Reference Data in Sao Tome and Principe

1,780 indicators covering reference data for Sao Tome and Principe.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Rule of Law - Governance score 50.89 0-100 2024 up 10.6% 121st
Rule of Law - Governance estimate -0.3532 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 44.5% 121st
Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people 68.03 arrivals per 1,000 people 2021 up 3.5% 144th
Voice and Accountability - Governance score 59.73 0-100 2024 down 1.6% 90th
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 0.1647 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 25.0% 90th
Total Reserves, per capita 0.0002 units per person 2018 down 41.1% 136th
Total Reserves, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2018 down 65.1% 109th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.51 years 2016 up 34.9% 107th
Political Stability - Governance score 74.25 0-100 2024 up 0.2% 75th
Political Stability - Governance estimate 0.489 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 2.0% 75th
Control of Corruption - Governance score 51.58 0-100 2024 up 11.6% 82nd
Control of Corruption - Governance estimate 0.1842 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 328.2% 82nd
Elected parliament and government 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Elections recently led to a change in government 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Average annual surface temperature 25.87 °C 2025 up 2.0% 53rd
Annual temperature anomalies 0.2432 °C 2025 up 189.4% 166th
Political liberties 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Political opposition 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Gas consumption per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person 2024 128th
Oil consumption per person 3,124 kilowatt-hours per person 2024 up 2.7% 155th
Do more people live in urban or rural areas? 69.2% 2025 up 2.6% 110th
Urban area over the long-term 61.99 km² per grid cell 2025 up 42.5% 171st
Red List Index 0.72 index 2025 unchanged 215th
Regulatory Quality - Governance score 40.81 0-100 2024 down 3.5% 172nd
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate -0.8909 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 11.9% 172nd
Government Effectiveness - Governance score 37.37 0-100 2024 up 0.8% 158th
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate -0.7187 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 2.2% 158th
Minimum daily requirement of calories 1,779 kilocalories per person per day 2024 up 2.2% 144th
Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking 7.0% 2024 up 250.0% 177th
Civil Liberties Score 49 2025 up 4.3% 61st
Countries subscribed to the Montreal Protocol, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2022 1st
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes 5.31 years 2017 up 122.1% 104th
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals 7.78 % change on previous year 2023 up 111.2% 63rd
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas 55,150 people 2024 down 9.6% 45th
Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities 45.5% 2024 down 17.7% 19th
People not using improved sanitation facilities 107,260 people 2024 down 1.5% 97th
Mean body mass index (BMI) in men 23.9 2016 up 2.1% 132nd
Foreign Policy Free from Interference of other States Score 1.73 2025 unchanged 47th
Domestic Policy Free from Interference of other States Score 1.6 2025 unchanged 69th
Political Civil Liberties Index 0.843 2025 down 2.7% 64th
Liberal Political Institutions Index 0.815 2025 down 1.9% 48th
Liberal political institutions 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Transparent laws 0 2025 44th
Access to justice for men 0 2025 59th
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy -304 2014 down 7,700.0% 101st
Gross national income (GNI) per capita 6,632 international-$ in 2021 prices 2025 up 32.7% 118th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.04 GPIA 2015 116th
Democratic change 1 2025 unchanged 23rd
Sanitation facilities usage 78,551 people 2024 down 18.8% 70th
08_Multilateral loans, other institutions, annual growth rate 0.8145 % change on previous year 2026 up 941.1% 89th
08_Multilateral loans, other institutions, per square kilometre 30,922 units per square kilometre 2023 up 55.6% 40th
Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government 100.0% 2025 up 0.7% 1st
Land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. 22.69 billion animals 2024 down 29.1% 143rd
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas 0 °C 2024 up 32.8% 186th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise 0 °C 2024 up 31.6% 192nd
Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature 0.0% 2024 up 13.2% 192nd
Landline phone subscriptions 1,781 2024 down 73.8% 200th
Adoption of communication technologies per 100 people 0.7561 per 100 people 2024 down 78.1% 174th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions 0.1036 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2024 up 11.7% 183rd