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Sao Tome and Principe vs United Arab Emirates statistics compared

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Sao Tome and Principe has a population of 236K (ranked 176/197), compared with 10.9M in The United Arab Emirates (ranked 88/197). Sao Tome and Principe's land area is 371 sq mi versus 27,421 sq mi for The United Arab Emirates (ranked 172nd vs. 117th).

By GDP, Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189/197 ($764M) and The United Arab Emirates ranks 29/197 ($537B). By GDP per capita, Sao Tome and Principe ranks 138/197 ($3,245), while The United Arab Emirates ranks 24/197 ($49,378).

Main facts and rankings

Sao Tome UAE
Population
244055
11372700
Population rank 176/197 86/197
GDP
$764M
2024
$537B
2024
GDP rank 189/197 29/197
GDP per capita
$3,245
2024
$49,378
2024
GDP per capita rank 138/197 24/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$6,230
2024
$77,959
2024
Government debt
$332M
2024
$172B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
37.3%
2025
32.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,410
2024
$15,857
2024
Government debt per person rank 133/185 39/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,715
2025
$40,921
2025
Land area
371 sq mi
2025
27,421 sq mi
2025
Population density
635 ppl/mi²
2024
397 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.64
2023
1.2
2023
Median age
20.3 years
2024
32.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
70.1 years
2025
83.2 years
2025

Sao Tome and Principe and United Arab Emirates: Comparison Charts

Sao Tome and Principe and United Arab Emirates economies compared

GDP
Sao Tome and Principe

United Arab Emirates
Year GDP
Sao Tome UAE
1970 $37,211,826 $685,986,701
1971 $37,288,845 $939,893,600
1972 $41,430,257 $1,415,086,929
1973 $56,011,245 $4,231,243,616
1974 $57,817,591 $11,651,505,689
1975 $60,101,710 $14,720,728,249
1976 $52,039,421 $19,213,158,779
1977 $49,207,692 $24,871,775,165
1978 $55,044,563 $23,775,764,225
1979 $65,755,928 $31,225,659,621
1980 $81,662,231 $43,599,160,050
1981 $83,499,264 $49,333,424,135
1982 $80,307,763 $46,622,718,605
1983 $75,110,289 $42,803,323,345
1984 $78,213,796 $41,807,954,236
1985 $82,733,069 $40,603,650,232
1986 $115,928,907 $33,943,612,095
1987 $115,952,925 $36,384,908,744
1988 $99,000,764 $36,275,674,203
1989 $98,545,367 $41,464,995,914
1990 $119,297,933 $50,701,443,748
1991 $107,484,143 $51,552,165,622
1992 $94,861,781 $54,239,171,888
1993 $125,742,229 $55,625,170,253
1994 $131,338,415 $59,305,093,980
1995 $103,695,237 $65,743,666,576
1996 $135,188,166 $73,571,233,996
1997 $91,920,274 $78,839,008,445
1998 $72,285,404 $75,674,336,283
1999 $77,302,212 $84,445,473,111
2000 $76,198,395 $104,337,372,362
2001 $75,951,133 $103,311,640,572
2002 $85,171,074 $109,816,201,498
2003 $102,085,769 $124,346,358,067
2004 $114,582,284 $147,824,370,320
2005 $136,450,662 $180,617,467,965
2006 $142,775,104 $222,116,541,865
2007 $149,146,919 $257,916,133,424
2008 $188,021,165 $315,474,615,739
2009 $200,668,065 $253,547,358,747
2010 $190,021,192 $300,189,052,689
2011 $226,455,001 $360,832,739,551
2012 $229,371,348 $384,610,125,391
2013 $267,041,748 $400,218,529,748
2014 $293,119,143 $414,105,366,753
2015 $259,999,643 $370,275,469,571
2016 $292,267,272 $369,255,326,236
2017 $322,002,845 $390,516,804,030
2018 $383,717,328 $427,049,432,158
2019 $412,976,083 $417,989,721,743
2020 $471,229,485 $349,473,015,330
2021 $524,402,456 $415,178,792,757
2022 $540,809,499 $502,731,935,194
2023 $678,976,265 $514,130,432,648
2024 $764,274,043 $537,078,829,135

