São Tomé and Principe vs Seychelles

São Tomé and Principe (Africa) and Seychelles (Africa) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1970-2025

São Tomé and Principe Seychelles World

0 5,000 10k 15k 20k 1970 São Tomé and Principe: 479.37 Seychelles: 343.88 World: 817.68 1971 São Tomé and Principe: 470.05 Seychelles: 401.61 World: 884.88 1972 São Tomé and Principe: 511.23 Seychelles: 546.95 World: 1,002 1973 São Tomé and Principe: 676.48 Seychelles: 648.53 World: 1,201.53 1974 São Tomé and Principe: 682.84 Seychelles: 744.51 World: 1,362.19 1975 São Tomé and Principe: 693.15 Seychelles: 806.23 World: 1,488.94 1976 São Tomé and Principe: 585.23 Seychelles: 814.47 World: 1,589.73 1977 São Tomé and Principe: 538.96 Seychelles: 1,044.35 World: 1,766.28 1978 São Tomé and Principe: 586.87 Seychelles: 1,376.55 World: 2,055.49 1979 São Tomé and Principe: 683.16 Seychelles: 2,030.14 World: 2,335.19 1980 São Tomé and Principe: 828.69 Seychelles: 2,478.36 World: 2,587.01 1981 São Tomé and Principe: 829.89 Seychelles: 2,557.21 World: 2,628.62 1982 São Tomé and Principe: 783.43 Seychelles: 2,440.68 World: 2,554.08 1983 São Tomé and Principe: 719.59 Seychelles: 2,426.33 World: 2,561.17 1984 São Tomé and Principe: 735.13 Seychelles: 2,487.65 World: 2,614.33 1985 São Tomé and Principe: 761.41 Seychelles: 2,754.15 World: 2,690.59 1986 São Tomé and Principe: 1,043 Seychelles: 3,368.47 World: 3,118.57 1987 São Tomé and Principe: 1,017.85 Seychelles: 3,871.78 World: 3,487.88 1988 São Tomé and Principe: 846.6 Seychelles: 4,392.2 World: 3,829.99 1989 São Tomé and Principe: 821.36 Seychelles: 4,689.13 World: 3,930.51 1990 São Tomé and Principe: 970.06 Seychelles: 5,642.07 World: 4,338.94 1991 São Tomé and Principe: 855.11 Seychelles: 5,654.64 World: 4,453.9 1992 São Tomé and Principe: 740.47 Seychelles: 6,520.49 World: 4,679.98 1993 São Tomé and Principe: 963.79 Seychelles: 6,978.68 World: 4,685.3 1994 São Tomé and Principe: 989.5 Seychelles: 6,974.87 World: 4,967.01 1995 São Tomé and Principe: 768.71 Seychelles: 7,180.67 World: 5,463.2 1996 São Tomé and Principe: 987.05 Seychelles: 7,004.34 World: 5,507.22 1997 São Tomé and Principe: 661.67 Seychelles: 7,746.7 World: 5,408.57 1998 São Tomé and Principe: 513.57 Seychelles: 8,209.51 World: 5,302.34 1999 São Tomé and Principe: 542.69 Seychelles: 8,243.24 World: 5,401.23 2000 São Tomé and Principe: 529.09 Seychelles: 8,063.66 World: 5,512.56 2001 São Tomé and Principe: 518.88 Seychelles: 8,153.3 World: 5,404.2 2002 São Tomé and Principe: 568.1 Seychelles: 8,864.17 World: 5,539.32 2003 São Tomé and Principe: 663.7 Seychelles: 9,070.28 World: 6,129.87 2004 São Tomé and Principe: 726.56 Seychelles: 10,827.67 World: 6,818 2005 São Tomé and Principe: 844.17 Seychelles: 11,802.11 World: 7,290.57 2006 São Tomé and Principe: 861.97 Seychelles: 12,782.99 World: 7,803.19 2007 São Tomé and Principe: 878.89 Seychelles: 12,669.3 World: 8,685.33 2008 São Tomé and Principe: 1,081.87 Seychelles: 11,265.44 World: 9,425.74 2009 São Tomé and Principe: 1,128.28 Seychelles: 9,747.09 World: 8,827.04 2010 São Tomé and Principe: 1,045.21 Seychelles: 10,934.79 World: 9,555.07 2011 São Tomé and Principe: 1,219.8 Seychelles: 12,110.09 World: 10,496.93 2012 São Tomé and Principe: 1,210.79 Seychelles: 12,337.16 World: 10,597.85 2013 São Tomé and Principe: 1,382.58 Seychelles: 14,821.29 World: 10,759.35 2014 São Tomé and Principe: 1,489.68 Seychelles: 15,188.19 World: 10,912.24 2015 São Tomé and Principe: 1,298.11 Seychelles: 15,333.11 World: 10,191.98 2016 São Tomé and Principe: 1,434.87 Seychelles: 16,566.99 World: 10,239.47 2017 São Tomé and Principe: 1,555.79 Seychelles: 17,480.37 World: 10,784.4 2018 São Tomé and Principe: 1,825.6 Seychelles: 18,440.23 World: 11,344.73 2019 São Tomé and Principe: 1,935.29 Seychelles: 19,141.51 World: 11,417.6 2020 São Tomé and Principe: 2,167.22 Seychelles: 14,041.48 World: 10,999.49 2021 São Tomé and Principe: 2,362.59 Seychelles: 14,982.91 World: 12,472.91 2022 São Tomé and Principe: 2,389.74 Seychelles: 16,682.7 World: 12,876.24 2023 São Tomé and Principe: 2,990.66 Seychelles: 18,130.53 World: 13,313.86 2024 São Tomé and Principe: 3,502.62 Seychelles: 18,364.53 World: 13,717.09 2025 São Tomé and Principe: 4,084.4 Seychelles: 19,449.38 World: 14,405.85 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

