Country profile
São Tomé and Principe
São Tomé and Principe ranks #180 of 215 for population, #149 of 209 for gdp per capita, #154 of 216 for life expectancy, across 25 open-data indicators.
People
Population
235,536
people · 2024
Rank #180 of 215
Life expectancy
69.9
years · 2024
Rank #154 of 216
Poverty headcount
13%
% of population · 2017
Rank #55 of 186
Under-5 mortality
13.6
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #137 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
65.2%
% net enrollment · 2015
Rank #142 of 232
Tobacco use
7.8%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #149 of 163
Calorie supply
2,279
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #171 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
33,400
arrivals · 2018
Rank #189 of 203
GDP per capita
$3,491
current US$ · 2024
Rank #149 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
14.4
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #22 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
285
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #26 of 210
Forest area
52.1%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #50 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
27.3
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #86 of 248
Protected areas
0.2%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #246 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
0.6
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #170 of 210
Fertilizer use
6.48
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #166 of 194
Pesticide use
0.44
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #159 of 193
Cereal yield
2
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #118 of 182
Digital
Internet users
59.1%
% of population · 2024
Rank #153 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
2.99
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #185 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
62.4
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #238 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
81.3%
% of population · 2023
Rank #168 of 215
Renewable electricity output
6.06%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #206 of 257
Energy use per person
2,601
kWh per person · 2023
Rank #164 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.63
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #65 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for São Tomé and Principe; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield