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Sao Tome and Principe vs Egypt

Sao Tome and Principe and Egypt side by side across 198 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

GDP$1.16B vs $429.65BSao Tome and Principe vs Egypt
GDP per Capita$4,739 vs $3,904Sao Tome and Principe vs Egypt
Population240.25K vs 118.37MSao Tome and Principe vs Egypt

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Indicator Sao Tome and Principe EgyptPeriod
GDPEconomy$1.16B$429.65B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$4,739$3,9042026
Inflation RateEconomy9.6%14.3%2026
Official Exchange RateEconomy20.98 LCU/USD49.83 LCU/USD2026-05
Budget BalanceEconomy1%-12.1%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy9.1%6.8%2025
Public DebtEconomy50.4%87%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-196.66M$-42.71B2025
GDP GrowthEconomy3.4%4.2%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$3,800$3,2602025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$6,920$19,3302025
GDP (PPP)Economy$1.53B$2.39T2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy12.2%16.6%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy2.2%32.1%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy0.6%14.5%2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy81.4%47.3%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy8.7%12.9%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$80.14M$41.52B2024/2025
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy9.7%11.4%2024/2025
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy42.7%42%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$58.79M$48.88B2024/2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy7.8%25.8%2023/2025
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy—12.5%2015
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy23.3%44.6%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy22.7%18.5%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy40.728.52017/2021
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy13%1.4%2017/2021
Account OwnershipEconomy—43.1%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy43.8%23.8%2017/2024 ⚠
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy—0.7%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy46.6%51.3%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy11.9%25%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$71.9M$4.87B2018/2020
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy33.4K13.03M2018/2019
Current Account BalanceEconomy-4.7%-4.2%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$21.87M$46.58B2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy2.6%15.2%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy18.5%15.3%2017/2024 ⚠
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy38.442.22024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy1.9%5.1%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%3%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%2%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy11.5%0.1%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$376$42023
Lending Interest RateEconomy17.8%24.3%2024
Real Interest RateEconomy0.1%-7%2024
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy9%8.1%2024/2025
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$1,919$3,1852021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy12.1%17.5%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy22.5%29.4%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy65.4%53.1%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy35%23.9%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy101%93.4%2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy6.4%9.7%2017/2021
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy136.62024
ATMs per 100,000Economy30.737.12024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy-1%2.8%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy0.6%8.9%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy30.5%7.1%2017/2021
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy70%58.5%2017/2021
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$130.16M$72.39B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$326.82M$115.11B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.7540.5992024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.4020.1352024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade4.966.72021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade0%12.5%2022/2024
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade1.5%51.9%2023/2024
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade98.2%21.9%2023/2024
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade29.3%3.8%2023/2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade13.3%19.8%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade33.3%31.5%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.6370.7542023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.4920.3982023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.4780.5822023
PopulationDemographics240.25K118.37M2025
Population GrowthDemographics2%1.6%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics69.9 years71.8 years2024
Median AgeDemographics19.7 years24.7 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics3.62.742024
Rural PopulationDemographics30.8%57.1%2025
Population Under 15Demographics37.5%31.6%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics69.2%42.9%2025
Population DensityDemographics255.2/km²120.7/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics27.720.52026
Death RateDemographics5.455.62026
Net Migration RateDemographics-2.82-0.442026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics73.9 years74 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics66.4 years69.7 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics2.4%1.8%2025
Infant MortalityHealth9.220.82024
HIV PrevalenceHealth—0.1%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health5.8%4.9%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.460.672022/2020
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth60712023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth11.79.42021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth19.5%26%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth16.7%57.2%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth34.7%57.3%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth75.4172023
Under-Five MortalityHealth13.917.52023
Neonatal MortalityHealth6.769.252023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth87102024
Measles ImmunizationHealth87%97%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth87%98%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth41.3%18.4%2024
Basic SanitationHealth14%39.8%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth12.1%22.4%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health2.911.062019/2021
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth49.7%58.5%2019/2014 ⚠
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth96.8%97.1%2019/2021
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health2.171.792022/2018
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth85.241.12024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$171$1412023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth59.3%64.2%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth8.3%25%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth98.1%90.3%2019/2014 ⚠
Child StuntingChild Welfare10%12.9%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare4.1%3.3%2019/2021
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare98.6%99.1%2019/2021
Child MarriageChild Welfare28%15.8%2019/2021
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare4.5%10.1%2019/2021
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education5%3.8%2023/2008 ⚠
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation12.8%38%2015/2025 ⚠
Adult Literacy RateEducation87.4%79.5%2019/2022
Youth Literacy RateEducation95.5%95.2%2019/2022
Primary Completion RateEducation87.1%96.1%2019/2022
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation60%88.1%2019/2022
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation97.1%96.5%2017/2024 ⚠
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation91.3%93.4%2015/2024 ⚠
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation81.5%70%2015/2024 ⚠
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation8.4%75.7%2014/2022 ⚠
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation27.4%87.1%2017/2024 ⚠
Secondary EnrollmentEducation90.4%84.8%2017/2024 ⚠
UndernourishmentFood Security17.4%9.4%2023
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture44.8%4.1%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture107.3109.12022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture1.43K t—2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture7.27 t—2024
Cocoa ProductionAgriculture4K t—2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture—780K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture796.13 t7.21M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture—6.43M t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture—9.4M t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture2,004 kg/ha7,585 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture—9,132 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture—6,778 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture1.6K head2.6M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance3.21.32011/2017 ⚠
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance45302024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.6320.1872025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.5190.1152025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.2890.7292025
Control of CorruptionGovernance0.18-0.832024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-0.72-0.12024
Rule of LawGovernance-0.35-0.752024
Political StabilityGovernance0.49-0.982024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.89-0.52024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance0.16-1.62024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian—220.03K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian—02025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian—878.27K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian—52025
Internet UsersTechnology59.1%74.6%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology62.497.12024
4G CoverageTechnology96%98%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology311.72024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology4.4%1.6%2025
3G CoverageTechnology96%99.8%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology12.5%2.5%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology2.9%0.7%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology—1%2024
Electricity AccessInfrastructure77.7%100%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure38.77K16.67M2023
Slum PopulationInfrastructure82.4%3.8%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy5.1 MW9.3K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy1.7 MW3.3K MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy—3K MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy1.9 MW2.8K MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy42.5%6.1%2022/2021
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy4.6%99.9%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy—1,493 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy—19.9%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy0 MW35.3 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy75.1%100%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy0%3.1%2023/2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%3.8%2023/2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy11.1%6.1%2023/2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy88.9%87%2023/2025
Electricity DemandEnergy0.1 TWh244 TWh2023/2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy556 gCO₂/kWh563 gCO₂/kWh2023/2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy2,601 kWh9,661 kWh2023/2024
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.63 t2.5 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate6.1%12.2%2021
Forest AreaClimate52.1%0%2023
Protected AreasClimate0.2%11.6%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate1.9%7,750%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate15.1 µg/m³43.1 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Sao Tome and Principe or Egypt have the larger economy?

Egypt has the larger economy: $1.16B for Sao Tome and Principe versus $429.65B for Egypt (GDP, current US$).

How do Sao Tome and Principe and Egypt compare across indicators?

This page compares Sao Tome and Principe and Egypt on 198 indicators — economy, demographics, health, governance and more — each with its latest value, source, and a link to the full 54-country ranking.

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