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Sao Tome and Principe

Sub-Saharan AfricaLower middle incomeCapital: Sao Tome176,696 observations

Population

240,254

world rank #181 / 217

GDP

981.29M

world rank #178 / 186

GDP / capita

5,459.2

world rank #146 / 185

Life expectancy

69.9

world rank #155 / 217

Governance

490 indicators

Control of Corruption0-100 percentile51.6#78 Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile37.4#156 Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile74.2#73 Rule of Law0-100 percentile50.9#121

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Economy

1,170 indicators

GDPcurrent US$981.29M#178 GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $5,459.2#146 GDP growth%1%#158 Inflation%11%#150

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Trade

116 indicators

Merchandise exportscurrent US$38M#190 Merchandise importscurrent US$183M#200 Exports of goods & services% GDP13.3%#129 Imports of goods & services% GDP33.3%#87

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Health

3,171 indicators

Life expectancyyears69.9#155 Infant mortalityper 1k births9.2#47 Maternal mortalityper 100k75#50 Health spending% GDP5.8%#108

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Education

2,602 indicators

Secondary enrollment% gross90.4%#80 Education spending% GDP5%#28 Adult literacy%87.4%#38 Primary enrollment% gross110.4%#21

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2023

Demography

1,156 indicators

Populationpeople240,254#181 Population growth%2%#51 Urban population%69.2%#83 Fertility ratebirths/woman3.6#39

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Climate

237 indicators

Electricity access% pop77.7%#40 Renewable energy share%42.5%#21 Forest area% land52.1%#47 CO₂ per capitat0.6#165

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Energy

207 indicators

Electricity access, rural% rural pop75.1%#39 Electricity access, urban% urban pop78.9%#45 Energy use per capitakg oil eq.259.3#160 Electricity from coal% of output0%#1

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

315 indicators

Terrestrial protected areas% land area31.7%#29 Freshwater withdrawals% internal resources1.9%#44 Capture fisheries productiontonnes5,730.5#150

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Agriculture

251 indicators

Agricultural land% land area44.8%#79 Cereal yieldkg per hectare2,003.9#120 Aquaculture productiontonnes0#188 Food production index2014-16 = 100107.3#91

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

50 indicators

Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people62.4#145 Secure internet serversper 1M people42.5#185 Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people0.76#123

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Society

1,765 indicators

Gini indexindex40.7#54 Extreme poverty% pop13%#37 Internet users% pop59.1%#135 Homicide rateper 100k3.2#75

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Risk

331 indicators

Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1 INFORM risk score0-102.5#14 Hazard & exposure0-100.7#2 Vulnerability0-103.9#28

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