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Sao Tome and Principe vs Venezuela statistics compared

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Sao Tome and Principe has a population of 236K (ranked 176/197), compared with 28.4M in Venezuela (ranked 53/197). Sao Tome and Principe's land area is 371 sq mi versus 340,561 sq mi for Venezuela (ranked 172nd vs. 32nd).

By GDP, Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189/197 ($764M) and Venezuela ranks 33/197 ($482B). By GDP per capita, Sao Tome and Principe ranks 138/197 ($3,245), while Venezuela ranks 66/197 ($15,944).

Main facts and rankings

Sao Tome Venezuela
Population
244055
28610737
Population rank 176/197 54/197
GDP
$764M
2024
$482B
2014
GDP rank 189/197 33/197
GDP per capita
$3,245
2024
$15,944
2014
GDP per capita rank 138/197 66/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$6,230
2024
$17,349
2011
Government debt
$332M
2024
$410B
2014
Debt-to-GDP ratio
37.3%
2025
192.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,410
2024
$13,536
2014
Government debt per person rank 133/185 44/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,715
2025
$4,514
2025
Land area
371 sq mi
2025
340,561 sq mi
2025
Population density
635 ppl/mi²
2024
83.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.64
2023
2.08
2023
Median age
20.3 years
2024
30.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
70.1 years
2025
72.8 years
2025

Sao Tome and Principe and Venezuela: Comparison Charts

Sao Tome and Principe and Venezuela economies compared

GDP
Sao Tome and Principe

Venezuela
Year GDP
Sao Tome Venezuela
1960 - $7,663,938,303
1961 - $8,067,267,031
1962 - $8,814,309,884
1963 - $9,608,717,288
1964 - $8,192,413,793
1965 - $8,427,777,778
1966 - $8,781,333,333
1967 - $9,250,000,000
1968 - $10,034,444,444
1969 - $10,285,111,111
1970 $37,211,826 $11,561,111,111
1971 $37,288,845 $12,986,590,909
1972 $41,430,257 $13,977,727,273
1973 $56,011,245 $17,035,581,395
1974 $57,817,591 $26,100,930,233
1975 $60,101,710 $27,464,651,163
1976 $52,039,421 $31,419,534,884
1977 $49,207,692 $36,210,697,674
1978 $55,044,563 $39,316,279,070
1979 $65,755,928 $48,310,930,233
1980 $81,662,231 $59,116,511,628
1981 $83,499,264 $66,327,441,860
1982 $80,307,763 $67,736,744,186
1983 $75,110,289 $67,556,279,070
1984 $78,213,796 $59,867,743,468
1985 $82,733,069 $61,965,466,667
1986 $115,928,907 $60,516,123,711
1987 $115,952,925 $48,029,034,483
1988 $99,000,764 $60,226,413,793
1989 $98,545,367 $43,536,709,104
1990 $119,297,933 $48,606,952,195
1991 $107,484,143 $53,453,444,787
1992 $94,861,781 $60,416,519,620
1993 $125,742,229 $60,037,460,783
1994 $131,338,415 $58,418,666,667
1995 $103,695,237 $77,389,487,770
1996 $135,188,166 $70,543,211,119
1997 $91,920,274 $85,837,678,560
1998 $72,285,404 $91,336,763,255
1999 $77,302,212 $97,972,842,462
2000 $76,198,395 $117,146,466,003
2001 $75,951,133 $122,911,036,747
2002 $85,171,074 $92,893,587,734
2003 $102,085,769 $83,620,628,582
2004 $114,582,284 $112,451,400,425
2005 $136,450,662 $145,513,489,652
2006 $142,775,104 $183,477,522,124
2007 $149,146,919 $230,364,012,576
2008 $188,021,165 $315,953,388,511
2009 $200,668,065 $329,787,628,928
2010 $190,021,192 $393,192,354,511
2011 $226,455,001 $316,482,190,800
2012 $229,371,348 $381,286,237,848
2013 $267,041,748 $371,005,379,787
2014 $293,119,143 $482,359,318,768
2015 $259,999,643 -
2016 $292,267,272 -
2017 $322,002,845 -
2018 $383,717,328 -
2019 $412,976,083 -
2020 $471,229,485 -
2021 $524,402,456 -
2022 $540,809,499 -
2023 $678,976,265 -
2024 $764,274,043 -

