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Sao Tome and Principe vs Vatican statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Sao Tome and Principe has a population of 236K (ranked 176/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Sao Tome and Principe's land area is 371 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 172nd vs. 197th).

By GDP, Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189/197 ($764M) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Sao Tome and Principe ranks 138/197 ($3,245), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

Sao Tome Vatican
Population
244055
949
Population rank 176/197 197/197
GDP
$764M
2024
$19.8M
2025
GDP rank 189/197 197/197
GDP per capita
$3,245
2024
$19,800
2025
GDP per capita rank 138/197 59/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$6,230
2024
$39,191
2025
Government debt
$332M
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
37.3%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$1,410
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 133/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,715
2025
$17,307
2025
Land area
371 sq mi
2025
0.17 sq mi
2025
Population density
635 ppl/mi²
2024
5,886 ppl/mi²
2019
Fertility rate
3.64
2023
n/a
Median age
20.3 years
2024
n/a
Life expectancy
70.1 years
2025
83.3 years
2025

Sao Tome and Principe and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Sao Tome and Principe

Vatican
Year Life expectancy, years
Sao Tome Vatican
1950 39.1 65.9
1951 39.1 65.3
1952 39.1 65.7
1953 39.1 66.3
1954 39.2 67.5
1955 39.3 67.8
1956 39.5 67.3
1957 40.1 67.5
1958 41 68.7
1959 42.1 69.2
1960 43.6 69.2
1961 45.2 69.8
1962 46.8 69.2
1963 48.4 69.3
1964 49.7 70.3
1965 51.1 70.1
1966 52.3 70.9
1967 53.4 70.9
1968 54.5 70.7
1969 55.4 70.7
1970 56.3 71.5
1971 57 71.7
1972 57.4 72
1973 57.9 71.9
1974 58.3 72.7
1975 58.6 72.6
1976 58.8 72.9
1977 59 73.3
1978 59.1 73.7
1979 59.3 74
1980 59.4 74.1
1981 59.4 74.3
1982 59.5 74.8
1983 59.7 74.7
1984 59.9 75.1
1985 60.1 75.5
1986 57.6 75.7
1987 60.7 76.2
1988 60.8 76.4
1989 59.7 76.8
1990 60.7 76.9
1991 60.8 76.9
1992 60.7 77.3
1993 60.6 77
1994 60.6 77.7
1995 60.5 77.8
1996 60.6 78.5
1997 60.6 78.2
1998 60.8 78.3
1999 61 78.7
2000 61.2 79.3
2001 61.5 79.9
2002 61.8 80
2003 62.2 79.8
2004 62.6 80.2
2005 62.4 80.6
2006 63 81.2
2007 63.3 81.3
2008 63.4 81.4
2009 63.7 81.3
2010 63.9 81.5
2011 64.1 81.7
2012 64.5 82
2013 64.9 82.5
2014 65.5 82.6
2015 66 82.5
2016 66.6 82.9
2017 67.1 82.7
2018 67.6 83.3
2019 68 83.6
2020 68 83
2021 68 82.9
2022 69.2 83.3
2023 69.7 83
2024 69.9 83.1
2025 70.1 83.3

Sao Tome and Principe and Vatican population clocks and comparison

Population
Sao Tome and Principe

Vatican
Year Population
Sao Tome Vatican
1960 68,012 -
1961 68,707 -
1962 69,403 -
1963 70,112 -
1964 70,865 -
1965 71,680 -
1966 72,576 -
1967 73,596 -
1968 74,765 -
1969 76,083 -
1970 77,626 -
1971 79,330 -
1972 81,041 -
1973 82,798 -
1974 84,672 -
1975 86,708 -
1976 88,922 -
1977 91,301 -
1978 93,794 -
1979 96,252 -
1980 98,544 -
1981 100,615 -
1982 102,508 -
1983 104,380 -
1984 106,394 -
1985 108,658 -
1986 111,150 -
1987 113,919 -
1988 116,939 -
1989 119,979 -
1990 122,980 -
1991 125,697 -
1992 128,110 -
1993 130,467 -
1994 132,732 -
1995 134,895 -
1996 136,962 -
1997 138,922 -
1998 140,751 -
1999 142,442 -
2000 144,018 880
2001 146,375 890
2002 149,922 900
2003 153,814 911
2004 157,705 921
2005 161,639 921
2006 165,638 932
2007 169,700 821
2008 173,793 824
2009 177,853 826
2010 181,802 829
2011 185,649 832
2012 189,439 836
2013 193,148 839
2014 196,767 842
2015 200,291 1,000
2016 203,689 -
2017 206,970 1,000
2018 210,187 -
2019 213,392 1,000
2020 217,435 -
2021 221,961 -
2022 226,305 -
2023 230,871 -
2024 235,536 -

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Sao Tome Vatican
GNI, Atlas method
$653M
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.5%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.03%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
1,000
1999
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+2.56%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
8.81%
2017
n/a
Services, % of GDP
76.6%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
2.91%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
60.4
2025
65
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.8%
2017
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2017
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$46.2M
2023
n/a
Personal remittances received
$10M
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
33,400
2018
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
73.2%
2018
n/a

Energy

Sao Tome Vatican
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
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
0.93 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
n/a
Renewable energy use share
42.5%
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
6.06%
2021
n/a
Hydroelectric share
5.85%
2021
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
81.3%
2023
n/a

Society

Sao Tome Vatican
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.00001%
2024
Annual migration change
-604
2024
n/a
Urban population
77%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
n/a
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
32.1
2025
76
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
45
2024
60
2025
Higher education index n/a
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
3.23
2011
0
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
27.9
2019
0.5
2025
Visa free countries
71
2025
150
2025
Adult literacy rate
93.8%
2022
100%
2013
English speaking
4.9%
2025
20%
2025
People using the Internet
61.5%
2023
n/a

Health

Sao Tome Vatican
Government health expenditure per capita
$180.3
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$21.6
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
70.1 years
2025
83.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
30.9%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.49
2019
n/a
Age at first childbirth
19.4 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
75
2023
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
13.9
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
17.2%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
12.1%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
24
2025
72
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7.8%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.79 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Sao Tome Vatican
% of world land
0.0006%
2025
0.0000003%
2025
Land area per capita
1,574 sq mi
2024
169.9 sq mi
2019
Agricultural land area
166 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
193.2 sq mi
2025
n/a
Roads length
808 mi
2018
5.59 mi
2003

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