São Tomé and Principe Seychelles World

40 50 60 70 80 1960 São Tomé and Principe: 43.56 Seychelles: 60.53 World: 50.94 1961 São Tomé and Principe: 45.19 Seychelles: 60.61 World: 52.8 1962 São Tomé and Principe: 46.84 Seychelles: 60.69 World: 55.29 1963 São Tomé and Principe: 48.4 Seychelles: 60.94 World: 55.65 1964 São Tomé and Principe: 49.74 Seychelles: 61.2 World: 56.1 1965 São Tomé and Principe: 51.07 Seychelles: 61.5 World: 55.93 1966 São Tomé and Principe: 52.31 Seychelles: 61.73 World: 56.45 1967 São Tomé and Principe: 53.45 Seychelles: 62.1 World: 56.9 1968 São Tomé and Principe: 54.49 Seychelles: 62.67 World: 57.34 1969 São Tomé and Principe: 55.4 Seychelles: 63.28 World: 57.68 1970 São Tomé and Principe: 56.27 Seychelles: 63.99 World: 57.94 1971 São Tomé and Principe: 56.97 Seychelles: 64.66 World: 58.02 1972 São Tomé and Principe: 57.45 Seychelles: 65.37 World: 58.84 1973 São Tomé and Principe: 57.9 Seychelles: 65.97 World: 59.3 1974 São Tomé and Principe: 58.26 Seychelles: 66.48 World: 59.7 1975 São Tomé and Principe: 58.56 Seychelles: 66.91 World: 60.13 1976 São Tomé and Principe: 58.78 Seychelles: 67.3 World: 60.45 1977 São Tomé and Principe: 58.98 Seychelles: 67.68 World: 61.04 1978 São Tomé and Principe: 59.14 Seychelles: 68.03 World: 61.39 1979 São Tomé and Principe: 59.27 Seychelles: 68.34 World: 61.84 1980 São Tomé and Principe: 59.36 Seychelles: 69.6 World: 62.15 1981 São Tomé and Principe: 59.43 Seychelles: 70.19 World: 62.52 1982 São Tomé and Principe: 59.53 Seychelles: 69.32 World: 62.87 1983 São Tomé and Principe: 59.68 Seychelles: 70.38 World: 63.13 1984 São Tomé and Principe: 59.89 Seychelles: 69.55 World: 63.44 1985 São Tomé and Principe: 60.14 Seychelles: 69.7 World: 63.73 1986 São Tomé and Principe: 57.61 Seychelles: 68.66 World: 64.12 1987 São Tomé and Principe: 60.66 Seychelles: 68.24 World: 64.46 1988 São Tomé and Principe: 60.81 Seychelles: 68.7 World: 64.67 1989 São Tomé and Principe: 59.73 Seychelles: 67.97 World: 64.96 1990 São Tomé and Principe: 60.71 Seychelles: 68.11 World: 65.11 1991 São Tomé and Principe: 60.79 Seychelles: 70.71 World: 65.3 1992 São Tomé and Principe: 60.71 Seychelles: 71.21 World: 65.55 1993 São Tomé and Principe: 60.62 Seychelles: 69.47 World: 65.74 1994 São Tomé and Principe: 60.55 Seychelles: 70.73 World: 65.96 1995 São Tomé and Principe: 60.54 Seychelles: 72.48 World: 66.2 1996 São Tomé and Principe: 60.58 Seychelles: 71.56 World: 66.52 1997 São Tomé and Principe: 60.65 Seychelles: 71.21 World: 66.83 1998 São Tomé and Principe: 60.79 Seychelles: 71.75 World: 67.07 1999 São Tomé and Principe: 60.98 Seychelles: 72.67 World: 67.31 2000 São Tomé and Principe: 61.21 Seychelles: 72.78 World: 67.65 2001 São Tomé and Principe: 61.5 Seychelles: 73.25 World: 67.95 2002 São Tomé and Principe: 61.83 Seychelles: 71.09 World: 68.23 2003 São Tomé and Principe: 62.16 Seychelles: 71.03 World: 68.52 2004 São Tomé and Principe: 62.56 Seychelles: 72.66 World: 68.77 2005 São Tomé and Principe: 62.43 Seychelles: 72.13 World: 69.11 2006 São Tomé and Principe: 63.04 Seychelles: 72.22 World: 69.47 2007 São Tomé and Principe: 63.34 Seychelles: 73.14 World: 69.81 2008 São Tomé and Principe: 63.45 Seychelles: 73.16 World: 70 2009 São Tomé and Principe: 63.67 Seychelles: 73.08 World: 70.38 2010 São Tomé and Principe: 63.87 Seychelles: 73.2 World: 70.68 2011 São Tomé and Principe: 64.12 Seychelles: 72.72 World: 70.97 2012 São Tomé and Principe: 64.51 Seychelles: 74.28 World: 71.26 2013 São Tomé and Principe: 64.93 Seychelles: 73.12 World: 71.53 2014 São Tomé and Principe: 65.48 Seychelles: 73.23 World: 71.78 2015 São Tomé and Principe: 66.02 Seychelles: 74.3 World: 71.97 2016 São Tomé and Principe: 66.56 Seychelles: 74.31 World: 72.19 2017 São Tomé and Principe: 67.07 Seychelles: 74.3 World: 72.37 2018 São Tomé and Principe: 67.6 Seychelles: 72.84 World: 72.64 2019 São Tomé and Principe: 68.04 Seychelles: 74.05 World: 72.87 2020 São Tomé and Principe: 67.98 Seychelles: 77.24 World: 72.18 2021 São Tomé and Principe: 68.03 Seychelles: 73.4 World: 71.22 2022 São Tomé and Principe: 69.24 Seychelles: 74.51 World: 72.97 2023 São Tomé and Principe: 69.72 Seychelles: 75.42 World: 73.33 2024 São Tomé and Principe: 69.91 Seychelles: 76.3 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

