200,539,816
1993 $125,742,229 $3,179,225,949
1994 $131,338,415 $2,561,118,608
1995 $103,695,237 $2,482,228,440
1996 $135,188,166 $2,378,759,975
1997 $91,920,274 $2,450,350,625
1998 $72,285,404 $2,605,689,134
1999 $77,302,212 $2,450,564,100
2000 $76,198,395 $2,904,663,311
2001 $75,951,133 $3,534,772,732
2002 $85,171,074 $4,462,029,109
2003 $102,085,769 $5,977,440,583
2004 $114,582,284 $6,838,351,088
2005 $136,450,662 $8,103,901,996
2006 $142,775,104 $10,276,674,365
2007 $149,146,919 $12,664,165,103
2008 $188,021,165 $19,271,523,179
2009 $200,668,065 $20,214,385,965
2010 $190,021,192 $22,583,157,895
2011 $226,455,001 $29,233,333,333
2012 $229,371,348 $35,164,210,526
2013 $267,041,748 $39,197,543,860
2014 $293,119,143 $43,524,210,526
2015 $259,999,643 $35,799,714,286
2016 $292,267,272 $36,169,428,571
2017 $322,002,845 $37,926,285,714
2018 $383,717,328 $40,765,428,571
2019 $412,976,083 $45,232,857,143
2020 $471,229,485 $45,818,000,000
2021 $524,402,456 $50,007,428,571
2022 $540,809,499 $58,972,000,000
2023 $678,976,265 $60,628,857,143
2024 $764,274,043 $64,239,891,739

Sao Tome and Principe and Turkmenistan economies compared

GDP per capita
Sao Tome and Principe

Turkmenistan
Year GDP per capita
Sao Tome Turkmenistan
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 $675
1988 $847 $846
1989 $821 $821
1990 $970 $848
1991 $855 $832
1992 $740 $811
1993 $964 $788
1994 $990 $622
1995 $769 $592
1996 $987 $558
1997 $662 $565
1998 $514 $591
1999 $543 $546
2000 $529 $634
2001 $519 $756
2002 $568 $936
2003 $664 $1,229
2004 $727 $1,379
2005 $844 $1,604
2006 $862 $1,997
2007 $879 $2,415
2008 $1,082 $3,606
2009 $1,128 $3,708
2010 $1,045 $4,059
2011 $1,220 $5,144
2012 $1,211 $6,054
2013 $1,383 $6,600
2014 $1,490 $7,164
2015 $1,298 $5,759
2016 $1,435 $5,687
2017 $1,556 $5,828
2018 $1,826 $6,125
2019 $1,935 $6,648
2020 $2,167 $6,593
2021 $2,363 $7,051
2022 $2,390 $8,156
2023 $2,941 $8,233
2024 $3,245 $8,572

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Turkmenistan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Sao Tome and Principe

Turkmenistan
Year Life expectancy, years
Sao Tome Turkmenistan
1950 39.1 48.1
1951 39.1 48.6
1952 39.1 49
1953 39.1 49.4
1954 39.2 49.8
1955 39.3 50.2
1956 39.5 50.6
1957 40.1 51
1958 41 51.4
1959 42.1 51.8
1960 43.6 52.1
1961 45.2 52.5
1962 46.8 52.9
1963 48.4 53.2
1964 49.7 53.6
1965 51.1 54
1966 52.3 54.4
1967 53.4 54.8
1968 54.5 55.3
1969 55.4 55.7
1970 56.3 56
1971 57 56.3
1972 57.4 56.6
1973 57.9 56.8
1974 58.3 57
1975 58.6 57.2
1976 58.8 57.4
1977 59 57.7
1978 59.1 58.3
1979 59.3 59.1
1980 59.4 60.2
1981 59.4 61
1982 59.5 61.6
1983 59.7 62
1984 59.9 62.4
1985 60.1 62.8
1986 57.6 63.2
1987 60.7 63.5
1988 60.8 63.7
1989 59.7 63.8
1990 60.7 63.9
1991 60.8 63.8
1992 60.7 63.8
1993 60.6 63.6
1994 60.6 63.5
1995 60.5 63.5
1996 60.6 63.5
1997 60.6 63.7
1998 60.8 64
1999 61 64.5
2000 61.2 64.9
2001 61.5 65.3
2002 61.8 65.6
2003 62.2 65.9
2004 62.6 66.1
2005 62.4 66.3
2006 63 66.6
2007 63.3 67
2008 63.4 67.6
2009 63.7 68.2
2010 63.9 68.6
2011 64.1 68.9
2012 64.5 69
2013 64.9 69
2014 65.5 69
2015 66 69.1
2016 66.6 69.1
2017 67.1 69.2
2018 67.6 69.3
2019 68 69.4
2020 68 68.8
2021 68 69.4
2022 69.2 69.9
2023 69.7 70.1
2024 69.9 70.2
2025 70.1 70.3