Sao Tome and Principe and United Arab Emirates economies compared

GDP per capita
Sao Tome and Principe

United Arab Emirates
Year GDP per capita
Sao Tome UAE
1970 $479 $2,394
1971 $470 $2,805
1972 $511 $3,675
1973 $676 $9,696
1974 $683 $23,823
1975 $693 $27,117
1976 $585 $31,197
1977 $539 $35,020
1978 $587 $29,379
1979 $683 $34,238
1980 $829 $42,925
1981 $830 $44,854
1982 $783 $39,972
1983 $720 $34,650
1984 $735 $32,012
1985 $761 $29,468
1986 $1,043 $23,132
1987 $1,018 $23,113
1988 $847 $21,570
1989 $821 $23,167
1990 $970 $26,710
1991 $855 $25,691
1992 $740 $25,648
1993 $964 $25,033
1994 $990 $25,473
1995 $769 $27,003
1996 $987 $28,323
1997 $662 $27,983
1998 $514 $24,889
1999 $543 $25,856
2000 $529 $29,866
2001 $519 $27,745
2002 $568 $27,754
2003 $664 $29,660
2004 $727 $33,377
2005 $844 $38,719
2006 $862 $44,343
2007 $879 $45,855
2008 $1,082 $50,054
2009 $1,128 $37,803
2010 $1,045 $43,697
2011 $1,220 $50,789
2012 $1,211 $52,034
2013 $1,383 $52,024
2014 $1,490 $51,381
2015 $1,298 $43,535
2016 $1,435 $41,326
2017 $1,556 $42,341
2018 $1,826 $45,690
2019 $1,935 $44,251
2020 $2,167 $37,174
2021 $2,363 $43,360
2022 $2,390 $49,899
2023 $2,941 $49,041
2024 $3,245 $49,378

Sao Tome and Principe vs. United Arab Emirates life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Sao Tome and Principe

United Arab Emirates
Year Life expectancy, years
Sao Tome UAE
1950 39.1 42.1
1951 39.1 42.9
1952 39.1 43.6
1953 39.1 44.4
1954 39.2 45.2
1955 39.3 46
1956 39.5 46.9
1957 40.1 47.8
1958 41 48.8
1959 42.1 49.7
1960 43.6 50.7
1961 45.2 51.6
1962 46.8 52.5
1963 48.4 53.5
1964 49.7 54.5
1965 51.1 55.5
1966 52.3 56.6
1967 53.4 57.6
1968 54.5 58.7
1969 55.4 59.8
1970 56.3 60.8
1971 57 61.8
1972 57.4 62.7
1973 57.9 63.5
1974 58.3 64.4
1975 58.6 65.1
1976 58.8 65.8
1977 59 66.5
1978 59.1 67.1
1979 59.3 67.6
1980 59.4 68.2
1981 59.4 68.6
1982 59.5 69.1
1983 59.7 69.4
1984 59.9 69.8
1985 60.1 70.1
1986 57.6 70.4
1987 60.7 70.6
1988 60.8 70.8
1989 59.7 71
1990 60.7 71.1
1991 60.8 71.1
1992 60.7 71.2
1993 60.6 71.2
1994 60.6 71.2
1995 60.5 71.4
1996 60.6 71.8
1997 60.6 72.6
1998 60.8 73.7
1999 61 75
2000 61.2 76.3
2001 61.5 77.6
2002 61.8 78.7
2003 62.2 79.6
2004 62.6 80.3
2005 62.4 80.8
2006 63 81.2
2007 63.3 81.4
2008 63.4 81.6
2009 63.7 81.7
2010 63.9 81.9
2011 64.1 81.9
2012 64.5 81.9
2013 64.9 82
2014 65.5 82
2015 66 82.1
2016 66.6 82.2
2017 67.1 82.4
2018 67.6 82.4
2019 68 82.6
2020 68 81.9
2021 68 79.1
2022 69.2 80.5
2023 69.7 82.9
2024 69.9 83.1
2025 70.1 83.2

