🇸🇹 Sao Tome and Principe
Sub-Saharan Africa · Capital: Sao Tome
Money2.2 / 10
Health3.6 / 10
Quality of life4.1 / 10
Passport2.9 / 10
average of the section's indicators; 5.0 is exactly mid-list
◉Money2.2 / 10
GDP per capita, PPP$6,388158 of 200World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD · 2025
GNI per capita$3,800144 of 204World Bank · NY.GNP.PCAP.CD · 2025
GDP growth1.0 %173 of 212World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · 2025
Inflation11.0 %168 of 190World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · 2025
Unemployment9.1 %144 of 187World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS · 2025
Income inequality (Gini)40.7118 of 151World Bank · SI.POV.GINI · 2017
Reserves$58,787,512176 of 177World Bank · FI.RES.TOTL.CD · 2024
◈Safety
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✚Health3.6 / 10
Life expectancy69.9 yr155 of 217World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN · 2024
Infant mortality per 10009.280 of 196World Bank · SP.DYN.IMRT.IN · 2024
Health spending per capita$171133 of 193World Bank · SH.XPD.CHEX.PC.CD · 2023
Health spending5.8 % GDP109 of 193World Bank · SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS · 2023
Physicians per 10000.46140 of 189World Bank · SH.MED.PHYS.ZS · 2022
Hospital beds per 10002.963 of 158World Bank · SH.MED.BEDS.ZS · 2019
☀Quality of life4.1 / 10
Internet users59.1 %153 of 208World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS · 2024
Education spending5.0 % GDP62 of 190World Bank · SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS · 2023
Urban population69.2 %94 of 217World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS · 2025
⌂Housing
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◍Prices
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⇄Trade
Exports of goods and services$130,155,394182 of 188World Bank · NE.EXP.GNFS.CD · 2025
Imports of goods and services$326,819,594185 of 188World Bank · NE.IMP.GNFS.CD · 2025
Trade to GDP46.6 %154 of 188World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · 2025
Foreign direct investment$-16,681,873181 of 201World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.CD.WD · 2024
Inbound tourism33,400 ppl183 of 196World Bank · ST.INT.ARVL · 2018
☗People and environment
Population240,254181 of 217World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL · 2025
Population growth2.0 %51 of 217World Bank · SP.POP.GROW · 2025
Births per woman3.639 of 217World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN · 2024
Mobile subscriptions per 10062.4189 of 210World Bank · IT.CEL.SETS.P2 · 2024
Access to electricity77.7 %172 of 215World Bank · EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS · 2024
CO2 per capita0.63 t50 of 203World Bank · EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5 · 2024
Renewable energy42.5 %56 of 212World Bank · EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS · 2022
▤Passport2.9 / 10
No visa needed in advance61 of 198142 of 199
Visa free25 of 198
Visa on arrival34 of 198
Electronic authorisation (eTA)2 of 198
E-visa37 of 198
Visa required100 of 198
passport-index-dataset · visa on arrival and eTA count as no-visa-in-advance; e-visa does not