Sao Tome and Principe and Turkmenistan population clocks and comparison

Population
Sao Tome and Principe

Turkmenistan
Year Population
Sao Tome Turkmenistan
1960 68,012 1,643,457
1961 68,707 1,695,400
1962 69,403 1,749,214
1963 70,112 1,804,272
1964 70,865 1,859,997
1965 71,680 1,915,916
1966 72,576 1,971,737
1967 73,596 2,027,403
1968 74,765 2,083,069
1969 76,083 2,139,024
1970 77,626 2,195,616
1971 79,330 2,253,119
1972 81,041 2,311,430
1973 82,798 2,370,919
1974 84,672 2,432,028
1975 86,708 2,494,570
1976 88,922 2,558,521
1977 91,301 2,623,948
1978 93,794 2,691,088
1979 96,252 2,760,358
1980 98,544 2,832,203
1981 100,615 2,907,187
1982 102,508 2,985,557
1983 104,380 3,067,534
1984 106,394 3,154,079
1985 108,658 3,247,534
1986 111,150 3,347,809
1987 113,919 3,452,731
1988 116,939 3,559,363
1989 119,979 3,662,459
1990 122,980 3,760,562
1991 125,697 3,855,894
1992 128,110 3,944,689
1993 130,467 4,032,407
1994 132,732 4,116,662
1995 134,895 4,191,203
1996 136,962 4,263,819
1997 138,922 4,336,730
1998 140,751 4,410,507
1999 142,442 4,492,170
2000 144,018 4,582,677
2001 146,375 4,675,409
2002 149,922 4,769,465
2003 153,814 4,863,865
2004 157,705 4,958,093
2005 161,639 5,052,257
2006 165,638 5,147,105
2007 169,700 5,244,046
2008 173,793 5,345,029
2009 177,853 5,451,592
2010 181,802 5,564,356
2011 185,649 5,683,417
2012 189,439 5,808,546
2013 193,148 5,939,341
2014 196,767 6,075,283
2015 200,291 6,215,770
2016 203,689 6,360,041
2017 206,970 6,507,061
2018 210,187 6,655,524
2019 213,392 6,803,944
2020 217,435 6,949,912
2021 221,961 7,092,043
2022 226,305 7,230,193
2023 230,871 7,364,438
2024 235,536 7,494,498

Fertility rates in Sao Tome and Principe and Turkmenistan

Fertility rate
Sao Tome and Principe

Turkmenistan
Year Fertility rate
Sao Tome Turkmenistan
1960 6.24 6.59
1961 6.26 6.69
1962 6.28 6.76
1963 6.31 6.79
1964 6.33 6.79
1965 6.35 6.76
1966 6.37 6.7
1967 6.39 6.64
1968 6.42 6.56
1969 6.44 6.48
1970 6.47 6.4
1971 6.49 6.32
1972 6.51 6.2
1973 6.53 6.15
1974 6.53 6.09
1975 6.53 6
1976 6.52 5.9
1977 6.5 5.77
1978 6.47 5.61
1979 6.43 5.46
1980 6.39 5.3
1981 6.33 5.16
1982 6.28 5.04
1983 6.22 4.97
1984 6.16 4.96
1985 6.1 4.97
1986 6.05 4.94
1987 5.99 4.84
1988 5.94 4.68
1989 5.88 4.46
1990 5.83 4.29
1991 5.77 4.14
1992 5.7 3.96
1993 5.64 3.78
1994 5.56 3.62
1995 5.55 3.49
1996 5.47 3.29
1997 5.4 3.18
1998 5.3 3.08
1999 5.23 2.98
2000 5.16 2.9
2001 5.1 2.81
2002 5.06 2.71
2003 5.01 2.67
2004 4.96 2.67
2005 4.94 2.71
2006 4.93 2.72
2007 4.96 2.73
2008 4.91 2.75
2009 4.84 2.79
2010 4.77 2.85
2011 4.72 2.9
2012 4.66 2.96
2013 4.58 3.01
2014 4.49 3.02
2015 4.35 3.03
2016 4.2 2.99
2017 4.07 2.93
2018 3.98 2.88
2019 3.9 2.83
2020 3.83 2.79
2021 3.76 2.75
2022 3.7 2.73
2023 3.64 2.69

