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Sao Tome and Principe vs Tuvalu statistics compared

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Sao Tome and Principe has a population of 236K (ranked 176/197), compared with 9.65K in Tuvalu (ranked 196/197). Sao Tome and Principe's land area is 371 sq mi versus 11.6 sq mi for Tuvalu (ranked 172nd vs. 194th).

By GDP, Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189/197 ($764M) and Tuvalu ranks 196/197 ($62.3M). By GDP per capita, Sao Tome and Principe ranks 138/197 ($3,245), while Tuvalu ranks 109/197 ($6,345).

Main facts and rankings

Sao Tome Tuvalu
Population
244055
9493
Population rank 176/197 196/197
GDP
$764M
2024
$62.3M
2023
GDP rank 189/197 196/197
GDP per capita
$3,245
2024
$6,345
2023
GDP per capita rank 138/197 109/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$6,230
2024
$6,151
2023
Government debt
$332M
2024
$2.84M
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
37.3%
2025
3.26%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,410
2024
$289.4
2023
Government debt per person rank 133/185 179/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,715
2025
$4,174
2025
Land area
371 sq mi
2025
11.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
635 ppl/mi²
2024
833 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.64
2023
3.21
2023
Median age
20.3 years
2024
25.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
70.1 years
2025
67.4 years
2025

Sao Tome and Principe and Tuvalu: Comparison Charts

Sao Tome and Principe and Tuvalu economies compared

GDP
Sao Tome and Principe

Tuvalu
Year GDP
Sao Tome Tuvalu
1970 $37,211,826 $2,585,956
1971 $37,288,845 $2,716,990
1972 $41,430,257 $2,968,458
1973 $56,011,245 $3,411,915
1974 $57,817,591 $4,122,329
1975 $60,101,710 $4,014,748
1976 $52,039,421 $3,919,072
1977 $49,207,692 $3,669,420
1978 $55,044,563 $3,798,782
1979 $65,755,928 $4,065,659
1980 $81,662,231 $4,206,128
1981 $83,499,264 $4,773,018
1982 $80,307,763 $4,118,945
1983 $75,110,289 $4,152,550
1984 $78,213,796 $4,481,978
1985 $82,733,069 $3,862,852
1986 $115,928,907 $4,574,706
1987 $115,952,925 $5,020,513
1988 $99,000,764 $7,011,059
1989 $98,545,367 $8,454,523
1990 $119,297,933 $9,542,901
1991 $107,484,143 $10,127,314
1992 $94,861,781 $10,535,028
1993 $125,742,229 $10,414,400
1994 $131,338,415 $11,772,611
1995 $103,695,237 $11,922,614
1996 $135,188,166 $13,338,597
1997 $91,920,274 $13,734,210
1998 $72,285,404 $13,795,146
1999 $77,302,212 $14,800,503
2000 $76,198,395 $15,073,976
2001 $75,951,133 $13,964,732
2002 $85,171,074 $16,842,673
2003 $102,085,769 $19,456,338
2004 $114,582,284 $22,798,275
2005 $136,450,662 $22,909,980
2006 $142,775,104 $24,096,875
2007 $149,146,919 $28,450,169
2008 $188,021,165 $31,874,435
2009 $200,668,065 $28,076,984
2010 $190,021,192 $32,105,408
2011 $226,455,001 $39,196,957
2012 $229,371,348 $39,345,579
2013 $267,041,748 $38,615,891
2014 $293,119,143 $38,760,983
2015 $259,999,643 $36,811,936
2016 $292,267,272 $41,629,064
2017 $322,002,845 $45,276,595
2018 $383,717,328 $48,015,260
2019 $412,976,083 $54,123,199
2020 $471,229,485 $51,746,594
2021 $524,402,456 $60,196,406
2022 $540,809,499 $59,065,982
2023 $678,976,265 $62,280,312
2024 $764,274,043 -