São Tomé and Principe Seychelles World

0 2 4 6 8 1960 São Tomé and Principe: 6.24 Seychelles: 5.31 World: 4.69 1961 São Tomé and Principe: 6.26 Seychelles: 5.42 World: 4.56 1962 São Tomé and Principe: 6.28 Seychelles: 5.51 World: 5.02 1963 São Tomé and Principe: 6.31 Seychelles: 5.61 World: 5.31 1964 São Tomé and Principe: 6.33 Seychelles: 5.69 World: 5.13 1965 São Tomé and Principe: 6.35 Seychelles: 5.72 World: 5.08 1966 São Tomé and Principe: 6.37 Seychelles: 6.13 World: 4.97 1967 São Tomé and Principe: 6.39 Seychelles: 5.9 World: 4.87 1968 São Tomé and Principe: 6.42 Seychelles: 5.61 World: 4.98 1969 São Tomé and Principe: 6.44 Seychelles: 5.48 World: 4.88 1970 São Tomé and Principe: 6.47 Seychelles: 5.31 World: 4.84 1971 São Tomé and Principe: 6.49 Seychelles: 5.69 World: 4.69 1972 São Tomé and Principe: 6.51 Seychelles: 5.16 World: 4.55 1973 São Tomé and Principe: 6.53 Seychelles: 4.78 World: 4.42 1974 São Tomé and Principe: 6.53 Seychelles: 5.1 World: 4.26 1975 São Tomé and Principe: 6.53 Seychelles: 4.75 World: 4.07 1976 São Tomé and Principe: 6.52 Seychelles: 4.09 World: 3.97 1977 São Tomé and Principe: 6.5 Seychelles: 3.75 World: 3.84 1978 São Tomé and Principe: 6.47 Seychelles: 3.92 World: 3.77 1979 São Tomé and Principe: 6.43 Seychelles: 3.66 World: 3.76 1980 São Tomé and Principe: 6.39 Seychelles: 3.79 World: 3.73 1981 São Tomé and Principe: 6.33 Seychelles: 3.67 World: 3.71 1982 São Tomé and Principe: 6.28 Seychelles: 3.13 World: 3.72 1983 São Tomé and Principe: 6.22 Seychelles: 3.22 World: 3.59 1984 São Tomé and Principe: 6.16 Seychelles: 3.24 World: 3.57 1985 São Tomé and Principe: 6.1 Seychelles: 3.09 World: 3.53 1986 São Tomé and Principe: 6.05 Seychelles: 3.07 World: 3.51 1987 São Tomé and Principe: 5.99 Seychelles: 2.92 World: 3.48 1988 São Tomé and Principe: 5.94 Seychelles: 2.79 World: 3.39 1989 São Tomé and Principe: 5.88 Seychelles: 2.67 World: 3.35 1990 São Tomé and Principe: 5.83 Seychelles: 2.61 World: 3.31 1991 São Tomé and Principe: 5.77 Seychelles: 2.69 World: 3.13 1992 São Tomé and