São Tomé and Principe

Sub-Saharan Africa·Lower middle income

Population: 231K; 181st of 217
GDP: $764M; 205th of 214 · 2024
GDP per capita: $3,245; 156th of 214 · 2024
Life expectancy: 69.7; 154th of 217
Human development: 0.618; 136th of 189 · 2021

Benchmarked against

Côte d'Ivoire

Eswatini

Zimbabwe

Congo, Republic of

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Religion

who identifies with what, 2020

world view →

Christian84.4%▲ 2.1pt
Unaffiliated9.7%▼ 2.8pt
Other5.8%▲ 0.7pt

Religious diversity: 3.2 / 10 · moderate · 92nd of 193

Change markers show percentage-point shifts from 2010 to 2020 · Pew Research Center, Religious Composition 2010–2020.

Score card

quartile grades among all countries with data

A · Top quartileB · Above medianC · Below medianD · Bottom quartile

Topic

STP

CIV

SWZ

ZWE

GDP

current US$

$764M–––

GDP per capita

current US$

–––

GDP per capita, PPP

international $

–––

GDP growth

annual %

–––

GNI per capita

Atlas method, US$

–––

Inflation

GDP deflator, annual %

–––

FDI inflows

current US$

$18.4M–––

Merchandise trade

% of GDP

25%–––

Agriculture value added

% of GDP

12.8%–––

Industry value added

% of GDP

2.9%–––

Unemployment

% of labor force

–––

Gini index

0–100

–––

Extreme poverty

% below $2.15/day

–––

GDP per capita, long run

2011 int'l $

–––

Labor share of GDP

share, 0–1

0.738–––

Population

people

231K–––

Population density

people per km²

235.7–––

Urban population

% of total

76.4%–––

Life expectancy

years at birth

–––

Fertility rate

births per woman

3.6–––

Net migration

people

-604–––

Population under 15

% of total

37.8%–––

Population 65+

% of total

3.9%–––

Infant mortality

per 1,000 live births

–––

Under-5 mortality

per 1,000 live births

–––

Health expenditure

% of GDP

7.5%–––

Physicians

per 1,000 people

–––

Adult literacy

% ages 15+

–––

Education expenditure

% of GDP

5.2%–––

Tertiary enrollment

% gross

–––

Safe drinking water

% of population

–––

Internet users

% of population

–––

Mobile subscriptions

per 100 people

–––

Fixed broadband

per 100 people

–––

Secure internet servers

per 1M people

–––

Access to electricity

% of population

–––

Energy use per capita

kWh

2,601–––

Electricity per capita

kWh

397.7–––

Electricity generation

TWh

0.1–––

Renewable electricity

% of generation

–––

Fossil electricity

% of generation

–––

CO₂ emissions

Mt per year

–––

CO₂ per capita

t per person

–––

Share of global CO₂

0%–––

GHG per capita

t CO₂e per person

–––

Top 1% income share

% of pre-tax income

–––

Top 10% income share

% of pre-tax income

–––

Bottom 50% income share

% of pre-tax income

–––

Top 1% wealth share

% of net wealth

–––

Gini, pre-tax income

0–1

–––

Electoral democracy

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Liberal democracy

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Civil liberties

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Political corruption

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Academic freedom

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Corruption perceptions

CPI, 0–100

–––

Control of corruption

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Government effectiveness

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Rule of law

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Political stability

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Women's political empowerment