Sao Tome and Principe and Turkmenistan demographics compared

Median age
Sao Tome and Principe

Turkmenistan
Year Median age, years
Sao Tome Turkmenistan
1960 24.2 21.3
1961 24.3 20.9
1962 24.1 20.4
1963 23.5 19.7
1964 22.4 19
1965 21 18.4
1966 19.5 18
1967 18.5 17.7
1968 17.7 17.5
1969 17.2 17.4
1970 16.9 17.4
1971 16.9 17.4
1972 17 17.5
1973 17 17.6
1974 17.1 17.7
1975 17.1 17.9
1976 17.1 18
1977 17.2 18.2
1978 17.2 18.3
1979 17.3 18.5
1980 17.3 18.7
1981 17.4 18.8
1982 17.4 19
1983 17.4 19.1
1984 17.4 19.2
1985 17.4 19.3
1986 17.4 19.3
1987 17.4 19.3
1988 17.4 19.3
1989 17.4 19.3
1990 17.4 19.3
1991 17.3 19.4
1992 17.3 19.4
1993 17.2 19.5
1994 17.2 19.6
1995 17.3 19.7
1996 17.3 19.9
1997 17.4 20.1
1998 17.5 20.3
1999 17.7 20.6
2000 17.9 20.9
2001 18 21.2
2002 18.1 21.5
2003 18.3 21.8
2004 18.4 22.1
2005 18.5 22.4
2006 18.6 22.8
2007 18.7 23.1
2008 18.7 23.4
2009 18.7 23.7
2010 18.8 24
2011 18.9 24.3
2012 18.9 24.5
2013 18.9 24.8
2014 18.9 25
2015 19 25.3
2016 19 25.5
2017 19.1 25.7
2018 19.3 25.9
2019 19.4 26.2
2020 19.5 26.4
2021 19.7 26.7
2022 19.9 26.9
2023 20.1 27.2
2024 20.3 27.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Sao Tome Turkmenistan
GNI, Atlas method
$653M
2024
$62.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.5%
2025
11.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.03%
2023
2.71%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
2.9%
1999
Armed forces personnel
1,000
1999
57,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+2.56%
2025
+0.17%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.81%
2017
4%
2010
Services, % of GDP
76.6%
2024
49.4%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
2.91%
2024
39.3%
2023
Economic freedom index
60.4
2025
47.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.8%
2017
31.5%
1998
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2017
2.4%
1998
Total reserves including gold
$46.2M
2023
$1.51B
1999
Personal remittances received
$10M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
33,400
2018
380,000
1998
International tourism as share of exports
73.2%
2018
n/a
Banked people share n/a
40.6%
2017

Energy

Sao Tome Turkmenistan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
259.3 kg
2007
5,626 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.2
2007
$3.26
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.21 megatons
2023
66 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.93 tons
2023
8.96 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
100%
2022
Renewable energy use share
42.5%
2022
0.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-109.8%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
2,829 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
6.06%
2021
0.01%
2021
Hydroelectric share
5.85%
2021
0.02%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
81.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Sao Tome Turkmenistan
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.09%
2024
Annual migration change
-604
2024
+14,646
2024
Urban population
77%
2024
54.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.34 ft
2025
Quality of life index
32.1
2025
33.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
45
2024
17
2024
Homicides per 100K people
3.23
2011
1.09
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
27.9
2019
13.5
2019
Visa free countries
71
2025
65
2025
Adult literacy rate
93.8%
2022
99.9%
2022
English speaking
4.9%
2025
2%
2025
People using the Internet
61.5%
2023
21.3%
2017

Health

Sao Tome Turkmenistan
Government health expenditure per capita
$180.3
2022
$579
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$21.6
2022
$459
2022
Life expectancy
70.1 years
2025
70.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
30.9%
2022
0.63%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.49
2019
2.14
2021
Age at first childbirth
19.4 years
2025
24.1 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
75
2023
5
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
13.9
2023
40
2023
Obesity rate
17.2%
2022
22.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.1%
2024
7.1%
2024
Air quality index
24
2025
26
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7.8%
2022
5.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.79 liters
2020
2.62 liters
2020

Territory

Sao Tome Turkmenistan
% of world land
0.0006%
2025
0.32%
2025
Land area per capita
1,574 sq mi
2024
24,210 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
166 sq mi
2025
152,812 sq mi
2025
Forest area
193.2 sq mi
2025
15,934 sq mi
2025
Roads length
808 mi
2018
n/a

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