Sao Tome and Principe and Venezuela economies compared

GDP per capita
Sao Tome and Principe

Venezuela
Year GDP per capita
Sao Tome Venezuela
1960 - $939
1961 - $954
1962 - $1,007
1963 - $1,060
1964 - $874
1965 - $869
1966 - $876
1967 - $893
1968 - $938
1969 - $932
1970 $479 $1,015
1971 $470 $1,106
1972 $511 $1,155
1973 $676 $1,367
1974 $683 $2,034
1975 $693 $2,078
1976 $585 $2,309
1977 $539 $2,585
1978 $587 $2,727
1979 $683 $3,257
1980 $829 $3,874
1981 $830 $4,228
1982 $783 $4,202
1983 $720 $4,079
1984 $735 $3,520
1985 $761 $3,549
1986 $1,043 $3,376
1987 $1,018 $2,611
1988 $847 $3,191
1989 $821 $2,250
1990 $970 $2,452
1991 $855 $2,633
1992 $740 $2,907
1993 $964 $2,825
1994 $990 $2,689
1995 $769 $3,487
1996 $987 $3,113
1997 $662 $3,711
1998 $514 $3,870
1999 $543 $4,071
2000 $529 $4,776
2001 $519 $4,920
2002 $568 $3,652
2003 $664 $3,230
2004 $727 $4,269
2005 $844 $5,432
2006 $862 $6,739
2007 $879 $8,332
2008 $1,082 $11,262
2009 $1,128 $11,597
2010 $1,045 $13,646
2011 $1,220 $10,844
2012 $1,211 $12,901
2013 $1,383 $12,403
2014 $1,490 $15,944
2015 $1,298 -
2016 $1,435 -
2017 $1,556 -
2018 $1,826 -
2019 $1,935 -
2020 $2,167 -
2021 $2,363 -
2022 $2,390 -
2023 $2,941 -
2024 $3,245 -

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Venezuela life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Sao Tome and Principe

Venezuela
Year Life expectancy, years
Sao Tome Venezuela
1950 39.1 51.1
1951 39.1 52
1952 39.1 52.7
1953 39.1 53.4
1954 39.2 54.1
1955 39.3 54.8
1956 39.5 55.5
1957 40.1 56.2
1958 41 56.9
1959 42.1 57.7
1960 43.6 58.4
1961 45.2 59.1
1962 46.8 59.7
1963 48.4 60.5
1964 49.7 61.2
1965 51.1 61.9
1966 52.3 62.9
1967 53.4 63.6
1968 54.5 63.9
1969 55.4 63.8
1970 56.3 64.8
1971 57 65.2
1972 57.4 65.6
1973 57.9 65.7
1974 58.3 66.2
1975 58.6 66.7
1976 58.8 67.3
1977 59 67.7
1978 59.1 68.1
1979 59.3 68.2
1980 59.4 68.2
1981 59.4 68.7
1982 59.5 69
1983 59.7 69.5
1984 59.9 69.7
1985 60.1 70
1986 57.6 70.5
1987 60.7 70.7
1988 60.8 70.8
1989 59.7 70.8
1990 60.7 71
1991 60.8 71.2
1992 60.7 71.2
1993 60.6 71.4
1994 60.6 71.3
1995 60.5 71.7
1996 60.6 71.9
1997 60.6 72.6
1998 60.8 72.4
1999 61 72.1
2000 61.2 72.4
2001 61.5 71
2002 61.8 72.8
2003 62.2 72.1
2004 62.6 72.8
2005 62.4 73.1
2006 63 73
2007 63.3 73.3
2008 63.4 72.6
2009 63.7 72.8
2010 63.9 73.1
2011 64.1 73.1
2012 64.5 73.1
2013 64.9 73.1
2014 65.5 72.8
2015 66 73
2016 66.6 72
2017 67.1 71.9
2018 67.6 72.6
2019 68 72.8
2020 68 72.4
2021 68 71.5
2022 69.2 72.6
2023 69.7 72.5
2024 69.9 72.7
2025 70.1 72.8

