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Sao Tome and Principe vs Kenya

172 indicators have a value for Sao Tome and Principe, Kenya, or both. Open an indicator to see the available country ranking and source details.

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$2,7142026
Inflation RateEconomy9.6%6.6%2026
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy8.8%2026-08-11
Official Exchange RateEconomy20.98 LCU/USD129.42 LCU/USD2026-05
Budget BalanceEconomy1%-6.4%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy9.1%5.4%2025
Public DebtEconomy50.4%71.6%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-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)Economy14.1%2023
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy23.3%67.4%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy22.7%63%2025
Account OwnershipEconomy90.1%2024
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy1%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy46.6%37.5%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy11.9%3.5%2025
Current Account BalanceEconomy-4.7%-4.1%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$9.51M$3.2B2025
FDI (% of GDP)Economy1%2.3%2025
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy17.5%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy23.3%2024
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy38.436.92024
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
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
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
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$130.16M$21.43B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$326.82M$29.58B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.8070.6552025
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.4960.1862025
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade1.6%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 PrevalenceHealth3%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health5.8%4.4%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.292023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth60572023
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth16.7%24.2%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth34.7%35.8%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth75.4378.82023
Under-Five MortalityHealth13.638.82024
Neonatal MortalityHealth6.420.72024
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
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health2.272023
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth85.254.52024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$171$852023
Smoking PrevalenceHealth8.3%9.6%2024
Child StuntingChild Welfare10%17.9%2024
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education5%4%2023/2024
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation10.4%2024
Primary Completion RateEducation90.8%2024
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation86.6%2024
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation94.3%2023
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation62.4%2023
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation65%2024
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation100%2023
Secondary EnrollmentEducation84.3%2023
UndernourishmentFood Security17.4%36.8%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security3.75M2026-08
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture44.8%49.5%2023
Cassava ProductionAgriculture1.43K t1.21M t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture7.27 t49.5K t2024
Cocoa ProductionAgriculture4K t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture243K t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture65.76K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture796.13 t4.02M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture282.15K t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture312.2K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture2,004 kg/ha1,666 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture6,553 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture3,044 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture1.6K head22.4M head2024
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
Organized Violence DeathsGovernance0 deaths80 deaths2025
State-Based Conflict DyadsGovernance012025
Non-State Conflict DyadsGovernance012025
One-Sided Violence DyadsGovernance022025
Refugees HostedHumanitarian617.13K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian02025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian218.65K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian9.8K2025
Internet UsersTechnology59.1%35%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology62.4126.52024
4G CoverageTechnology96%97.3%2025
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology332024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology4.4%4.1%2025
3G CoverageTechnology96%98%2025
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology12.5%12.3%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology2.9%1.3%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.8%2024
Electricity AccessInfrastructure77.7%77%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure38.77K5.14M2023
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy5.1 MW3K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy1.7 MW551.1 MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy436.1 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy1.9 MW892.7 MW2025
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy4.6%31.6%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy195 kWh2024
Power Transmission LossesEnergy25.8%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
Forest AreaClimate52.1%6.2%2023
Protected AreasClimate0.2%11.8%2025
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate15.1 µg/m³20.3 µg/m³2023

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