Angola vs Sao Tome and Principe: GDP per capita

Angola
6,181 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
6,319 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Angola rank
144th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
142nd

GDP per capita over time

  • Angola
  • Sao Tome and Principe
2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k197019962023

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 6,319 international-$ in 2021 prices against 6,181 international-$ in 2021 prices in Angola, a difference of 138 international-$ in 2021 prices.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Angola ahead.

Angola ranks 144th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 142nd of 184 countries.

Angola has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 5,106 international-$ in 2021 prices 2,798 international-$ in 2021 prices 2,308 international-$ in 2021 prices Angola
1980s 3,638 international-$ in 2021 prices 2,441 international-$ in 2021 prices 1,197 international-$ in 2021 prices Angola
1990s 3,171 international-$ in 2021 prices 1,866 international-$ in 2021 prices 1,305 international-$ in 2021 prices Angola
2000s 4,573 international-$ in 2021 prices 2,794 international-$ in 2021 prices 1,780 international-$ in 2021 prices Angola
2010s 8,873 international-$ in 2021 prices 4,702 international-$ in 2021 prices 4,171 international-$ in 2021 prices Angola
2020s 6,332 international-$ in 2021 prices 6,318 international-$ in 2021 prices 13.65 international-$ in 2021 prices Angola

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per capita, Angola or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 6,319 international-$ in 2021 prices against 6,181 international-$ in 2021 prices in Angola as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp per capita between Angola and Sao Tome and Principe?
138 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Sao Tome and Principe?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Angola and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for gdp per capita?
Angola ranks 144th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 142nd of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP per capita
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices
Source
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
184 places, 10,907 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Average economic output per person in a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.