Sao Tome and Principe and Tuvalu economies compared

GDP per capita
Sao Tome and Principe

Tuvalu
Year GDP per capita
Sao Tome Tuvalu
1970 $479 $457
1971 $470 $478
1972 $511 $522
1973 $676 $601
1974 $683 $708
1975 $693 $656
1976 $585 $612
1977 $539 $549
1978 $587 $546
1979 $683 $566
1980 $829 $571
1981 $830 $634
1982 $783 $537
1983 $720 $533
1984 $735 $567
1985 $761 $480
1986 $1,043 $557
1987 $1,018 $600
1988 $847 $823
1989 $821 $976
1990 $970 $1,085
1991 $855 $1,134
1992 $740 $1,166
1993 $964 $1,141
1994 $990 $1,279
1995 $769 $1,285
1996 $987 $1,428
1997 $662 $1,461
1998 $514 $1,460
1999 $543 $1,559
2000 $529 $1,579
2001 $519 $1,457
2002 $568 $1,750
2003 $664 $2,007
2004 $727 $2,323
2005 $844 $2,305
2006 $862 $2,396
2007 $879 $2,794
2008 $1,082 $3,088
2009 $1,128 $2,684
2010 $1,045 $3,025
2011 $1,220 $3,636
2012 $1,211 $3,598
2013 $1,383 $3,510
2014 $1,490 $3,529
2015 $1,298 $3,358
2016 $1,435 $3,809
2017 $1,556 $4,166
2018 $1,826 $4,466
2019 $1,935 $5,115
2020 $2,167 $4,976
2021 $2,363 $5,905
2022 $2,390 $5,911
2023 $2,941 $6,345
2024 $3,245 -

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Tuvalu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Sao Tome and Principe

Tuvalu
Year Life expectancy, years
Sao Tome Tuvalu
1950 39.1 40
1951 39.1 40.8
1952 39.1 41.7
1953 39.1 42.5
1954 39.2 43.4
1955 39.3 44.2
1956 39.5 45
1957 40.1 45.8
1958 41 46.7
1959 42.1 47.5
1960 43.6 48.3
1961 45.2 49
1962 46.8 49.8
1963 48.4 50.6
1964 49.7 51.3
1965 51.1 52.1
1966 52.3 52.8
1967 53.4 53.5
1968 54.5 54.1
1969 55.4 54.7
1970 56.3 55.3
1971 57 56
1972 57.4 54.7
1973 57.9 57.2
1974 58.3 57.7
1975 58.6 58.3
1976 58.8 58.8
1977 59 59.2
1978 59.1 59.6
1979 59.3 59.9
1980 59.4 60.2
1981 59.4 60.5
1982 59.5 60.7
1983 59.7 60.9
1984 59.9 61.1
1985 60.1 61.1
1986 57.6 61.2
1987 60.7 61.3
1988 60.8 61.4
1989 59.7 61.5
1990 60.7 61.6
1991 60.8 61.8
1992 60.7 60.3
1993 60.6 62.1
1994 60.6 62.3
1995 60.5 62.5
1996 60.6 62.7
1997 60.6 62.9
1998 60.8 63.2
1999 61 63.3
2000 61.2 63.5
2001 61.5 63.7
2002 61.8 63.8
2003 62.2 63.9
2004 62.6 64
2005 62.4 64.1
2006 63 64.2
2007 63.3 64.4
2008 63.4 64.5
2009 63.7 64.7
2010 63.9 64.8
2011 64.1 65
2012 64.5 65.1
2013 64.9 65.2
2014 65.5 65.3
2015 66 65.4
2016 66.6 65.5
2017 67.1 65.7
2018 67.6 65.9
2019 68 66.1
2020 68 66.4
2021 68 65.8
2022 69.2 66.9
2023 69.7 67.1
2024 69.9 67.3
2025 70.1 67.4

