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Sao Tome and Principe

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Key Statistics (2024)

235.5K
182nd in the world
Growth: 2.0%
822.2M
206th in the world
Growth: 1.1%
9.4
80th lowest
per 1,000 births
1.9
27th lowest
tons per capita
Net Migration
-604.0

Geography & Terrain

Terrain

Political

ISO Codes: STP (Alpha-3) / ST (Alpha-2) | Detailed map | Population density

Health System

Health Outcomes

9.4
80th lowest
per 1,000 live births
75.0
119th lowest
per 100,000 live births

Healthcare Spending & Access

Health System Capacity

0.5
153rd in the world
per 1,000 people
2.2
132nd in the world
per 1,000 people
2.9
72nd in the world
per 1,000 people

Preventive Care

87.0%
123rd in the world
of children 12-23 months
87.0%
119th in the world
of children 12-23 months

Economy

GDP Composition

Trade Balance (% of GDP)

Exports by Product

Data from OEC

Imports by Product

Data from OEC

Historical Trends

Population

GDP (US$)

Life Expectancy

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

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Population Density

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