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Land

Size, shape and altitude

Total area

How big is it, really?

São Tomé and Príncipe fits inside Togo 59 times

São Tomé and Príncipe: 960 km² (2024) · Togo: 56,785 km² (2024)

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Coastline

How much coast is there?

São Tomé and Príncipe’s coastline is 3.7 times as long as Togo’s

São Tomé and Príncipe: 209 km (2026 edition) · Togo: 56 km (2026 edition)

Highest point

How high can you climb?

São Tomé and Príncipe’s highest peak towers 1,038 m above Togo’s

São Tomé and Príncipe: 2,024 m (2026 edition) · Togo: 986 m (2026 edition)

Farmland

How much of the land is farmed?

Farmland covers 69% of Togo, versus 46% of São Tomé and Príncipe

São Tomé and Príncipe: 46.1% (2024) · Togo: 69.1% (2024)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

Population

How many people live there?

Togo has 36 times as many people as São Tomé and Príncipe

São Tomé and Príncipe: 240,254 (2025) · Togo: 8.59 million (2025)

Population density

How crowded is it?

São Tomé and Príncipe is 58% more densely populated than Togo

São Tomé and Príncipe: 250 per km² (2025) · Togo: 158 per km² (2025)

Height of men

How tall are the men?

São Tomé and Príncipe and Togo are practically level

São Tomé and Príncipe: 170.4 cm (2019) · Togo: 170.1 cm (2019)

Height of women

How tall are the women?

São Tomé and Príncipe and Togo are practically level

São Tomé and Príncipe: 159.8 cm (2019) · Togo: 159.1 cm (2019)

Median age

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in São Tomé and Príncipe is 0.91 years older than in Togo

São Tomé and Príncipe: 19.1 years (2023) · Togo: 18.1 years (2023)

Fertility rate

How many children per woman?

Women in Togo have 0.5 more children on average than in São Tomé and Príncipe

São Tomé and Príncipe: 3.6 children per woman (2024) · Togo: 4.12 children per woman (2024)

Aged 65 and over

How many people are 65 or older?

São Tomé and Príncipe and Togo are practically level

São Tomé and Príncipe: 3.9% (2025) · Togo: 3.5% (2025)

Refugees hosted per 1,000 residents

How many refugees does it host?

São Tomé and Príncipe: no data · Togo: 6.3 per 1,000 (2025)

Nobel laureates per 10 million people

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

São Tomé and Príncipe: no data · Togo: 0 (2026)

Official languages

How many official languages?

São Tomé and Príncipe and Togo are practically level

São Tomé and Príncipe: 1 (2026) · Togo: 1 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

Economy size (GDP)

How big is the economy?

Togo’s economy is 12 times the size of São Tomé and Príncipe’s

São Tomé and Príncipe: $981 million (2025) · Togo: $11.9 billion (2025)

GDP per person (PPP)

How much is produced per person?

São Tomé and Príncipe produces 57% more per person than Togo

São Tomé and Príncipe: Int$6,388 (2025) · Togo: Int$4,079 (2025)

Income inequality (Gini)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in São Tomé and Príncipe than in Togo (Gini 2.8 points higher)

São Tomé and Príncipe: 40.7 (2017) · Togo: 37.9 (2021)

Extreme poverty ($3.00 a day)

How many live on less than $3 a day?

35% of people in Togo live on less than $3 a day, versus 13% in São Tomé and Príncipe

São Tomé and Príncipe: 13% (2017) · Togo: 34.7% (2021)

Unemployment

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 9.1% in São Tomé and Príncipe, versus 2.0% in Togo

São Tomé and Príncipe: 9.1% (2025) · Togo: 2% (2025)

Military spending

How much goes to the military?

São Tomé and Príncipe: no data · Togo: 1.9% (2025)

Tax revenue (central government)

How much does the central government collect in tax?

São Tomé and Príncipe: no data · Togo: 13.9% (2023)

Price level (US = 100)

How expensive is it?

São Tomé and Príncipe’s price level (US = 100) is 1.9× Togo’s

São Tomé and Príncipe: 64% (2025) · Togo: 34% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

Health spending per person

How much is spent on health?

São Tomé and Príncipe spends 2.9 times as much on health per person as Togo

São Tomé and Príncipe: $171 (2023) · Togo: $60 (2023)

Life expectancy

How long do people live?

People in São Tomé and Príncipe live 7 years longer than in Togo

São Tomé and Príncipe: 69.9 years (2024) · Togo: 62.9 years (2024)

Infant mortality

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Togo is 3.8 times as likely to die before turning one as in São Tomé and Príncipe

São Tomé and Príncipe: 9.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Togo: 34.8 per 1,000 (2024)

Doctors

How many doctors are there?

São Tomé and Príncipe has 5.8 times as many doctors per person as Togo

São Tomé and Príncipe: 0.5 per 1,000 (2022) · Togo: 0.1 per 1,000 (2022)

Hospital beds

How many hospital beds are there?

São Tomé and Príncipe has 8.8 times as many hospital beds per person as Togo

São Tomé and Príncipe: 2.9 per 1,000 (2019) · Togo: 0.3 per 1,000 (2022)

Suicide rate

How common is suicide?

The suicide rate in Togo is 6.5 times that in São Tomé and Príncipe

São Tomé and Príncipe: 2.3 per 100k (2023) · Togo: 15 per 100k (2023)

Adult obesity

How common is obesity?