Sao Tome and Principe and Tuvalu population clocks and comparison

Population
Sao Tome and Principe

Tuvalu
Year Population
Sao Tome Tuvalu
1960 68,012 5,598
1961 68,707 5,648
1962 69,403 5,699
1963 70,112 5,751
1964 70,865 5,752
1965 71,680 5,715
1966 72,576 5,686
1967 73,596 5,652
1968 74,765 5,624
1969 76,083 5,631
1970 77,626 5,663
1971 79,330 5,685
1972 81,041 5,692
1973 82,798 5,681
1974 84,672 5,822
1975 86,708 6,117
1976 88,922 6,404
1977 91,301 6,686
1978 93,794 6,957
1979 96,252 7,184
1980 98,544 7,366
1981 100,615 7,526
1982 102,508 7,664
1983 104,380 7,789
1984 106,394 7,902
1985 108,658 8,046
1986 111,150 8,217
1987 113,919 8,371
1988 116,939 8,518
1989 119,979 8,662
1990 122,980 8,798
1991 125,697 8,928
1992 128,110 9,038
1993 130,467 9,126
1994 132,732 9,207
1995 134,895 9,280
1996 136,962 9,342
1997 138,922 9,400
1998 140,751 9,451
1999 142,442 9,496
2000 144,018 9,544
2001 146,375 9,586
2002 149,922 9,623
2003 153,814 9,695
2004 157,705 9,816
2005 161,639 9,940
2006 165,638 10,056
2007 169,700 10,182
2008 173,793 10,321
2009 177,853 10,461
2010 181,802 10,614
2011 185,649 10,780
2012 189,439 10,934
2013 193,148 11,001
2014 196,767 10,984
2015 200,291 10,963
2016 203,689 10,930
2017 206,970 10,869
2018 210,187 10,751
2019 213,392 10,581
2020 217,435 10,399
2021 221,961 10,194
2022 226,305 9,992
2023 230,871 9,816
2024 235,536 9,646

Fertility rates in Sao Tome and Principe and Tuvalu

Fertility rate
Sao Tome and Principe

Tuvalu
Year Fertility rate
Sao Tome Tuvalu
1960 6.24 5.15
1961 6.26 5.09
1962 6.28 5
1963 6.31 4.91
1964 6.33 4.83
1965 6.35 4.73
1966 6.37 4.64
1967 6.39 4.49
1968 6.42 4.36
1969 6.44 4.23
1970 6.47 4.08
1971 6.49 3.94
1972 6.51 3.81
1973 6.53 3.71
1974 6.53 3.63
1975 6.53 3.58
1976 6.52 3.55
1977 6.5 3.56
1978 6.47 3.59
1979 6.43 3.65
1980 6.39 3.73
1981 6.33 3.8
1982 6.28 3.88
1983 6.22 3.91
1984 6.16 3.95
1985 6.1 3.97
1986 6.05 3.97
1987 5.99 3.94
1988 5.94 3.88
1989 5.88 3.8
1990 5.83 3.75
1991 5.77 3.79
1992 5.7 3.86
1993 5.64 3.92
1994 5.56 3.92
1995 5.55 3.96
1996 5.47 3.95
1997 5.4 3.95
1998 5.3 3.95
1999 5.23 3.92
2000 5.16 3.84
2001 5.1 3.75
2002 5.06 3.64
2003 5.01 3.58
2004 4.96 3.55
2005 4.94 3.55
2006 4.93 3.53
2007 4.96 3.45
2008 4.91 3.42
2009 4.84 3.43
2010 4.77 3.44
2011 4.72 3.46
2012 4.66 3.47
2013 4.58 3.39
2014 4.49 3.33
2015 4.35 3.31
2016 4.2 3.3
2017 4.07 3.3
2018 3.98 3.33
2019 3.9 3.33
2020 3.83 3.31
2021 3.76 3.28
2022 3.7 3.24
2023 3.64 3.21