Principe: 5.7 Seychelles: 2.53 World: 3.04 1993 São Tomé and Principe: 5.64 Seychelles: 2.58 World: 2.97 1994 São Tomé and Principe: 5.56 Seychelles: 2.6 World: 2.92 1995 São Tomé and Principe: 5.55 Seychelles: 2.36 World: 2.87 1996 São Tomé and Principe: 5.47 Seychelles: 2.31 World: 2.82 1997 São Tomé and Principe: 5.4 Seychelles: 2.1 World: 2.78 1998 São Tomé and Principe: 5.3 Seychelles: 2.04 World: 2.75 1999 São Tomé and Principe: 5.23 Seychelles: 2.04 World: 2.72 2000 São Tomé and Principe: 5.16 Seychelles: 2.08 World: 2.73 2001 São Tomé and Principe: 5.1 Seychelles: 1.98 World: 2.69 2002 São Tomé and Principe: 5.06 Seychelles: 2.04 World: 2.66 2003 São Tomé and Principe: 5.01 Seychelles: 2.06 World: 2.64 2004 São Tomé and Principe: 4.96 Seychelles: 2.01 World: 2.63 2005 São Tomé and Principe: 4.94 Seychelles: 2.2 World: 2.61 2006 São Tomé and Principe: 4.93 Seychelles: 2.11 World: 2.61 2007 São Tomé and Principe: 4.96 Seychelles: 2.24 World: 2.6 2008 São Tomé and Principe: 4.91 Seychelles: 2.33 World: 2.6 2009 São Tomé and Principe: 4.84 Seychelles: 2.38 World: 2.59 2010 São Tomé and Principe: 4.77 Seychelles: 2.13 World: 2.57 2011 São Tomé and Principe: 4.72 Seychelles: 2.3 World: 2.55 2012 São Tomé and Principe: 4.66 Seychelles: 2.32 World: 2.56 2013 São Tomé and Principe: 4.58 Seychelles: 2.21 World: 2.53 2014 São Tomé and Principe: 4.49 Seychelles: 2.19 World: 2.52 2015 São Tomé and Principe: 4.35 Seychelles: 2.26 World: 2.49 2016 São Tomé and Principe: 4.2 Seychelles: 2.33 World: 2.49 2017 São Tomé and Principe: 4.07 Seychelles: 2.34 World: 2.46 2018 São Tomé and Principe: 3.98 Seychelles: 2.34 World: 2.39 2019 São Tomé and Principe: 3.9 Seychelles: 2.31 World: 2.35 2020 São Tomé and Principe: 3.83 Seychelles: 2.2 World: 2.28 2021 São Tomé and Principe: 3.76 Seychelles: 2.38 World: 2.25 2022 São Tomé and Principe: 3.7 Seychelles: 2.2 World: 2.22 2023 São Tomé and Principe: 3.64 Seychelles: 2.18 World: 2.2 2024 São Tomé and Principe: 3.6 Seychelles: 1.85 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