Sao Tome and Principe and United Arab Emirates population clocks and comparison

Population
Sao Tome and Principe

United Arab Emirates
Year Population
Sao Tome UAE
1960 68,012 131,334
1961 68,707 137,989
1962 69,403 144,946
1963 70,112 152,211
1964 70,865 159,692
1965 71,680 167,103
1966 72,576 173,976
1967 73,596 179,700
1968 74,765 199,416
1969 76,083 239,660
1970 77,626 286,536
1971 79,330 335,027
1972 81,041 385,014
1973 82,798 436,399
1974 84,672 489,087
1975 86,708 542,856
1976 88,922 615,866
1977 91,301 710,209
1978 93,794 809,274
1979 96,252 912,010
1980 98,544 1,015,700
1981 100,615 1,099,855
1982 102,508 1,166,370
1983 104,380 1,235,305
1984 106,394 1,305,996
1985 108,658 1,377,911
1986 111,150 1,467,383
1987 113,919 1,574,244
1988 116,939 1,681,788
1989 119,979 1,789,851
1990 122,980 1,898,220
1991 125,697 2,006,626
1992 128,110 2,114,730
1993 130,467 2,222,093
1994 132,732 2,328,188
1995 134,895 2,434,662
1996 136,962 2,597,564
1997 138,922 2,817,410
1998 140,751 3,040,421
1999 142,442 3,266,009
2000 144,018 3,493,575
2001 146,375 3,723,590
2002 149,922 3,956,826
2003 153,814 4,192,457
2004 157,705 4,428,967
2005 161,639 4,664,790
2006 165,638 5,009,100
2007 169,700 5,624,635
2008 173,793 6,302,664
2009 177,853 6,707,058
2010 181,802 6,869,838
2011 185,649 7,104,538
2012 189,439 7,391,448
2013 193,148 7,693,031
2014 196,767 8,059,440
2015 200,291 8,505,237
2016 203,689 8,935,095
2017 206,970 9,223,225
2018 210,187 9,346,701
2019 213,392 9,445,785
2020 217,435 9,401,038
2021 221,961 9,575,152
2022 226,305 10,074,977
2023 230,871 10,483,751
2024 235,536 10,876,981

Fertility rates in Sao Tome and Principe and United Arab Emirates

Fertility rate
Sao Tome and Principe

United Arab Emirates
Year Fertility rate
Sao Tome UAE
1960 6.24 6.5
1961 6.26 6.49
1962 6.28 6.49
1963 6.31 6.5
1964 6.33 6.49
1965 6.35 6.5
1966 6.37 6.5
1967 6.39 6.51
1968 6.42 6.53
1969 6.44 6.52
1970 6.47 6.52
1971 6.49 6.52
1972 6.51 6.5
1973 6.53 6.46
1974 6.53 6.41
1975 6.53 6.35
1976 6.52 6.29
1977 6.5 6.22
1978 6.47 6.15
1979 6.43 6.06
1980 6.39 5.95
1981 6.33 5.81
1982 6.28 5.66
1983 6.22 5.48
1984 6.16 5.3
1985 6.1 5.13
1986 6.05 5
1987 5.99 4.88
1988 5.94 4.77
1989 5.88 4.65
1990 5.83 4.51
1991 5.77 4.25
1992 5.7 4.09
1993 5.64 3.82
1994 5.56 3.76
1995 5.55 3.28
1996 5.47 3.06
1997 5.4 2.83
1998 5.3 2.77
1999 5.23 2.79
2000 5.16 2.73
2001 5.1 2.62
2002 5.06 2.54
2003 5.01 2.49
2004 4.96 2.38
2005 4.94 2.23
2006 4.93 1.96
2007 4.96 1.79
2008 4.91 1.52
2009 4.84 1.58
2010 4.77 1.57
2011 4.72 1.54
2012 4.66 1.53
2013 4.58 1.53
2014 4.49 1.48
2015 4.35 1.42
2016 4.2 1.37
2017 4.07 1.35
2018 3.98 1.29
2019 3.9 1.25
2020 3.83 1.29
2021 3.76 1.16
2022 3.7 1.15
2023 3.64 1.2