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Religious diversity

Pew RDI, 0–10

3.2–––

Religiously unaffiliated

% of population

9.7%–––

Human Development Index

UNDP, 0–1

–––

Gender inequality

GII, 0–1

–––

Economy & Trade

Output, growth, prices, and openness

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GDP

current US$

#205/214

$764M2024

GDP per capita

current US$

#156/214

$3,2452024

GDP per capita, PPP

international $

#157/203

$6,150latest

GDP growth

annual %

#177/214

0.9%2024

GNI per capita

Atlas method, US$

#154/207

$2,7702024

Inflation

GDP deflator, annual %

#190/213

14.4%2024

FDI inflows

current US$

#170/201

$18.4M2023

Merchandise trade

% of GDP

#192/205

25%2024

Agriculture value added

% of GDP

#64/206

12.8%2024

Industry value added

% of GDP

#207/208

2.9%2024

Unemployment

% of labor force

#143/187

9.1%latest

Gini index

0–100

#125/168

40.7latest

Extreme poverty

% below $2.15/day

#116/168

13%latest

GDP per capita, long run

2011 int'l $

#128/165

$3,7522022

Labor share of GDP

share, 0–1

#3/139

0.7382023

People & Society

Population structure, urbanization, and migration

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Population

people

#181/217

231Klatest

Population density

people per km²

#58/216

235.7latest

Urban population

% of total

#73/215

76.4%latest

Life expectancy

years at birth

#154/217

69.7latest

Fertility rate

births per woman

#41/217

3.6latest

Net migration

people

#106/217

-6042024

Population under 15

% of total

#39/217

37.8%2024

Population 65+

% of total

#166/217

3.9%2024

Health & Education

Longevity, mortality, learning, and public spending

theme overview →

Infant mortality

per 1,000 live births

#79/196

9.4latest

Under-5 mortality

per 1,000 live births

#94/196

13.9latest

Health expenditure

% of GDP

#75/192

7.5%latest

Physicians

per 1,000 people

#143/195

0.5latest

Adult literacy

% ages 15+

#85/160

93.8%latest

Education expenditure

% of GDP

#54/199

5.2%latest

Tertiary enrollment

% gross

#140/194

16.7%latest

Safe drinking water

% of population

#116/139

36.3%latest

Connectivity

Internet, mobile, and digital infrastructure

theme overview →

Internet users

% of population

#146/210

61.5%latest

Mobile subscriptions

per 100 people

#188/214

63.52023

Fixed broadband

per 100 people

#153/208

2.52023

Secure internet servers

per 1M people

#185/215

42.52024

Access to electricity

% of population

#168/215

81.3%latest

Energy & Climate

Energy use, electricity mix, and emissions

theme overview →

Energy use per capita

kWh

#154/198

2,6012023

Electricity per capita

kWh

#161/202

397.72022

Electricity generation

TWh

#197/202

0.12022

Renewable electricity

% of generation

#152/202

11.1%2022

Fossil electricity

% of generation

#153/202

88.9%2022

CO₂ emissions

Mt per year

#5/204

0.12024

CO₂ per capita

t per person

#41/204

0.62024

Share of global CO₂

#197/204

0%2024

GHG per capita

t CO₂e per person

#7/193

1.32023

Inequality

Who gets what — top and bottom shares of income and wealth, from tax data and national accounts

theme overview →

Top 1% income share

% of pre-tax income

#100/210

0.2%2024

Top 10% income share

% of pre-tax income

#165/210

0.5%2024

Bottom 50% income share

% of pre-tax income

#150/210

0.1%2024

Top 1% wealth share

% of net wealth

#150/210

0.3%2024

Gini, pre-tax income

0–1

#158/210

0.6072024

Governance & Democracy

Democratic institutions, corruption, and rule of law

theme overview →

Electoral democracy

V-Dem, 0–1

#66/175

0.6322025

Liberal democracy

V-Dem, 0–1

#59/175

0.5192025

Civil liberties

V-Dem, 0–1

#36/175

0.8922025

Political corruption

V-Dem, 0–1

#56/175

0.2892025

Academic freedom

V-Dem, 0–1

#84/175

0.6362025

Corruption perceptions

CPI, 0–100

#65/178

452022

Control of corruption

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#66/193

0.2842022

Government effectiveness

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#151/193

-0.8442022

Rule of law

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#134/193

-0.6142022

Political stability

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#59/193

0.6082022

Women's political empowerment

V-Dem, 0–1

#53/175

0.8432025

Values & Beliefs

What people hold sacred, permit, and pass on — from 40 years of World Values Survey interviews

theme overview →

Religious diversity

Pew RDI, 0–10

#92/193

3.22020

Religiously unaffiliated

% of population

#64/193

9.7%2020

Development & Wellbeing

Composite measures of how life is going

theme overview →

Human Development Index

UNDP, 0–1

#136/189

0.6182021

Gender inequality

GII, 0–1

#124/170

0.4942021

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