São Tomé and Principe Seychelles World

0 5 10 15 1970 São Tomé and Principe: 0.19 Seychelles: 1.99 World: 4.14 1971 São Tomé and Principe: 0.18 Seychelles: 1.95 World: 4.04 1972 São Tomé and Principe: 0.18 Seychelles: 1.9 World: 4.16 1973 São Tomé and Principe: 0.18 Seychelles: 1.94 World: 4.32 1974 São Tomé and Principe: 0.19 Seychelles: 2.05 World: 4.23 1975 São Tomé and Principe: 0.19 Seychelles: 2.08 World: 4.14 1976 São Tomé and Principe: 0.19 Seychelles: 2.12 World: 4.31 1977 São Tomé and Principe: 0.2 Seychelles: 2.15 World: 4.36 1978 São Tomé and Principe: 0.19 Seychelles: 2.17 World: 4.42 1979 São Tomé and Principe: 0.22 Seychelles: 2.48 World: 4.46 1980 São Tomé and Principe: 0.21 Seychelles: 2.41 World: 4.33 1981 São Tomé and Principe: 0.2 Seychelles: 1.83 World: 4.18 1982 São Tomé and Principe: 0.18 Seychelles: 1.54 World: 4.05 1983 São Tomé and Principe: 0.19 Seychelles: 2.92 World: 4.01 1984 São Tomé and Principe: 0.18 Seychelles: 2.95 World: 4.07 1985 São Tomé and Principe: 0.18 Seychelles: 3.06 World: 4.05 1986 São Tomé and Principe: 0.2 Seychelles: 3 World: 4.04 1987 São Tomé and Principe: 0.27 Seychelles: 4.3 World: 4.1 1988 São Tomé and Principe: 0.24 Seychelles: 5.83 World: 4.16 1989 São Tomé and Principe: 0.22 Seychelles: 5.55 World: 4.16 1990 São Tomé and Principe: 0.31 Seychelles: 3.83 World: 4.15 1991 São Tomé and Principe: 0.41 Seychelles: 5.39 World: 4.1 1992 São Tomé and Principe: 0.34 Seychelles: 4.51 World: 4.01 1993 São Tomé and Principe: 0.33 Seychelles: 4.43 World: 3.97 1994 São Tomé and Principe: 0.39 Seychelles: 4.3 World: 3.94 1995 São Tomé and Principe: 0.39 Seychelles: 4.52 World: 3.99 1996 São Tomé and Principe: 0.4 Seychelles: 4.61 World: 4.01 1997 São Tomé and Principe: 0.39 Seychelles: 4.8 World: 4.02 1998 São Tomé and Principe: 0.4 Seychelles: 4.82 World: 3.98 1999 São Tomé and Principe: 0.41 Seychelles: 4.93 World: 3.95 2000 São Tomé and Principe: 0.38 Seychelles: 9.3 World: 4.01 2001 São Tomé and Principe: 0.38 Seychelles: 10.32 World: 4.01 2002 São Tomé and Principe: 0.43 Seychelles: 9.06 World: 4.02 2003 São Tomé and Principe: 0.47 Seychelles: 9.24 World: 4.15 2004 São Tomé and Principe: 0.52 Seychelles: 12.87 World: 4.28 2005 São Tomé and Principe: 0.55 Seychelles: 11.64 World: 4.39 2006 São Tomé and Principe: 0.57 Seychelles: 12.41 World: 4.48 2007 São Tomé and Principe: 0.58 Seychelles: 10.2 World: 4.59 2008 São Tomé and Principe: 0.6 Seychelles: 10.59 World: 4.56 2009 São Tomé and Principe: 0.64 Seychelles: 11.69 World: 4.45 2010 São Tomé and Principe: 0.68 Seychelles: 10.22 World: 4.67 2011 São Tomé and Principe: 0.69 Seychelles: 8.94 World: 4.76 2012 São Tomé and Principe: 0.7 Seychelles: 10.04 World: 4.77 2013 São Tomé and Principe: 0.69 Seychelles: 8.92 World: 4.81 2014 São Tomé and Principe: 0.67 Seychelles: 10.14 World: 4.78 2015 São Tomé and Principe: 0.7 Seychelles: 10.56 World: 4.7 2016 São Tomé and Principe: 0.72 Seychelles: 11.62 World: 4.65 2017 São Tomé and Principe: 0.72 Seychelles: 12.03 World: 4.67 2018 São Tomé and Principe: 0.73 Seychelles: 10.39 World: 4.73 2019 São Tomé and Principe: 0.75 Seychelles: 9.17 World: 4.7 2020 São Tomé and Principe: 0.71 Seychelles: 8.52 World: 4.47 2021 São Tomé and Principe: 0.71 Seychelles: 7.94 World: 4.68 2022 São Tomé and Principe: 0.62 Seychelles: 7.03 World: 4.67 2023 São Tomé and Principe: 0.63 Seychelles: 7.01 World: 4.68 2024 São Tomé and Principe: 0.63 Seychelles: 7.24 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