Sao Tome and Principe and Venezuela population clocks and comparison

Population
Sao Tome and Principe

Venezuela
Year Population
Sao Tome Venezuela
1960 68,012 8,160,090
1961 68,707 8,455,915
1962 69,403 8,756,870
1963 70,112 9,064,021
1964 70,865 9,377,712
1965 71,680 9,697,790
1966 72,576 10,024,854
1967 73,596 10,358,513
1968 74,765 10,697,530
1969 76,083 11,040,280
1970 77,626 11,387,790
1971 79,330 11,741,008
1972 81,041 12,099,180
1973 82,798 12,463,537
1974 84,672 12,835,351
1975 86,708 13,215,892
1976 88,922 13,606,284
1977 91,301 14,006,812
1978 93,794 14,416,684
1979 96,252 14,834,552
1980 98,544 15,258,218
1981 100,615 15,687,297
1982 102,508 16,121,874
1983 104,380 16,562,205
1984 106,394 17,008,841
1985 108,658 17,461,434
1986 111,150 17,923,536
1987 113,919 18,394,963
1988 116,939 18,871,020
1989 119,979 19,348,921
1990 122,980 19,827,010
1991 125,697 20,304,896
1992 128,110 20,780,948
1993 130,467 21,254,520
1994 132,732 21,725,188
1995 134,895 22,193,821
1996 136,962 22,662,113
1997 138,922 23,131,685
1998 140,751 23,601,337
1999 142,442 24,066,593
2000 144,018 24,526,708
2001 146,375 24,979,922
2002 149,922 25,435,671
2003 153,814 25,892,703
2004 157,705 26,340,838
2005 161,639 26,785,804
2006 165,638 27,224,686
2007 169,700 27,649,363
2008 173,793 28,053,696
2009 177,853 28,438,298
2010 181,802 28,813,101
2011 185,649 29,185,212
2012 189,439 29,553,826
2013 193,148 29,912,198
2014 196,767 30,254,079
2015 200,291 30,573,972
2016 203,689 30,765,720
2017 206,970 30,565,323
2018 210,187 29,807,592
2019 213,392 28,938,098
2020 217,435 28,444,077
2021 221,961 28,237,826
2022 226,305 28,213,017
2023 230,871 28,300,854
2024 235,536 28,405,543

Fertility rates in Sao Tome and Principe and Venezuela

Fertility rate
Sao Tome and Principe

Venezuela
Year Fertility rate
Sao Tome Venezuela
1960 6.24 6.38
1961 6.26 6.3
1962 6.28 6.23
1963 6.31 6.16
1964 6.33 6.07
1965 6.35 5.98
1966 6.37 5.87
1967 6.39 5.75
1968 6.42 5.61
1969 6.44 5.47
1970 6.47 5.32
1971 6.49 5.17
1972 6.51 5.04
1973 6.53 4.91
1974 6.53 4.79
1975 6.53 4.69
1976 6.52 4.59
1977 6.5 4.49
1978 6.47 4.4
1979 6.43 4.3
1980 6.39 4.2
1981 6.33 4.1
1982 6.28 4.01
1983 6.22 3.93
1984 6.16 3.86
1985 6.1 3.79
1986 6.05 3.73
1987 5.99 3.67
1988 5.94 3.6
1989 5.88 3.52
1990 5.83 3.45
1991 5.77 3.37
1992 5.7 3.29
1993 5.64 3.22
1994 5.56 3.15
1995 5.55 3.08
1996 5.47 3.02
1997 5.4 2.97
1998 5.3 2.91
1999 5.23 2.86
2000 5.16 2.79
2001 5.1 2.78
2002 5.06 2.74
2003 5.01 2.7
2004 4.96 2.64
2005 4.94 2.63
2006 4.93 2.6
2007 4.96 2.52
2008 4.91 2.48
2009 4.84 2.42
2010 4.77 2.4
2011 4.72 2.4
2012 4.66 2.38
2013 4.58 2.33
2014 4.49 2.3
2015 4.35 2.25
2016 4.2 2.22
2017 4.07 2.18
2018 3.98 2.15
2019 3.9 2.13
2020 3.83 2.12
2021 3.76 2.11
2022 3.7 2.09
2023 3.64 2.08

