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Sao Tome and Principe vs Uganda statistics compared

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Sao Tome and Principe has a population of 236K (ranked 176/197), compared with 50M in Uganda (ranked 31/197). Sao Tome and Principe's land area is 371 sq mi versus 77,421 sq mi for Uganda (ranked 172nd vs. 84th).

By GDP, Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189/197 ($764M) and Uganda ranks 89/197 ($53.7B). By GDP per capita, Sao Tome and Principe ranks 138/197 ($3,245), while Uganda ranks 173/197 ($1,073).

Main facts and rankings

Sao Tome Uganda
Population
244055
52490669
Population rank 176/197 30/197
GDP
$764M
2024
$53.7B
2024
GDP rank 189/197 89/197
GDP per capita
$3,245
2024
$1,073
2024
GDP per capita rank 138/197 173/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$6,230
2024
$3,276
2024
Government debt
$332M
2024
$27.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
37.3%
2025
54%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,410
2024
$556
2024
Government debt per person rank 133/185 162/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,715
2025
$1,648
2025
Land area
371 sq mi
2025
77,421 sq mi
2025
Population density
635 ppl/mi²
2024
646 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.64
2023
4.28
2023
Median age
20.3 years
2024
17.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
70.1 years
2025
68.7 years
2025

Sao Tome and Principe and Uganda: Comparison Charts

Sao Tome and Principe and Uganda economies compared

GDP
Sao Tome and Principe

Uganda
Year GDP
Sao Tome Uganda
1960 - $423,145,605
1961 - $441,667,335
1962 - $449,158,233
1963 - $516,315,231
1964 - $589,247,687
1965 - $884,502,310
1966 - $925,381,492
1967 - $967,240,655
1968 - $1,037,379,252
1969 - $1,168,556,629
1970 $37,211,826 $1,259,554,809
1971 $37,288,845 $1,417,191,656
1972 $41,430,257 $1,490,970,181
1973 $56,011,245 $1,701,829,789
1974 $57,817,591 $2,098,944,967
1975 $60,101,710 $2,359,555,556
1976 $52,039,421 $2,447,300,000
1977 $49,207,692 $2,936,470,588
1978 $55,044,563 $2,420,260,870
1979 $65,755,928 $2,139,025,000
1980 $81,662,231 $1,244,610,000
1981 $83,499,264 $1,337,300,000
1982 $80,307,763 $2,177,500,000
1983 $75,110,289 $2,240,333,333
1984 $78,213,796 $3,615,647,477
1985 $82,733,069 $3,519,695,444
1986 $115,928,907 $3,923,244,050
1987 $115,952,925 $6,269,522,042
1988 $99,000,764 $6,508,931,652
1989 $98,545,367 $5,276,480,799
1990 $119,297,933 $4,304,399,310
1991 $107,484,143 $3,321,729,160
1992 $94,861,781 $2,857,457,762
1993 $125,742,229 $3,220,439,044
1994 $131,338,415 $3,990,430,447
1995 $103,695,237 $5,755,818,842
1996 $135,188,166 $6,044,585,327
1997 $91,920,274 $6,269,333,313
1998 $72,285,404 $6,584,815,847
1999 $77,302,212 $5,998,563,258
2000 $76,198,395 $6,193,246,837
2001 $75,951,133 $5,840,503,869
2002 $85,171,074 $6,178,563,591
2003 $102,085,769 $6,606,884,275
2004 $114,582,284 $7,939,487,548
2005 $136,450,662 $9,239,221,763
2006 $142,775,104 $9,977,647,683
2007 $149,146,919 $11,902,564,495
2008 $188,021,165 $14,440,404,132
2009 $200,668,065 $25,127,805,567
2010 $190,021,192 $26,673,441,431
2011 $226,455,001 $27,871,725,241
2012 $229,371,348 $27,305,915,911
2013 $267,041,748 $28,915,786,517
2014 $293,119,143 $32,612,397,257
2015 $259,999,643 $32,387,183,730
2016 $292,267,272 $29,203,988,696
2017 $322,002,845 $30,744,473,841
2018 $383,717,328 $32,927,025,620
2019 $412,976,083 $35,353,061,008
2020 $471,229,485 $37,600,368,240
2021 $524,402,456 $40,529,788,744
2022 $540,809,499 $45,565,333,216
2023 $678,976,265 $48,768,955,859
2024 $764,274,043 $53,651,874,314