São Tomé and Principe Seychelles World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2005 São Tomé and Principe: 13.76 Seychelles: 25.41 World: 15.6 2006 São Tomé and Principe: 14.18 Seychelles: 34.95 World: 17.2 2007 São Tomé and Principe: 14.59 Seychelles: 38.38 World: 20.2 2008 São Tomé and Principe: 15.48 Seychelles: 40.44 World: 22.8 2010 São Tomé and Principe: 18.75 Seychelles: 41 World: 28.4 2011 São Tomé and Principe: 20.16 Seychelles: 43.16 World: 30.9 2012 São Tomé and Principe: 21.57 Seychelles: 47.08 World: 33.3 2013 São Tomé and Principe: 23 Seychelles: 50.4 World: 35.3 2014 São Tomé and Principe: 24.41 Seychelles: 51.25 World: 37.4 2015 São Tomé and Principe: 25.82 Seychelles: 54.26 World: 39.9 2016 São Tomé and Principe: 28 Seychelles: 56.51 World: 43.6 2017 São Tomé and Principe: 32.62 Seychelles: 62.55 World: 46.3 2018 São Tomé and Principe: 37.99 Seychelles: 69.24 World: 49.4 2019 São Tomé and Principe: 44.26 Seychelles: 76.63 World: 53.9 2020 São Tomé and Principe: 51.55 Seychelles: 79.25 World: 60.1 2021 São Tomé and Principe: 54.95 Seychelles: 82 World: 63.8 2022 São Tomé and Principe: 58.57 Seychelles: 84.83 World: 67 2023 São Tomé and Principe: 58.7 Seychelles: 86 World: 69.2 2024 São Tomé and Principe: 59.12 Seychelles: 87.82 World: 71.2 2005 2012 2015 2018 2024