Sao Tome and Principe and United Arab Emirates demographics compared

Median age
Sao Tome and Principe

United Arab Emirates
Year Median age, years
Sao Tome UAE
1960 24.2 19.6
1961 24.3 20.1
1962 24.1 20.6
1963 23.5 21
1964 22.4 21.5
1965 21 22
1966 19.5 22.6
1967 18.5 23.3
1968 17.7 23.5
1969 17.2 23.1
1970 16.9 23
1971 16.9 23.2
1972 17 23.6
1973 17 24.1
1974 17.1 24.7
1975 17.1 25.4
1976 17.1 25.6
1977 17.2 25.4
1978 17.2 25.5
1979 17.3 25.8
1980 17.3 26.2
1981 17.4 26.4
1982 17.4 26.4
1983 17.4 26.4
1984 17.4 26.4
1985 17.4 26.6
1986 17.4 26.5
1987 17.4 26.1
1988 17.4 25.9
1989 17.4 25.8
1990 17.4 25.8
1991 17.3 26
1992 17.3 26.4
1993 17.2 26.8
1994 17.2 27.4
1995 17.3 28
1996 17.3 28.1
1997 17.4 27.9
1998 17.5 27.9
1999 17.7 28
2000 17.9 28.2
2001 18 28.6
2002 18.1 29.1
2003 18.3 29.6
2004 18.4 30.3
2005 18.5 30.9
2006 18.6 31.4
2007 18.7 31.6
2008 18.7 31.6
2009 18.7 31.6
2010 18.8 31.7
2011 18.9 31.7
2012 18.9 31.7
2013 18.9 31.7
2014 18.9 31.8
2015 19 31.8
2016 19 31.8
2017 19.1 31.8
2018 19.3 31.8
2019 19.4 31.8
2020 19.5 31.8
2021 19.7 31.9
2022 19.9 31.9
2023 20.1 32.2
2024 20.3 32.6

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Finance

Sao Tome UAE
GNI, Atlas method
$653M
2024
$538B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.5%
2025
24%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.03%
2023
3.89%
2021
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
5.64%
2014
Armed forces personnel
1,000
1999
63,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+2.56%
2025
+2.89%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.81%
2017
1.88%
2024
Services, % of GDP
76.6%
2024
51.6%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
2.91%
2024
47.7%
2023
Economic freedom index
60.4
2025
71.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.8%
2017
20.5%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2017
2.8%
2018
Number of millionaires n/a
202,201
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
2.34%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00007%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
154
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$1.05T
2024
Total reserves including gold
$46.2M
2023
$238B
2024
Personal remittances received
$10M
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
33,400
2018
8,084,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
73.2%
2018
n/a
Banked people share n/a
85.7%
2021

Energy

Sao Tome UAE
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
259.3 kg
2007
8,336 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.2
2007
$8.85
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.21 megatons
2023
206 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.93 tons
2023
19.6 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
92.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
42.5%
2022
1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
7.24%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-171.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
14,688 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
6.06%
2021
4.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
5.85%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
13.3%
2022
Electricity access
81.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Sao Tome UAE
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-604
2024
+278,439
2024
Urban population
77%
2024
88%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.71 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
32.1
2025
83.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
45
2024
68
2024
Higher education index n/a
65
2025
Homicides per 100K people
3.23
2011
0.75
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
27.9
2019
8.9
2019
Visa free countries
71
2025
179
2025
Adult literacy rate
93.8%
2022
98.8%
2024
English speaking
4.9%
2025
65%
2025
People using the Internet
61.5%
2023
100%
2024

Health

Sao Tome UAE
Government health expenditure per capita
$180.3
2022
$2,315
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$21.6
2022
$284.4
2022
Life expectancy
70.1 years
2025
83.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
30.9%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.49
2019
2.91
2021
Age at first childbirth
19.4 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
75
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
13.9
2023
5
2023
Obesity rate
17.2%
2022
32.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.1%
2024
20.7%
2024
Air quality index
24
2025
11
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7.8%
2022
9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.79 liters
2020
2.08 liters
2020

Territory

Sao Tome UAE
% of world land
0.0006%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
1,574 sq mi
2024
2,521 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
166 sq mi
2025
1,512 sq mi
2025
Forest area
193.2 sq mi
2025
1,225 sq mi
2025
Roads length
808 mi
2018
2,535 mi
2008

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