Sao Tome and Principe and Tuvalu demographics compared

Median age
Sao Tome and Principe

Tuvalu
Year Median age, years
Sao Tome Tuvalu
1960 24.2 23.1
1961 24.3 23.1
1962 24.1 23
1963 23.5 22.6
1964 22.4 21
1965 21 19.3
1966 19.5 18.5
1967 18.5 18.1
1968 17.7 17.9
1969 17.2 18
1970 16.9 18.2
1971 16.9 18.6
1972 17 19
1973 17 19.4
1974 17.1 19.7
1975 17.1 19.8
1976 17.1 19.9
1977 17.2 20.2
1978 17.2 20.5
1979 17.3 20.9
1980 17.3 21
1981 17.4 21.4
1982 17.4 21.9
1983 17.4 22.5
1984 17.4 23.2
1985 17.4 23.6
1986 17.4 23.8
1987 17.4 24
1988 17.4 24.2
1989 17.4 24.5
1990 17.4 24.7
1991 17.3 24.9
1992 17.3 25
1993 17.2 25
1994 17.2 25.1
1995 17.3 25
1996 17.3 24.9
1997 17.4 24.6
1998 17.5 24.4
1999 17.7 24.1
2000 17.9 23.9
2001 18 23.7
2002 18.1 23.5
2003 18.3 23.5
2004 18.4 23.5
2005 18.5 23.6
2006 18.6 23.6
2007 18.7 23.7
2008 18.7 23.8
2009 18.7 23.9
2010 18.8 24
2011 18.9 24.1
2012 18.9 24.2
2013 18.9 24.3
2014 18.9 24.5
2015 19 24.7
2016 19 24.9
2017 19.1 25.2
2018 19.3 25.3
2019 19.4 25.3
2020 19.5 25.3
2021 19.7 25.3
2022 19.9 25.3
2023 20.1 25.3
2024 20.3 25.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Sao Tome Tuvalu
GNI, Atlas method
$653M
2024
$86M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.5%
2025
101.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.03%
2023
12.8%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
1999
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+2.56%
2025
-1.87%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.81%
2017
7.32%
2022
Services, % of GDP
76.6%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
2.91%
2024
7.02%
2015
Economic freedom index
60.4
2025
60
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.8%
2017
30.8%
2010
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2017
2.7%
2010
Total reserves including gold
$46.2M
2023
n/a
Personal remittances received
$10M
2024
$2M
2024
International tourist arrivals
33,400
2018
3,599
2019
International tourism as share of exports
73.2%
2018
43.4%
2013

Energy

Sao Tome Tuvalu
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
259.3 kg
2007
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.2
2007
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.21 megatons
2023
0 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.93 tons
2023
0 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
n/a
Renewable energy use share
42.5%
2022
5.2%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
6.06%
2021
15.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
5.85%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
81.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Sao Tome Tuvalu
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.0001%
2024
Annual migration change
-604
2024
-280
2024
Urban population
77%
2024
66.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.62 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
32.1
2025
44.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
45
2024
48
2025
Homicides per 100K people
3.23
2011
0
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
27.9
2019
0.2
2025
Visa free countries
71
2025
130
2025
Adult literacy rate
93.8%
2022
100%
2022
English speaking
4.9%
2025
70%
2025
People using the Internet
61.5%
2023
74.3%
2023

Health

Sao Tome Tuvalu
Government health expenditure per capita
$180.3
2022
$1,085
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$21.6
2022
$4
2022
Life expectancy
70.1 years
2025
67.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
30.9%
2022
27.1%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.49
2019
1.26
2020
Age at first childbirth
19.4 years
2025
23.5 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
75
2023
170
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
13.9
2023
19.9
2023
Obesity rate
17.2%
2022
65.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.1%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
24
2025
97
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7.8%
2022
33.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.79 liters
2020
1.26 liters
2020

Territory

Sao Tome Tuvalu
% of world land
0.0006%
2025
0.00002%
2025
Land area per capita
1,574 sq mi
2024
1,201 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
166 sq mi
2025
6.95 sq mi
2025
Forest area
193.2 sq mi
2025
3.86 sq mi
2025
Roads length
808 mi
2018
4.97 mi
2011

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