Population

Indicator São Tomé and Principe Seychelles
Population 240,254 2025
181st of 215		 122,730 2025
187th of 215
Population density 240.5 /km² 2023
54th of 214		 260.4 /km² 2023
47th of 214
Population growth 1.98 % 2025
50th of 215		 1.13 % 2025
94th of 215
Life expectancy 69.9 years 2024
153rd of 215		 76.3 years 2024
95th of 215
Fertility rate 3.60 2024
39th of 215		 1.85 2024
113th of 215
Birth rate 28.1 ‰ 2024
38th of 215		 11.0 ‰ 2024
137th of 215
Infant mortality 9.2 ‰ 2024
80th of 196		 12.9 ‰ 2024
102nd of 196
Urban population 69.2 % 2025
93rd of 215		 45.5 % 2025
159th of 215
Aged 65+ 3.9 % 2025
166th of 215		 8.7 % 2025
106th of 215
Living in cities 61.7 % 2025
29th of 215		 0.0 % 2025
208th of 215
Living in towns 22.5 % 2025
171st of 215		 80.1 % 2025
10th of 215
Living in rural areas 15.8 % 2025
163rd of 215		 19.9 % 2025
140th of 215

Human development

Indicator São Tomé and Principe Seychelles
Human Development Index 0.637 2023
141st of 193		 0.848 2023
54th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.478 2023
117th of 169		 0.755 2023
49th of 169
Gender Inequality Index 0.492 2023
130th of 172		 -

Economy

Indicator São Tomé and Principe Seychelles
GDP 981.3 mn US$ 2025
178th of 186		 2.4 bn US$ 2025
167th of 186
GDP per capita 4,084 US$ 2025
127th of 186		 19,449 US$ 2025
59th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 6,388 int. $ 2025
146th of 185		 35,854 int. $ 2025
61st of 185
GNI per capita 3,800 US$ 2025
127th of 182		 19,200 US$ 2025
53rd of 182
GDP growth 1.0 % 2025
158th of 186		 5.8 % 2025
35th of 186
Inflation 11.0 % 2025
16th of 165		 0.3 % 2025
148th of 165
Trade 46.6 % 2025
109th of 138		 172.3 % 2025
9th of 138
Exports 13.3 % 2025
129th of 138		 79.6 % 2025
12th of 138
FDI inflows -2.0 % 2024
184th of 192		 10.1 % 2024
20th of 192
Manufacturing 0.6 % 2025
131st of 132		 5.4 % 2025
111th of 132
Agriculture 12.2 % 2025
49th of 158		 2.6 % 2025
118th of 158
Military spending - 1.2 % 2024
100th of 147

Labour

Indicator São Tomé and Principe Seychelles
Unemployment 9.1 % 2025
142nd of 181		 -
Youth unemployment 8.8 % 2025
57th of 181		 -
Women in the labour force 22.7 % 2025
169th of 181		 -
Jobs in agriculture 12.1 % 2025
99th of 181		 -
Weekly hours worked 49.0 h 2025
3rd of 181		 -
Youth NEET rate 50.4 % 2025
180th of 181		 -
Labour income share 43.7 % 2025
62nd of 114		 -
Output per hour 16.4 $ 2025
105th of 181		 -

Health

Indicator São Tomé and Principe Seychelles
Health spending 5.8 % 2023
108th of 192		 4.5 % 2023
139th of 192
Health spending per person 171 US$ 2023
131st of 191		 766 US$ 2023
70th of 191
Physicians 0.46 /1,000 2022
83rd of 125		 6.60 /1,000 2022
1st of 125
Under-5 mortality 13.6 ‰ 2024
95th of 196		 14.0 ‰ 2024
96th of 196
Maternal mortality 75 /100k 2023
119th of 194		 42 /100k 2023
95th of 194
Tobacco use 8.3 % 2024
23rd of 166		 17.3 % 2024
74th of 166
Safe drinking water 36.7 % 2024
119th of 147		 64.7 % 2024
95th of 147

