Sao Tome and Principe
Flag, capital, map and facts, with World Bank figures ranked against the world and Africa.
- Capital
- São Tomé
- Continent
- Africa
More Africa quizzes - Land neighbours
- None
- Population
- 240,254 (2025)
- Total area
- 960 km² (2023)
- Centre of main landmass
- 0.2° N, 6.6° E
Sao Tome and Principe at a glance
Sao Tome and Principe is a country in Africa. Its capital is São Tomé. It has no land neighbours.
Within Africa, Sao Tome and Principe has the smallest economy ($981.3M in 2025, among 52 countries with data).
Flag of Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe’s flag is drawn in the proportions 1:2 (height to width), like 51 other flags in our quizzes.
When it is the question in Guess the Flag, the wrong answers include the flag most like it in layout and colour: Guyana.
Sao Tome and Principe in numbers
| Measure | Value | World rank | Rank in Africa |
|---|---|---|---|
| Populationpeople · 2025 | 240,254 | 176thof 195 | 53rdof 54 |
| Total areakm² · 2023 | 960 km² | 171stof 194 | 53rdof 54 |
| GDPUS dollars · 2025 | $981.3M | 174thof 182 | 52ndof 52 |
| GDP per capitaUS dollars per person · 2025 | $4,084 | 123rdof 182 | 14thof 52 |
| Life expectancyyears at birth · 2024 | 69.9 years | 132ndof 195 | 9thof 54 |
| Fertility ratebirths per woman · 2024 | 3.60 | 39thof 195 | 36thof 54 |
| Health spendingUS dollars per person · 2023 | $171 | 131stof 191 | 14thof 54 |
| Urban population% of people · 2025 | 69.2% | 79thof 195 | 9thof 54 |
| Internet users% of people · 2024 | 59.1% | 135thof 180 | 17thof 51 |
| Forest cover% of land area · 2023 | 52.1% | 42ndof 191 | 9thof 54 |
| CO₂ per persontonnes per person · 2024 | 0.63 t | 141stof 181 | 22ndof 53 |
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Sao Tome and Principe and its nearest countries
Sao Tome and Principe has no land neighbours, so this compares it with the four countries closest to it.
| Country | Population2025 | Area2023 | GDP per person2025 | Distanceclosest points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sao Tome and Principe | 240,254 | 960 km² | $4,084 | |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1,938,431 | 28,050 km² | $6,615 | about 210 km |
| Gabon | 2,593,130 | 267,670 km² | $8,263 | about 240 km |
| Cameroon | 29,879,337 | 475,440 km² | $1,972 | about 270 km |
| Nigeria | 237,527,782 | 923,770 km² | $1,224 | about 300 km |
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Sources
- World Bank Open Data: Sao Tome and Principe · Indicators as listed in the table, each with its own data year; collected 2026-10-01.
- Flag: Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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