Data as of Aug 2, 2026, 11:26 PM

SERIAL · 678Africa

São Tomé and Príncipe

CapitalSão Tomé

CurrencySTN · São Tomé and Príncipe dobra

LanguagePortuguese

Area960 km²

Since1975

ISOSTP · ST

Population

240,254as of 2025

— THE COUNTRY —

Island country in Central Africa

São Tomé and Príncipe, officially the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, 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 81 nautical miles apart and about 135 and 121 nautical miles 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.

Text: Wikipedia — São Tomé and PríncipeCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-07-24

— FACTS —

Capital: São Tomé
Currency: São Tomé and Príncipe dobra (STN)
Official language: Portuguese
Drives on the: Right
Calling code: +239
Top-level domain: .st
Independence / founding: 12 Jul 1975
Highest point: Pico de São Tomé (2,024 m)
Lowest point: Atlantic Ocean (0 m)
Anthem: Independência total

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-08-02

— LAND —

Land covered by forest

52.1%% of land area

#47 of 2132023

164% of world average

Forest area

500km²

#165 of 2132023

0% of world average

Agricultural land

44.8%% of land area

#79 of 2092023

121% of world average

Farmable (arable) land

4.2%% of land area

#146 of 2062023

30% of world average

Land area

960km²

#178 of 2152023

0% of world average

— PEOPLE —

Population

240,254people

#181 of 2162025

1% of world average

Population growth

2.0%% per year

#51 of 2162025

201% of world average

Population density

240people per km²

#55 of 2152023

53% of world average

People living in cities

69.2%% of population

#94 of 2162025

109% of world average

Urban population growth

2.4%% per year

#59 of 2162025

158% of world average

People living rurally

30.8%% of population

#123 of 2162025

84% of world average

Population aged 0-14

37.5%% of population

#39 of 2162025

149% of world average

Population aged 15-64

58.6%% of population

#179 of 2162025

91% of world average

Population aged 65+

3.9%% of population

#167 of 2162025

36% of world average

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Age dependency ratio

70.6%% of working-age population

#38 of 2162025

123% of world average

Female population

50.3%% of population

#113 of 2162025

101% of world average

Births per woman

4births per woman

#39 of 2162024

153% of world average

Birth rate

28.1 /1,000per 1,000 people

#38 of 2162024

163% of world average

Death rate

5.5 /1,000per 1,000 people

#176 of 2162024

72% of world average

Net migration

-650people (5-year total)

#104 of 2162025

-590% of world average

Migrants living in the country

0.8%% of population

#181 of 2152024

6% of world average

— MONEY —

GDP

$981.3Mcurrent US$

#201 of 2112025

0% of world average

GDP, purchasing power parity

$1.53Bcurrent int'l $

#190 of 1992025

0% of world average

GDP per person

$4,084current US$

#149 of 2112025

17% of world average

GDP per person, purchasing power parity

$6,388current int'l $

#158 of 1992025

19% of world average

GDP growth

1.0%% per year

#172 of 2102025

30% of world average

GDP per person growth

-1.0%% per year

#193 of 2102025

-40% of world average

Gross national income

$1.06Bcurrent US$

#196 of 2042025

0% of world average

Gross national income per person

$3,800current US$

#144 of 2032025

19% of world average

Gross national income per person, PPP

$6,920current int'l $

#153 of 1972025

22% of world average

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Inflation

11.0%% per year

#168 of 1902025

128% of world average

Inflation (GDP deflator)

11.9%% per year

#184 of 2092025

168% of world average

Real interest rate

0.1%%

#112 of 1342024

4% of world average

Lending interest rate

17.8%%

#19 of 1342024

158% of world average

Government consumption

10.3%% of GDP

#155 of 1812025

59% of world average

Household consumption

101.0%% of GDP

#8 of 1812025

157% of world average

Investment (gross capital formation)

