Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
São Tomé and Príncipe fits inside Togo 59 times.
São Tomé and Príncipe: 960 km² (2023) · Togo: 56,790 km² (2023)
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)
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)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
São Tomé and Príncipe: no data · Togo: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
São Tomé and Príncipe and Togo are practically level.
São Tomé and Príncipe: 1 (2026) · Togo: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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)
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)
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)
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)
How much goes to the military?
São Tomé and Príncipe: no data · Togo: 2% (2024)
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
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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
How do people rate their lives?
São Tomé and Príncipe: no data · Togo: 4.28 (2025)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
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)
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)
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)
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)
How much railway is there?
São Tomé and Príncipe: no data · Togo: 568 km (2014)
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
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 52% of São Tomé and Príncipe, but only 22% of Togo.
São Tomé and Príncipe: 52.1% (2023) · Togo: 22.1% (2023)
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)
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)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Togo are 94% deadlier than in São Tomé and Príncipe.
São Tomé and Príncipe: 11.7 per 100k (2021) · Togo: 22.7 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
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)
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)
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).