Sao Tome and Principe and Uganda economies compared

GDP per capita
Sao Tome and Principe

Uganda
Year GDP per capita
Sao Tome Uganda
1960 - $55.4
1961 - $56.2
1962 - $55.5
1963 - $62
1964 - $68.6
1965 - $100
1966 - $101.4
1967 - $102.8
1968 - $106.9
1969 - $116.7
1970 $479 $122
1971 $470 $133.5
1972 $511 $137
1973 $676 $152.7
1974 $683 $183.7
1975 $693 $201.2
1976 $585 $203.3
1977 $539 $237.6
1978 $587 $190.7
1979 $683 $164.5
1980 $829 $93.8
1981 $830 $98.6
1982 $783 $157
1983 $720 $157.5
1984 $735 $247.5
1985 $761 $234.3
1986 $1,043 $253.6
1987 $1,018 $393
1988 $847 $395
1989 $821 $310
1990 $970 $245
1991 $855 $183
1992 $740 $152.1
1993 $964 $165.6
1994 $990 $198.4
1995 $769 $278.5
1996 $987 $284.7
1997 $662 $286.8
1998 $514 $292.5
1999 $543 $257.9
2000 $529 $258.1
2001 $519 $236
2002 $568 $242
2003 $664 $250.7
2004 $727 $292.4
2005 $844 $330
2006 $862 $347
2007 $879 $401
2008 $1,082 $473
2009 $1,128 $799
2010 $1,045 $823
2011 $1,220 $836
2012 $1,211 $795
2013 $1,383 $818
2014 $1,490 $896
2015 $1,298 $863
2016 $1,435 $753
2017 $1,556 $765
2018 $1,826 $792
2019 $1,935 $822
2020 $2,167 $846
2021 $2,363 $883
2022 $2,390 $963
2023 $2,941 $1,002
2024 $3,245 $1,073

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Uganda life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Sao Tome and Principe

Uganda
Year Life expectancy, years
Sao Tome Uganda
1950 39.1 39.7
1951 39.1 40.2
1952 39.1 40.8
1953 39.1 41.3
1954 39.2 41.8
1955 39.3 42.4
1956 39.5 43
1957 40.1 43.7
1958 41 44.3
1959 42.1 45
1960 43.6 45.6
1961 45.2 46.3
1962 46.8 46.8
1963 48.4 47.4
1964 49.7 47.8
1965 51.1 48.3
1966 52.3 48.5
1967 53.4 49
1968 54.5 49.3
1969 55.4 49.5
1970 56.3 49.6
1971 57 47.1
1972 57.4 47.2
1973 57.9 47
1974 58.3 46.9
1975 58.6 46.5
1976 58.8 46.2
1977 59 45.8
1978 59.1 45.6
1979 59.3 45.4
1980 59.4 43.5
1981 59.4 43.5
1982 59.5 43.3
1983 59.7 43.5
1984 59.9 43.7
1985 60.1 45.5
1986 57.6 45.7
1987 60.7 47.4
1988 60.8 47.5
1989 59.7 47.5
1990 60.7 47.6
1991 60.8 47.5
1992 60.7 47.7
1993 60.6 47.7
1994 60.6 47.7
1995 60.5 47.7
1996 60.6 47.8
1997 60.6 48
1998 60.8 48.3
1999 61 49
2000 61.2 49.6
2001 61.5 50.6
2002 61.8 51.4
2003 62.2 52.4
2004 62.6 53.7
2005 62.4 54.9
2006 63 56.1
2007 63.3 57.2
2008 63.4 58.3
2009 63.7 59.2
2010 63.9 60
2011 64.1 60.8
2012 64.5 61.6
2013 64.9 62.4
2014 65.5 63.1
2015 66 63.8
2016 66.6 64.5
2017 67.1 65.2
2018 67.6 65.8
2019 68 66.4
2020 68 66.4
2021 68 66.4
2022 69.2 67.7
2023 69.7 68.3
2024 69.9 68.5
2025 70.1 68.7

