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Sao Tome and Principe

Sub-Saharan Africa ·Lower middle incomeSTP

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🌍Population
2024

235,536

181st of 217 countries

💰GDP per Capita
2024

$3,491

136th of 192 countries

❤️Life Expectancy
2023

69.7 yrs

154th of 217 countries

🌫️Emissions per Capita
2024

0.63 t

154th of 203 countries

📉Unemployment
2025

9.1%

40th of 182 countries

🔥Inflation
2024

14.4%

19th of 171 countries

⚖️Inequality
2017

32.8%

13th of 78 countries

🏥Healthcare
2023

$171

131st of 191 countries

🌐Internet Users
2023

61.5%

130th of 181 countries

Electricity Access
2023

81.3%

168th of 215 countries

🎓Human Development
2022

0.613

141st of 193 countries

🏚️Poverty
2017

13.0%

7th of 78 countries

👶Fertility Rate
2023

3.64

41st of 217 countries

🏙️Urbanization
2024

68.9%

94th of 217 countries

😮‍💨Air Pollution
2020

27.3 µg/m³

56th of 200 countries

✈️Tourism
2018

33,400.002

180th of 186 countries

🍼Child Mortality
2023

13.9 / 1k

103rd of 196 countries

📚Literacy Rate
2019

87.4%

38th of 55 countries

🌲Forest Area
2023

52.1%

47th of 213 countries

👴Aging Population
2024

3.9%

166th of 217 countries

🌏Foreign Investment
2024

-2.0%

178th of 186 countries

♻️Renewables
2021

0.2%

183rd of 208 countries

🎒Education
2023

5.0%

29th of 121 countries

💸Remittances
2024

9.7%

28th of 175 countries

📱Mobile
2023

63.5

152nd of 162 countries

🍩Obesity
2022

42.6%

136th of 196 countries

🔫Homicide Rate
2011

3.2 / 100k

73rd of 147 countries

👩‍⚖️Women in Parliament
2024

14.5%

148th of 183 countries

🏭Total Emissions
2024

0.25 Mt

187th of 203 countries

🔍Corruption
2023

63.2

73rd of 205 countries

Data from World Bank Open Data

Global rankings · Sao Tome and Principe

  • Sao Tome and Principe records 33,400.002 in tourism arrivals (2018), ranking 180th out of 186 countries — in the bottom 3% globally.
  • Sao Tome and Principe records -2.0% in foreign direct investment (2024), ranking 178th out of 186 countries — in the bottom 4% globally.
  • Sao Tome and Principe records 63.5 in mobile subscriptions (2023), ranking 152nd out of 162 countries — in the bottom 6% globally.
  • Sao Tome and Principe records 0.25 Mt in total ghg emissions (2024), ranking 187th out of 203 countries — in the bottom 8% globally.
  • In 2017, Sao Tome and Principe ranks 7th out of 78 countries in poverty rate (13.0%) — placing it in the top 9% globally.

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