8.7%% of GDP

#172 of 1782025

38% of world average

Fixed investment

8.7%% of GDP

#166 of 1732025

39% of world average

Gross savings

9.0%% of GDP

#153 of 1682024

41% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

-$16.7Mcurrent US$

#181 of 2012024

0% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

-2.0%% of GDP

#191 of 1982024

no comparison

Foreign investment outflows

0.5%% of GDP

#80 of 1792024

22% of world average

Current account balance

5.0%% of GDP

#36 of 1912024

no comparison

Foreign reserves

$58.8Mcurrent US$

#176 of 1772024

0% of world average

External debt

$326.4Mcurrent US$

#3 of 1212024

0% of world average

Income inequality (Gini)

410-100

#118 of 1472017

114% of world average

People below the poverty line

13.0%% of population

#109 of 1472017

102% of world average

Income share held by richest 10%

32.8%%

#123 of 1472017

118% of world average

Income share held by poorest 10%

2.6%%

#92 of 1472017

93% of world average

Money sent home by workers abroad

$80.1Mcurrent US$

#159 of 1862024

2% of world average

Foreign aid received

11.5%% of GNI

#21 of 1372023

191% of world average

Exchange rate

23local currency per US$

#92 of 2112024

2% of world average

Agriculture's share of the economy

12.2%% of GDP

#62 of 1992025

122% of world average

Industry's share of the economy

2.2%% of GDP

#202 of 2022025

9% of world average

Manufacturing's share of the economy

0.6%% of GDP

#192 of 1952025

5% of world average

Services' share of the economy

81.4%% of GDP

#9 of 2022025

141% of world average

4 of 39 figures unavailable for São Tomé and Príncipe.

— TRADE —

Exports

13.3%% of GDP

#170 of 1872025

31% of world average

Imports

33.3%% of GDP

#125 of 1872025

67% of world average

Trade balance

-20.0%% of GDP

#153 of 1872025

no comparison

Total trade (openness)

22.5%% of GDP

#195 of 2052025

35% of world average

Goods exported

$38.0Mcurrent US$

#193 of 2072025

0% of world average

Goods imported

$183.0Mcurrent US$

#203 of 2072025

0% of world average

Services exported

$88.2Mcurrent US$

#179 of 1912024

0% of world average

Services imported

$83.0Mcurrent US$

#187 of 1912024

0% of world average

Goods and services exported

$117.6Mcurrent US$

#186 of 1912024

0% of world average

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Goods and services imported

$236.5Mcurrent US$

#188 of 1912024

0% of world average

High-tech share of exports

29.3%% of manufactured exports

#18 of 1792023

241% of world average

Terms of trade

130index

#25 of 2062024

123% of world average

— HEALTH —

Life expectancy

69.9 yrsyears

#154 of 2162024

94% of world average

Life expectancy, women

73.9 yrsyears

#145 of 2162024

96% of world average

Life expectancy, men

66.4 yrsyears

#161 of 2162024

93% of world average

Infant deaths

9.2 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#80 of 1962024

50% of world average

Deaths under age 5

13.6 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#95 of 1962024

56% of world average

Maternal deaths

75per 100,000 live births

#119 of 1942023

65% of world average

Health spending

5.8%% of GDP

#109 of 1932023

85% of world average

Health spending per person

$171current US$

#133 of 1932023

12% of world average

Physicians

0.5 /1,000per 1,000 people

#138 of 1872022

22% of world average

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Nurses and midwives

2.2 /1,000per 1,000 people

#131 of 1962022

46% of world average

Hospital beds

2.9 /1,000per 1,000 people

#62 of 1572019

98% of world average

Access to clean drinking water

78.0%% of population

#179 of 2142024

86% of world average

Access to basic sanitation

48.7%% of population

#176 of 2132024

60% of world average

Suicide rate

1per 100,000 people

#7 of 1852021

10% of world average

Adults who smoke

8.3%% of adults

#23 of 1662024

42% of world average

Tuberculosis cases

87per 100,000 people

#142 of 2082024

88% of world average

Undernourishment

17.4%% of population

#136 of 1682023

173% of world average

Children vaccinated against measles

87.0%% of children 12-23 months

#119 of 1932024

101% of world average

1 of 19 figures unavailable for São Tomé and Príncipe.