Sao Tome and Principe and Uganda population clocks and comparison

Population
Sao Tome and Principe

Uganda
Year Population
Sao Tome Uganda
1960 68,012 7,640,973
1961 68,707 7,862,217
1962 69,403 8,092,231
1963 70,112 8,333,663
1964 70,865 8,586,363
1965 71,680 8,849,203
1966 72,576 9,122,864
1967 73,596 9,408,924
1968 74,765 9,708,632
1969 76,083 10,014,858
1970 77,626 10,321,603
1971 79,330 10,618,206
1972 81,041 10,885,796
1973 82,798 11,144,236
1974 84,672 11,424,846
1975 86,708 11,725,240
1976 88,922 12,037,294
1977 91,301 12,359,669
1978 93,794 12,692,113
1979 96,252 13,002,163
1980 98,544 13,275,741
1981 100,615 13,556,452
1982 102,508 13,873,631
1983 104,380 14,221,881
1984 106,394 14,607,677
1985 108,658 15,023,681
1986 111,150 15,467,579
1987 113,919 15,954,170
1988 116,939 16,470,483
1989 119,979 17,010,698
1990 122,980 17,569,897
1991 125,697 18,155,901
1992 128,110 18,785,032
1993 130,467 19,445,161
1994 132,732 20,108,801
1995 134,895 20,665,667
1996 136,962 21,231,550
1997 138,922 21,856,046
1998 140,751 22,515,806
1999 142,442 23,257,281
2000 144,018 24,000,150
2001 146,375 24,745,676
2002 149,922 25,532,870
2003 153,814 26,352,124
2004 157,705 27,154,515
2005 161,639 27,963,289
2006 165,638 28,794,003
2007 169,700 29,653,430
2008 173,793 30,539,553
2009 177,853 31,451,151
2010 181,802 32,390,802
2011 185,649 33,354,543
2012 189,439 34,337,438
2013 193,148 35,337,042
2014 196,767 36,395,539
2015 200,291 37,531,446
2016 203,689 38,799,152
2017 206,970 40,177,388
2018 210,187 41,565,831
2019 213,392 42,999,637
2020 217,435 44,457,152
2021 221,961 45,910,930
2022 226,305 47,312,719
2023 230,871 48,656,601
2024 235,536 50,015,092

Fertility rates in Sao Tome and Principe and Uganda

Fertility rate
Sao Tome and Principe

Uganda
Year Fertility rate
Sao Tome Uganda
1960 6.24 6.91
1961 6.26 6.93
1962 6.28 6.96
1963 6.31 6.98
1964 6.33 7.01
1965 6.35 7.04
1966 6.37 7.07
1967 6.39 7.1
1968 6.42 7.13
1969 6.44 7.12
1970 6.47 7.15
1971 6.49 7.18
1972 6.51 7.19
1973 6.53 7.19
1974 6.53 7.19
1975 6.53 7.2
1976 6.52 7.19
1977 6.5 7.18
1978 6.47 7.16
1979 6.43 7.14
1980 6.39 7.11
1981 6.33 7.12
1982 6.28 7.11
1983 6.22 7.07
1984 6.16 7.02
1985 6.1 7.04
1986 6.05 7.08
1987 5.99 7.12
1988 5.94 7.1
1989 5.88 7.05
1990 5.83 7.01
1991 5.77 6.94
1992 5.7 6.91
1993 5.64 6.89
1994 5.56 6.9
1995 5.55 6.87
1996 5.47 6.84
1997 5.4 6.86
1998 5.3 6.84
1999 5.23 6.83
2000 5.16 6.79
2001 5.1 6.76
2002 5.06 6.74
2003 5.01 6.67
2004 4.96 6.61
2005 4.94 6.53
2006 4.93 6.43
2007 4.96 6.33
2008 4.91 6.2
2009 4.84 6.12
2010 4.77 6.02
2011 4.72 5.89
2012 4.66 5.73
2013 4.58 5.56
2014 4.49 5.41
2015 4.35 5.25
2016 4.2 5.11
2017 4.07 4.99
2018 3.98 4.87
2019 3.9 4.74
2020 3.83 4.62
2021 3.76 4.51
2022 3.7 4.39
2023 3.64 4.28

