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Surprising facts about São Tomé and Príncipe
The comparisons that stand out most against its neighbours, its region and the world median.
Picked for surprise among São Tomé and Príncipe’s neighbours, its region and the world median.
São Tomé and Príncipe among 213 countries & territories
Each dot shows where São Tomé and Príncipe sits between the lowest and the highest value in the world; “See it” opens the full visual against the
world median. Higher is not automatically better.
World twins
The countries most like São Tomé and Príncipe across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.
São Tomé and Príncipe has no land borders: these are the 5 nearest countries by distance between capitals.
Equal-area map centred on São Tomé and Príncipe.
São Tomé and Príncipe
vs Gabon 
vs Equatorial Guinea 
vs Cameroon 
vs Benin 
vs Togo