# São Tomé and Príncipe — key facts

Source: GeoReality (https://geo-reality.com) — verified country data, regenerated 2026-09-01.
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- Capital: São Tomé
- Region: Africa · Middle Africa
- Full profile: https://geo-reality.com/country/st
- Methodology and source URLs: https://geo-reality.com/data-sources

| Fact | Value | Primary source |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 240,254 | World Bank SP.POP.TOTL |
| Area | 960 km² | World Bank AG.LND.TOTL.K2 |
| GDP per capita (nominal) | 4,084 USD | World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.CD |
| GDP per capita (PPP) | 6,388 intl $ | World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD |
| GDP (total) | 1 bn USD | World Bank NY.GDP.MKTP.CD |
| Human Development Index | 0.61 | UNDP Human Development Report (2022) |
| Life expectancy at birth | 69.9 years | World Bank SP.DYN.LE00.IN |
| Fertility rate | 3.6 births/woman | World Bank SP.DYN.TFRT.IN |
| Unemployment | 9.1% | World Bank SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS |
| Inflation (CPI, annual) | 11% | World Bank FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG |
| Internet users | 59.1% of population | World Bank IT.NET.USER.ZS |
| Urban population | 69.2% | World Bank SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS |
| Renewable share of energy | 42.5% | World Bank EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS |
| Forest area | 52.1% of land | World Bank AG.LND.FRST.ZS |
| CO2 emissions per capita | 0.63 t/yr | World Bank EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5 |
| Corporate tax rate | 25% | Wikipedia — List of countries by tax rates (corporate column, headline statutory rate) (2024) |

## Two decades of change

| Indicator | First → last observed | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 62.43 (2005) → 69.91 (2024) | World Bank SP.DYN.LE00.IN |
| Internet users | 14.18 (2006) → 59.12 (2024) | World Bank IT.NET.USER.ZS |
| Urban population | 60.97 (2006) → 69.17 (2025) | World Bank SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS |
| Births per woman | 4.94 (2005) → 3.6 (2024) | World Bank SP.DYN.TFRT.IN |
| Renewable share of energy | 48.9 (2004) → 42.5 (2022) | World Bank EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS |
| Access to electricity | 55.8 (2005) → 77.7 (2024) | World Bank EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS |
| Infant mortality | 34.9 (2005) → 9.2 (2024) | World Bank SP.DYN.IMRT.IN |
| CO2 emissions per person | 0.55 (2005) → 0.63 (2024) | World Bank EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5 |
| Forest area | 60.68 (2004) → 52.13 (2023) | World Bank AG.LND.FRST.ZS |

Context across all countries: https://geo-reality.com/changed

## Human Development Index, 1990–2022

Source: UNDP Human Development Report, composite indices complete time series (2023-24). Annual values as published, none interpolated.

| Year | HDI |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.480 |
| 1991 | 0.480 |
| 1992 | 0.481 |
| 1993 | 0.481 |
| 1994 | 0.483 |
| 1995 | 0.484 |
| 1996 | 0.487 |
| 1997 | 0.488 |
| 1998 | 0.490 |
| 1999 | 0.495 |
| 2000 | 0.498 |
| 2001 | 0.504 |
| 2002 | 0.508 |
| 2003 | 0.516 |
| 2004 | 0.522 |
| 2005 | 0.529 |
| 2006 | 0.539 |
| 2007 | 0.543 |
| 2008 | 0.544 |
| 2009 | 0.550 |
| 2010 | 0.553 |
| 2011 | 0.556 |
| 2012 | 0.562 |
| 2013 | 0.573 |
| 2014 | 0.584 |
| 2015 | 0.595 |
| 2016 | 0.599 |
| 2017 | 0.604 |
| 2018 | 0.607 |
| 2019 | 0.608 |
| 2020 | 0.609 |
| 2021 | 0.609 |
| 2022 | 0.613 |

Chart: https://geo-reality.com/country/st#hdi-history

Vintages marked "varies" are the most recent value the source publishes per country; the profile page states the exact year per figure.