Sao Tome and Principe and Uganda demographics compared

Median age
Sao Tome and Principe

Uganda
Year Median age, years
Sao Tome Uganda
1960 24.2 17.1
1961 24.3 16.9
1962 24.1 16.8
1963 23.5 16.7
1964 22.4 16.6
1965 21 16.6
1966 19.5 16.6
1967 18.5 16.6
1968 17.7 16.6
1969 17.2 16.6
1970 16.9 16.6
1971 16.9 16.6
1972 17 16.5
1973 17 16.3
1974 17.1 16.3
1975 17.1 16.2
1976 17.1 16.2
1977 17.2 16.2
1978 17.2 16.1
1979 17.3 16.1
1980 17.3 16
1981 17.4 15.9
1982 17.4 15.9
1983 17.4 15.9
1984 17.4 15.9
1985 17.4 15.9
1986 17.4 15.9
1987 17.4 15.9
1988 17.4 15.9
1989 17.4 15.8
1990 17.4 15.8
1991 17.3 15.8
1992 17.3 15.7
1993 17.2 15.7
1994 17.2 15.6
1995 17.3 15.4
1996 17.3 15.3
1997 17.4 15.1
1998 17.5 15
1999 17.7 15
2000 17.9 15
2001 18 15
2002 18.1 15
2003 18.3 15
2004 18.4 15
2005 18.5 15
2006 18.6 15
2007 18.7 15
2008 18.7 15.1
2009 18.7 15.1
2010 18.8 15.2
2011 18.9 15.3
2012 18.9 15.4
2013 18.9 15.5
2014 18.9 15.6
2015 19 15.8
2016 19 16
2017 19.1 16.3
2018 19.3 16.5
2019 19.4 16.8
2020 19.5 17
2021 19.7 17.2
2022 19.9 17.4
2023 20.1 17.6
2024 20.3 17.8

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Finance

Sao Tome Uganda
GNI, Atlas method
$653M
2024
$50.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.5%
2025
21.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.03%
2023
2.55%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.98%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
1999
46,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+2.56%
2025
-6.7%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.81%
2017
3.42%
2021
Services, % of GDP
76.6%
2024
43.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
2.91%
2024
24.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
60.4
2025
51.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.8%
2017
34.5%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2017
2.4%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$46.2M
2023
$3.36B
2018
Personal remittances received
$10M
2024
$1.44B
2024
International tourist arrivals
33,400
2018
473,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
73.2%
2018
9.21%
2020
Banked people share n/a
72.8%
2024

Energy

Sao Tome Uganda
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
259.3 kg
2007
483 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.2
2007
$6.05
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.21 megatons
2023
7.22 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.93 tons
2023
0.15 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
42.5%
2022
90.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
1.93%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
20.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
89.9 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
6.06%
2021
90%
2021
Hydroelectric share
5.85%
2021
86.2%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
81.3%
2023
51.5%
2023

Society

Sao Tome Uganda
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.61%
2024
Annual migration change
-604
2024
-117,924
2024
Urban population
77%
2024
27.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.53 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
32.1
2025
28.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
45
2024
26
2024
Higher education index n/a
67
2025
Homicides per 100K people
3.23
2011
8.77
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
27.9
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
71
2025
74
2025
Adult literacy rate
93.8%
2022
80.6%
2022
English speaking
4.9%
2025
44.7%
2023
People using the Internet
61.5%
2023
8.95%
2024

Health

Sao Tome Uganda
Government health expenditure per capita
$180.3
2022
$44.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$21.6
2022
$15
2022
Life expectancy
70.1 years
2025
68.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
30.9%
2022
41.6%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.49
2019
0.17
2022
Age at first childbirth
19.4 years
2025
19.4 years
2025
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
38.8
2023
Obesity rate
17.2%
2022
8.05%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.1%
2024
2.2%
2024
Air quality index
24
2025
8
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7.8%
2022
7.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.79 liters
2020
11.3 liters
2020

Territory

Sao Tome Uganda
% of world land
0.0006%
2025
0.13%
2025
Land area per capita
1,574 sq mi
2024
1,548 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
166 sq mi
2025
55,657 sq mi
2025
Forest area
193.2 sq mi
2025
8,549 sq mi
2025
Roads length
808 mi
2018
90,720 mi
2019

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