16% of adults in São Tomé and Príncipe are obese, versus 12% in Togo

São Tomé and Príncipe: 16.3% (2024) · Togo: 12.2% (2024)

Smoking

How many adults smoke?

8.3% of adults in São Tomé and Príncipe smoke, versus 5.8% in Togo

São Tomé and Príncipe: 8.3% (2024) · Togo: 5.8% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

Life satisfaction

How do people rate their lives?

São Tomé and Príncipe: no data · Togo: 4.28 (2025)

Alcohol consumption

How much do people drink?

Adults in São Tomé and Príncipe drink 2.9 times as much alcohol as in Togo

São Tomé and Príncipe: 4.3 litres (2023) · Togo: 1.5 litres (2023)

Meat supply

How much meat is on the menu?

São Tomé and Príncipe has 2.2 times as much meat per person as Togo

São Tomé and Príncipe: 25.2 kg (2023) · Togo: 11.7 kg (2022)

Daily calories

How much food is there per day?

Togo has 568 kcal more food per person per day than São Tomé and Príncipe

São Tomé and Príncipe: 2,279 kcal (2023) · Togo: 2,847 kcal (2022)

Years of schooling

How long do people go to school?

Adults in São Tomé and Príncipe went to school 0.13 years longer than in Togo

São Tomé and Príncipe: 6 years (2023) · Togo: 5.9 years (2023)

Tourists per resident

How many tourists visit?

São Tomé and Príncipe welcomed 42% more tourists per resident than Togo (2019)

São Tomé and Príncipe: 0.16 (2019) · Togo: 0.11 (2019)

World Heritage sites

How many World Heritage sites?

São Tomé and Príncipe and Togo are practically level

São Tomé and Príncipe: 1 (2026) · Togo: 1 (2026)

Olympic medals (all time)

How many Olympic medals has it won?

Togo has won 1 Olympic medal, São Tomé and Príncipe none

São Tomé and Príncipe: 0 (2026 edition) · Togo: 1 (2026 edition)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

Internet users

How many people are online?

59% of people in São Tomé and Príncipe are online, versus 39% in Togo

São Tomé and Príncipe: 59% (2024) · Togo: 39% (2024)

Fixed broadband download speed

How fast is home internet?

Home internet in São Tomé and Príncipe is 56% faster than in Togo

São Tomé and Príncipe: 53 Mbps (2026) · Togo: 34 Mbps (2026)

Access to electricity

Who has electricity at home?

78% of people in São Tomé and Príncipe have electricity, versus 61% in Togo

São Tomé and Príncipe: 77.7% (2024) · Togo: 61.1% (2024)

Urban population

How many live in cities?

69% of people in São Tomé and Príncipe live in cities, versus 44% in Togo

São Tomé and Príncipe: 69% (2025) · Togo: 44% (2025)

Mobile subscriptions

How many phones per person?

Togo has 81 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, São Tomé and Príncipe 62

São Tomé and Príncipe: 62 (2024) · Togo: 81 (2024)

Railway network

How much railway is there?

São Tomé and Príncipe: no data · Togo: 568 km (2014)

Air passengers per resident

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Togo fly 57% more passengers per resident than those from São Tomé and Príncipe

São Tomé and Príncipe: 0.16 (2023) · Togo: 0.25 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

Forest cover

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 58% of São Tomé and Príncipe, but only 22% of Togo

São Tomé and Príncipe: 57.6% (2024) · Togo: 22.5% (2024)

CO₂ per person

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in São Tomé and Príncipe emits 84% more CO₂ than someone in Togo

São Tomé and Príncipe: 0.6 t (2024) · Togo: 0.3 t (2024)

Renewable electricity

How green is the power grid?

30% of Togo’s electricity is renewable, versus 11% in São Tomé and Príncipe

São Tomé and Príncipe: 11.1% (2023) · Togo: 29.6% (2024)

Air pollution (PM2.5)

How clean is the air?

The air in Togo carries 2 times as much fine dust as in São Tomé and Príncipe

São Tomé and Príncipe: 15.6 µg/m³ (2024) · Togo: 31 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

Road deaths

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Togo are 2 times as deadly as in São Tomé and Príncipe

São Tomé and Príncipe: 17.4 per 100k (2023) · Togo: 34 per 100k (2023)

Climate

What the year feels like

Average temperature

How warm is it?

Togo is on average 1.5 °C warmer than São Tomé and Príncipe

São Tomé and Príncipe: 26°C (2016–2025 avg) · Togo: 27.5°C (2016–2025 avg)

Rainfall

How much rain falls?

São Tomé and Príncipe gets 20% more rain than Togo

São Tomé and Príncipe: 1,487 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Togo: 1,243 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?

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People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other

Who has moved between them?
Can they visit without a visa?
What do they sell each other?
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Quick answers

Is São Tomé and Príncipe bigger than Togo?

Togo is larger. São Tomé and Príncipe fits inside Togo 59 times.

Which has more people, São Tomé and Príncipe or Togo?

Togo has 36 times as many people as São Tomé and Príncipe (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, São Tomé and Príncipe or Togo?

People in São Tomé and Príncipe live 7 years longer than in Togo. Life expectancy at birth is 69.9 years in São Tomé and Príncipe and 62.9 in Togo.

Are people taller in São Tomé and Príncipe or Togo?

São Tomé and Príncipe and Togo are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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