Country Profile

Sao Tome and Principe

São Tomé and Príncipe, officially the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, is an island country in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial coast of Central Africa.

ISO STP · ST · Region Africa · Figures for 2024

Key Statistics

World Bank · 2024

235.5K

Growth 2.0%

822.2M

Growth 1.1%

$3,491

6,240.0

69.7 yrs

9.4

per 1,000 births

9.1%

1.9

tons per capita

Net Migration

-604.0

3.6

births per woman

68.9%

3.9%

Population 0–14

37.8%

Geography & Terrain

960 km²

245.3 /km²

Satellite · Mapbox

Physical terrain of Sao Tome and Principe.

Political · Mapbox

Political boundaries, neighbours and principal cities.

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Health System

Health Outcomes

69.7 yrs

9.4

per 1,000 live births

Maternal Mortality

75.0

119th lowest

per 100,000 live births

Spending & Access

$171

5.8%

16.7%

of health spending

System Capacity

0.5

per 1,000 people

2.2

per 1,000 people

2.9

per 1,000 people

Preventive Care

87.0%

children 12–23 mo.

87.0%

children 12–23 mo.

Age Structure

Population pyramid of Sao Tome and Principe

Distribution by age and sex, 2024.Source: PopulationPyramid.net

Economy

822.2M

$3,491

9.1%

GDP composition by sector.Source: World Bank

Trade balance, % of GDP.Source: World Bank

Composition of goods exports, 2022.Source: OEC

Composition of goods imports, 2022.Source: OEC

Education

87.4%

12.8%

5.0%

% of GDP

Society & Equality

40.7

13.0%

at $2.15/day

3.2

per 100,000 people

14.5%

Female Labor Participation

22.8%

172nd in the world

Military Spending

N/A

% of GDP

Technology & Infrastructure

61.5%

63.5

per 100 people

Access to Electricity

81.3%

78.0%

48.7%

42.5%

% of consumption

52.1%

% of land area

Historical Trends

Population, 1960–2024.

Gross domestic product, US$.

Life expectancy at birth.

About Sao Tome and Principe

São Tomé and Príncipe, officially the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, is an island country in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial coast of Central Africa. It consists of two archipelagos around the two main islands of São Tomé and Príncipe, about 150 km (93.21 mi) apart and about 250 and 225 km off the northwestern coast of Gabon. With a population of 201,800, São Tomé and Príncipe is the second-smallest and second-least populous African sovereign state after Seychelles.

Source: Wikipedia

Detailed Map

Cities, roads and terrain of Sao Tome and Principe.Source: Geoapify · OSM

Population Density

Modelled population density, by 1 km cell.Source: WorldPop

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