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🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe

Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe

STP ST Db São Tomé and Príncipe dobra (STN)

Every statistic we track for São Tomé and Príncipe — 73 indicators, each with its latest value and world rank. Open the interactive profile →

GDP per capita (PPP)

$6,712

#150 of 191

Life expectancy

68.4 yrs

#125 of 188

Liberal democracy

0.52

#61 of 179

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📈 Economy

Bank Branches 13 #74/153 2024
Current Account Balance -4.7% #138/190 2026
Exchange Rate (per US$) 22.6 #81/197 2024
Extreme Poverty 0% #194/237 2023
Fiscal Balance 1% #16/189 2026
GDP (current US$) 1.2 #180/190 2026
GDP (PPP) 1.6 #183/191 2026
GDP per Capita 4,739 #130/190 2026
GDP per Capita (Long Run) 3,752 #129/165 2022
GDP per Capita (PPP) 6,712 #150/191 2026
GDP per Capita Growth 4.1% #38/184 2019
Government Debt 50.4% #99/185 2026
Income per Person 4,353 #128/183 2018
Income per Person 4,353 #128/183 2018
Inflation (CPI) 9.6% #22/191 2026
Real GDP Growth 3.4% #75/191 2026
Share of World GDP (PPP) 0% #184/191 2026
Total GDP (Long Run) 825,238,400 #164/165 2022

👥 Demographics

Fertility Rate (WB) 3.6 #39/217 2024
Median Age 19.7 #201/235 2026
Population 0.2 #190/229 2013
Population 0.2 #173/191 2026
Population Density 255.2 #61/235 2026
Refugees by Country of Origin 8 #186/195 2025
Urban Population 68.9% #92/213 2024

🌐 Connectivity

Access to Electricity 81.3% #167/214 2023
Internet Users 59.1% #137/182 2024
Mobile Subscriptions 86.8 #162/209 2022

🫀 Health

Adult Obesity 16.6% #133/199 2022
Alcohol Consumption per Capita 4.4 #103/207 2022
Child Mortality (under-5) 1.4 #102/199 2024
Health Spending (QoG) 7.5% #73/189 2022
Hypertension Prevalence 45.1% #26/194 2019
Infant Mortality (QoG) 9.4 #115/191 2023
Life Expectancy 68.4 #125/188 2013
Life Expectancy 70.7 #119/186 2020
Suicide Rate 1.3 #177/185 2021
Tobacco Use Prevalence 8.1% #152/167 2022
Undernourishment 17.4% #32/166 2023
Universal Health Coverage Index 60 #142/195 2023

🎓 Education

Education Spending (QoG) 5% #30/112 2023

🌱 Environment

CO₂ per Capita (WB) 0.6 #154/203 2024

🏛️ Governance

Civil Liberties (V-Dem) 0.9 #37/179 2025
Clean Elections (V-Dem) 0.8 #64/179 2025
Control of Corruption (QoG) 0.2 #75/192 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index 45 #71/179 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index (QoG) 45 #70/177 2024
Deliberative Democracy (V-Dem) 0.4 #70/179 2025
Egalitarian Democracy (V-Dem) 0.4 #63/179 2025
Electoral Democracy (V-Dem) 0.6 #67/179 2025
Freedom House Status (QoG) 1 #177/193 2024
Freedom in the World Score 84 #57/196 2024
Freedom of Expression (V-Dem) 0.8 #66/179 2025
Gender Equality (V-Dem) 0.8 #54/179 2025
Government Effectiveness (QoG) -0.7 #148/192 2024
Judicial Constraints on Executive (V-Dem) 0.7 #75/179 2025
Liberal Democracy (V-Dem) 0.5 #61/179 2025
Participatory Democracy (V-Dem) 0.4 #65/179 2025
Perceived Democracy (Afrobarometer) 42.1% #25/39 2023
Political Corruption (V-Dem) 0.3 #124/179 2025
Rule of Law (V-Dem) 0.7 #62/179 2025
Support for Democracy (Afrobarometer) 56.8% #29/39 2023
Trust in the President (Afrobarometer) 35% #28/39 2023
Voice & Accountability (QoG) 0.2 #82/192 2024

🛡️ Safety

Homicide Rate 5.5 #83/204 2023
Road Traffic Deaths 11.7 #105/195 2021

⚠️ Risk & resilience

Disaster Exposure (WRI) 0 #193/193 2025
INFORM Risk Index 2.5 #153/191 2025
World Risk Index 0.6 #189/193 2025

😊 Wellbeing

Human Development Index 0.6 #141/193 2023

🧭 Attitudes & values

Attended a Demonstration 17.3% #23/151 2017
Trust in parliament 4.4 #80/151 2017
Trust in the legal system 4.5 #104/153 2017

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