— LEARNING —

Education spending

5.0%% of GDP

#62 of 1902023

116% of world average

Education spending

18.1%% of government spending

#31 of 1892024

134% of world average

Adult literacy

87.4%% aged 15+

#73 of 1192019

104% of world average

Youth literacy

95.5%% aged 15-24

#72 of 1262019

105% of world average

Primary school enrolment

110.4%% gross

#35 of 2002017

110% of world average

Secondary school enrolment

90.4%% gross

#102 of 1882017

104% of world average

University enrolment

12.8%% gross

not enough data to rank2015

26% of world average

Primary school completion

85.1%% of relevant age group

#132 of 1802017

95% of world average

Pupils per teacher, primary school

31pupils per teacher

#130 of 1602017

140% of world average

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Years of compulsory education

6.0 yrsyears

#190 of 1972025

60% of world average

— WORK —

Unemployment

9.1%% of labour force

#143 of 1862025

132% of world average

Youth unemployment

8.8%% of labour force aged 15-24

#57 of 1862025

56% of world average

Labour force participation

23.3%% aged 15+

#186 of 1862025

39% of world average

Women in the labour force

22.7%% of women aged 15+

#171 of 1862025

45% of world average

8 of 12 figures unavailable for São Tomé and Príncipe.

— CONNECTED —

Money earned from tourism

$71.9Mcurrent US$

#148 of 1752018

2% of world average

17 of 18 figures unavailable for São Tomé and Príncipe.

— NATURE —

Carbon emissions per person

1tonnes per person

#50 of 2032024

14% of world average

Carbon emissions

0Mt CO2

#15 of 2032024

0% of world average

Greenhouse gas emissions

0Mt CO2-equivalent

#17 of 2032024

0% of world average

Protected land

31.7%% of land area

#31 of 2132025

168% of world average

Protected coastal waters

0.0%% of territorial waters

#169 of 1742025

0% of world average

Freshwater withdrawn

1.9%% of internal resources

#44 of 1772022

1% of world average

Renewable water available per person

9,633m³ per person

#47 of 1832022

68% of world average

Renewable energy use

42.5%% of final energy consumption

#56 of 2122022

146% of world average

Electricity from renewables

6.1%% of total

#157 of 2062021

17% of world average

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Electricity from fossil fuels

93.9%% of total

#164 of 2092021

158% of world average

Electricity from nuclear power

0.0%% of total

#167 of 2082021

0% of world average

1 of 12 figures unavailable for São Tomé and Príncipe.

— STATE —

Armed forces personnel

1,000people

not enough data to rank1999

1% of world average

Armed forces

5.1%% of labour force

not enough data to rank1999

406% of world average

Homicides

3per 100,000 people

not enough data to rank2011

41% of world average

4 of 7 figures unavailable for São Tomé and Príncipe.

— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —

No trade data available for São Tomé and Príncipe.

— EXTRAS —

Anthem

Independência totalAudio: Wikimedia Commons

Capital time

--:--:--São Tomé · approx. UTC+0

Neighbours

São Tomé and Príncipe has no land borders

Landmarks

No landmark photos on file for São Tomé and Príncipe yet

People

Evaristo CarvalhoSão Tomé and Príncipe politician (1941–2022)

Fradique de MenezesSão Tomé and Príncipe politician

Manuel Pinto da CostaPresident of São Tomé and Príncipe, economist

Carlos Vila NovaPresident of São Tomé and Príncipe since 2021

Maria das NevesSantomese politician, first female prime minister

Patrice TrovoadaPrime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe

Miguel TrovoadaPresident and Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe

Maria do Carmo SilveiraSantomese banker and politician, second female prime minister

Naide GomesPortuguese retired athlete

Jorge Bom JesusPrime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe

Alda da Graçapoet and politician from Sao Tome and Principe (1926-2010)

Leonel Mário d'Alvapolitician, diplomat from São Tomé and Príncipe

History

12 Jul 1975São Tomé and Príncipe — founding / independence (Wikidata)

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1960 → now

2026

Population240,2542025

GDP$981.3M2025

GDP per person$4,0842025