Sao Tome and Principe and Venezuela demographics compared

Median age
Sao Tome and Principe

Venezuela
Year Median age, years
Sao Tome Venezuela
1960 24.2 16.6
1961 24.3 16.6
1962 24.1 16.5
1963 23.5 16.5
1964 22.4 16.5
1965 21 16.5
1966 19.5 16.6
1967 18.5 16.6
1968 17.7 16.7
1969 17.2 16.9
1970 16.9 17
1971 16.9 17.2
1972 17 17.3
1973 17 17.5
1974 17.1 17.7
1975 17.1 17.9
1976 17.1 18.1
1977 17.2 18.3
1978 17.2 18.5
1979 17.3 18.7
1980 17.3 18.8
1981 17.4 19
1982 17.4 19.2
1983 17.4 19.4
1984 17.4 19.6
1985 17.4 19.8
1986 17.4 20
1987 17.4 20.2
1988 17.4 20.4
1989 17.4 20.6
1990 17.4 20.8
1991 17.3 21
1992 17.3 21.2
1993 17.2 21.4
1994 17.2 21.6
1995 17.3 21.9
1996 17.3 22.1
1997 17.4 22.3
1998 17.5 22.6
1999 17.7 22.8
2000 17.9 23.1
2001 18 23.4
2002 18.1 23.6
2003 18.3 23.9
2004 18.4 24.1
2005 18.5 24.4
2006 18.6 24.7
2007 18.7 24.9
2008 18.7 25.2
2009 18.7 25.5
2010 18.8 25.8
2011 18.9 26.1
2012 18.9 26.5
2013 18.9 26.8
2014 18.9 27.1
2015 19 27.4
2016 19 27.7
2017 19.1 28
2018 19.3 28.4
2019 19.4 28.9
2020 19.5 29.2
2021 19.7 29.6
2022 19.9 29.8
2023 20.1 30
2024 20.3 30.2

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Finance

Sao Tome Venezuela
GNI, Atlas method
$653M
2024
$393B
2014
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.5%
2025
15.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.03%
2023
0.003%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.5%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
1999
343,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+2.56%
2025
-5.51%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.81%
2017
7.53%
2020
Services, % of GDP
76.6%
2024
51.7%
2014
Industry, % of GDP
2.91%
2024
37.2%
2014
Economic freedom index
60.4
2025
27.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.8%
2017
33.2%
2006
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2017
1.2%
2006
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.000005%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
37
2014
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$3.98B
2002
Total reserves including gold
$46.2M
2023
$9.79B
2017
Personal remittances received
$10M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
33,400
2018
429,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
73.2%
2018
1.9%
2016
Banked people share n/a
87.3%
2024

Energy

Sao Tome Venezuela
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
259.3 kg
2007
1,478 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.2
2007
$7.51
2011
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.21 megatons
2023
84.6 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.93 tons
2023
2.99 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
85.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
42.5%
2022
33.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
13.3%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-73.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
1,989 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
6.06%
2021
75.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
5.85%
2021
78.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
81.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Sao Tome Venezuela
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.35%
2024
Annual migration change
-604
2024
-105,297
2024
Urban population
77%
2024
88.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
32.1
2025
28.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
45
2024
10
2024
Higher education index n/a
62
2025
Homicides per 100K people
3.23
2011
12.6
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
27.9
2019
39
2019
Visa free countries
71
2025
125
2025
Adult literacy rate
93.8%
2022
97.6%
2022
English speaking
4.9%
2025
1%
2025
People using the Internet
61.5%
2023
61.6%
2017

Health

Sao Tome Venezuela
Government health expenditure per capita
$180.3
2022
$208.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$21.6
2022
$51.9
2022
Life expectancy
70.1 years
2025
72.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
30.9%
2022
0.71%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.49
2019
1.66
2017
Age at first childbirth
19.4 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
75
2023
227
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
13.9
2023
24.3
2023
Obesity rate
17.2%
2022
23.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.1%
2024
8.6%
2024
Air quality index
24
2025
73
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7.8%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.79 liters
2020
1.99 liters
2020

Territory

Sao Tome Venezuela
% of world land
0.0006%
2025
0.59%
2025
Land area per capita
1,574 sq mi
2024
11,989 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
166 sq mi
2025
83,012 sq mi
2025
Forest area
193.2 sq mi
2025
177,888 sq mi
2025
Roads length
808 mi
2018
59,769 mi
2014

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