Food

Indicator São Tomé and Principe Seychelles
Calories per person 2,279 kcal 2023
141st of 155		 -
Protein supply 57.2 g 2022
160th of 174		 101.9 g 2022
66th of 174
Animal protein supply 20.9 g 2022
136th of 174		 53.9 g 2022
68th of 174
Fat supply 62.6 g 2022
137th of 174		 85.3 g 2022
104th of 174
Food insecurity 54.6 % 2022 14.3 % 2017
Severe food insecurity 14.1 % 2022 3.2 % 2017
Cereal import dependency 85.7 % 2015 -

Education

Indicator São Tomé and Principe Seychelles
Literacy 87.4 % 2019 -
Secondary enrolment 90.4 % 2017 70.8 % 2024
92nd of 108
Tertiary enrolment 12.8 % 2015 14.5 % 2024
116th of 128
Education spending 5.0 % 2023
28th of 121		 4.5 % 2023
41st of 121
Expected schooling 12.9 yrs 2023
118th of 195		 18.2 yrs 2023
16th of 195
Mean schooling 6.0 yrs 2023
156th of 193		 11.2 yrs 2023
64th of 193

Society

Indicator São Tomé and Principe Seychelles
Income inequality 40.7 2017 32.1 2018
27th of 93
Extreme poverty 13.0 % 2017 0.7 % 2018
40th of 93
Internet use 59.1 % 2024
137th of 182		 87.8 % 2024
69th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 62.4 /100 2024
145th of 151		 125.6 /100 2024
63rd of 151
Electricity access 77.7 % 2024
170th of 213		 100.0 % 2024
102nd of 213
Women in parliament 14.5 % 2025
147th of 184		 26.5 % 2025
92nd of 184

Refugees

Indicator São Tomé and Principe Seychelles
Refugees from the country 8 2025
184th of 199		 10 2025
182nd of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2025
141st of 199		 0.1 ‰ 2025
126th of 199

Governance

Indicator São Tomé and Principe Seychelles
Control of corruption 51.6 /100 2024
83rd of 207		 72.8 /100 2024
27th of 207
Government effectiveness 37.4 /100 2024
158th of 205		 63.5 /100 2024
58th of 205
Rule of law 50.9 /100 2024
121st of 207		 67.2 /100 2024
61st of 207
Regulatory quality 40.8 /100 2024
172nd of 205		 61.0 /100 2024
68th of 205
Voice and accountability 59.7 /100 2024
89th of 205		 68.0 /100 2024
58th of 205
Political stability 74.2 /100 2024
76th of 207		 81.5 /100 2024
45th of 207

Environment

Indicator São Tomé and Principe Seychelles
CO₂ per capita 0.63 t 2024
50th of 202		 7.24 t 2024
172nd of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 0.1 Mt 2024
200th of 204		 0.7 Mt 2024
177th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.00 % 2024
199th of 204		 0.00 % 2024
176th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.0 Gt 2024
202nd of 204		 0.0 Gt 2024
182nd of 204
GHG per capita 1.04 t 2024
22nd of 202		 8.05 t 2024
156th of 202
Renewable energy 42.5 % 2022
60th of 211		 1.9 % 2022
181st of 211
Forest area 52.1 % 2023
47th of 212		 73.3 % 2023
12th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 15.1 µg/m³ 2023
83rd of 200		 9.3 µg/m³ 2023
41st of 200
Water stress 1.9 % 2022
28th of 176		 -
Land area 960 km² 2023
177th of 214		 460 km² 2023
191st of 214

Energy

Indicator São Tomé and Principe Seychelles
Renewable electricity 11.1 % 2023 15.9 % 2024
132nd of 190
Wind and solar 0.0 % 2023 15.9 % 2024
46th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2023 0.0 % 2024
158th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 11.1 % 2023 15.9 % 2024
135th of 190
Fossil electricity 88.9 % 2023 84.1 % 2024
135th of 190
Coal power 0.0 % 2023 0.0 % 2024
93rd of 188
Carbon intensity of power 589 g/kWh 2023 560 g/kWh 2024
127th of 190
Electricity per capita 0.39 MWh 2023 4.83 MWh 2024
60th of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.