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Sao Tome and Principe vs Kenya

Sao Tome and Principe and Kenya side by side across 203 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

GDP$1.16B vs $147.27BSao Tome and Principe vs Kenya
GDP per Capita$4,739 vs $2,714Sao Tome and Principe vs Kenya
Population240.25K vs 57.53MSao Tome and Principe vs Kenya

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Indicator Sao Tome and Principe KenyaPeriod
GDPEconomy$1.16B$147.27B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$4,739$2,7142026
Inflation RateEconomy9.6%6.4%2026
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy—8.8%2026-06-09
Official Exchange RateEconomy20.98 LCU/USD129.27 LCU/USD2026-05
Budget BalanceEconomy1%-6.4%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy9.1%5.4%2025
Public DebtEconomy50.4%71.6%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-196.66M$-8.15B2025
GDP GrowthEconomy3.4%4.5%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$3,800$2,2002025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$6,920$6,9102025
GDP (PPP)Economy$1.53B$403.64B2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy12.2%23.2%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy2.2%16.3%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy0.6%7.1%2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy81.4%55.1%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy8.7%17%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$80.14M$5B2024
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy9.7%4.2%2024
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy42.7%35%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$58.79M$12.39B2024/2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy7.8%31.8%2023
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy—14.1%2023
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy23.3%67.4%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy22.7%63%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy40.738.52017/2022 ⚠
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy13%45.5%2017/2022 ⚠
Account OwnershipEconomy—90.1%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy43.8%27.8%2017/2022 ⚠
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy—1%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy46.6%37.5%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy11.9%3.5%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$71.9M$1.76B2018/2019
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy33.4K2.05M2018/2019
Current Account BalanceEconomy-4.7%-4.1%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$21.87M$1.5B2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy2.6%1.2%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy—17.5%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy—23.3%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy18.5%16.7%2017/2022 ⚠
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy38.436.92024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy1.9%1.2%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy11.5%2.5%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$376$472023
Lending Interest RateEconomy17.8%16.6%2024
Real Interest RateEconomy0.1%13%2024
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy9%15.6%2024
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$1,919$1,7902021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy12.1%45.8%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy22.5%12.5%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy65.4%41.7%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy35%63.8%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy101%76.9%2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy6.4%7.1%2017/2022 ⚠
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy134.52024
ATMs per 100,000Economy30.76.42024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy-1%2.6%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy0.6%4.8%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy30.5%65.5%2017/2022 ⚠
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy70%90.1%2017/2022 ⚠
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$130.16M$21.43B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$326.82M$29.58B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.7540.662024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.4020.2032024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade4.916.52021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade0%1.6%2022/2024
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade1.5%30.7%2023/2024
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade98.2%49.2%2023/2024
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade29.3%3.2%2023/2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade13.3%15.8%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade33.3%21.8%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.6370.6282023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.4920.5262023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.4780.4562023
PopulationDemographics240.25K57.53M2025
Population GrowthDemographics2%1.9%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics69.9 years63.8 years2024
Median AgeDemographics19.7 years20.3 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics3.63.172024
Rural PopulationDemographics30.8%67.8%2025
Population Under 15Demographics37.5%36.3%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics69.2%32.2%2025
Population DensityDemographics255.2/km²101/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics27.726.62026
Death RateDemographics5.457.132026
Net Migration RateDemographics-2.82-0.592026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics73.9 years66.1 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics66.4 years61.6 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics2.4%2.9%2025
Infant MortalityHealth9.234.22024
HIV PrevalenceHealth—3%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health5.8%4.4%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.460.292022/2023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth60572023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth11.728.22021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth19.5%18%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth16.7%24.2%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth34.7%35.8%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth75.4378.82023
Under-Five MortalityHealth13.939.92023
Neonatal MortalityHealth6.7621.52023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth872072024
Measles ImmunizationHealth87%80%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth87%88%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth41.3%—2024
Basic SanitationHealth14%5.1%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth12.1%3.1%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health2.911.332019
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth49.7%62.5%2019/2022
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth96.8%70.2%2019/2016
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health2.172.272022/2023
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth85.254.52024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$171$852023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth59.3%37.8%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth8.3%9.6%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth98.1%92.8%2019/2020
Child StuntingChild Welfare10%17.9%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare4.1%4.5%2019/2022
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare98.6%76%2019/2022
Child MarriageChild Welfare28%12.5%2019/2022
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare4.5%3.4%2019/2022
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education5%4%2023/2024
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation12.8%10.4%2015/2024 ⚠
Adult Literacy RateEducation87.4%82.2%2019/2000 ⚠
Youth Literacy RateEducation95.5%93.2%2019/2014 ⚠
Primary Completion RateEducation87.1%90.8%2019/2024 ⚠
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation60%86.6%2019/2024 ⚠
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation97.1%94.3%2017/2023 ⚠
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation91.3%95.6%2015/2006 ⚠
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation81.5%62.4%2015/2023 ⚠
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation8.4%65%2014/2024 ⚠
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation27.4%100%2017/2023 ⚠
Secondary EnrollmentEducation90.4%84.3%2017/2023 ⚠
UndernourishmentFood Security17.4%36.8%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security—2.75M2026-06
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture44.8%49.5%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture107.3112.42022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture1.43K t1.21M t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture7.27 t49.5K t2024
Cocoa ProductionAgriculture4K t—2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture—243K t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture—65.76K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture796.13 t4.02M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture—282.15K t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture—312.2K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture2,004 kg/ha1,666 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture—6,553 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture—3,044 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture1.6K head22.4M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance3.24.92011/2022 ⚠
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance45322024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.6320.5632025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.5190.4462025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.2890.5642025
Control of CorruptionGovernance0.18-0.82024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-0.72-0.32024
Rule of LawGovernance-0.35-0.462024
Political StabilityGovernance0.49-1.362024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.89-0.332024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance0.16-0.352024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian—617.13K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian—02025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian—218.65K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian—9.8K2025
Internet UsersTechnology59.1%35%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology62.4126.52024
4G CoverageTechnology96%97.3%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology332024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology4.4%4.1%2025
3G CoverageTechnology96%98%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology12.5%12.3%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology2.9%1.3%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology—0.8%2024
Electricity AccessInfrastructure77.7%77%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure38.77K5.14M2023
Slum PopulationInfrastructure82.4%40.5%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy5.1 MW3K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy1.7 MW551.1 MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy—436.1 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy1.9 MW892.7 MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy42.5%67.7%2022/2021
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy4.6%31.6%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy—195 kWh2024
Power Transmission LossesEnergy—25.8%2024
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy0 MW87.3 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy75.1%67.1%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy0%4.6%2023/2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%16.4%2023/2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy11.1%20.9%2023/2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy88.9%10%2023/2025
Electricity DemandEnergy0.1 TWh16 TWh2023/2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy556 gCO₂/kWh95 gCO₂/kWh2023/2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy2,601 kWh1,608 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.63 t0.38 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate6.1%78.1%2021
Forest AreaClimate52.1%6.2%2023
Protected AreasClimate0.2%11.8%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate1.9%19.5%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate15.1 µg/m³20.3 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

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

Kenya has the larger economy: $1.16B for Sao Tome and Principe versus $147.27B for Kenya (GDP, current US$).

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

This page compares Sao Tome and Principe and Kenya on 203 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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