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Life expectancy at birth, total (years)0 (217)
GDP growth (annual %)0 (210)
Control of Corruption: Estimate0 (205)
Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Estimate0 (205)
Regulatory Quality: Estimate0 (205)
Rule of Law: Estimate0 (205)
GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $)0 (199)
Individuals using the Internet (% of population)10 (191)
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)182 (187)
Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)11 (165)
Gini index4 (107)
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2025

Comparative Statistics (Sao Tome And Principe vs Botswana)

ⓘ When data for the selected year is missing, the closest prior year with data is used instead. Whenever the two countries' data points are 5+ years apart those indicators are excluded from the total score.

Sao Tome And Principe and Botswana are tied overall, each leading in 5 of 10 comparable indicators. Sao Tome And Principe's strongest global position is 73rd (2023) in Control of Corruption: Estimate. Botswana's strongest global position is 25th (2023) in Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Estimate.

  • Sao Tome And Principe wins against Botswana in GDP growth (annual %): 1.10 (2024, ranked 170th) vs -2.99 (2024, ranked 208th).
  • Botswana wins against Sao Tome And Principe in GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $): 18,068.51 (2024, ranked 100th) vs 5,491.30 (2024, ranked 157th).
  • Sao Tome And Principe wins against Botswana in Gini index: 40.70 (2017, ranked 141st) vs 54.90 (2015, ranked 165th).
  • Sao Tome And Principe wins against Botswana in Individuals using the Internet (% of population): 59.12 (2024, ranked 155th) vs 57.46 (2024, ranked 158th).
  • Sao Tome And Principe wins against Botswana in Life expectancy at birth, total (years): 69.91 (2024, ranked 155th) vs 69.29 (2024, ranked 158th).
  • Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) data for Sao Tome And Principe and Botswana is too far apart to compare directly. The latest available data shows 74.92 (2017, ranked 126th) vs 91.44 (2022, ranked 92nd).
  • Sao Tome And Principe wins against Botswana in Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate): 9.13 (2025, ranked 145th) vs 24.48 (2025, ranked 183rd).
  • Botswana wins against Sao Tome And Principe in Regulatory Quality: Estimate: 0.50 (2023, ranked 65th) vs -0.94 (2023, ranked 170th).
  • Botswana wins against Sao Tome And Principe in Control of Corruption: Estimate: 0.69 (2023, ranked 53rd) vs 0.36 (2023, ranked 73rd).
  • Botswana wins against Sao Tome And Principe in Rule of Law: Estimate: 0.39 (2023, ranked 77th) vs -0.69 (2023, ranked 151st).
  • Botswana wins against Sao Tome And Principe in Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Estimate: 1.04 (2023, ranked 25th) vs 0.44 (2023, ranked 80th).
Metric
Sao Tome And Principe(5)
Botswana(5)
GDP growth (annual %)
(2024)
1.10 (170/214)
(2024)
-2.99 (208/214)
GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $)
(2024)
5,491.30 (157/199)
(2024)
18,068.51 (100/199)
Gini index
(2017)
40.70 (141/171)
(2015)
54.90 (165/171)
Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
(2024)
59.12 (155/213)
(2024)
57.46 (158/213)
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
(2024)
69.91 (155/217)
(2024)
69.29 (158/217)
Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)
(2017)
74.92 (126/197)
(2022)
91.44 (92/197)
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
(2025)
9.13 (145/187)
(2025)
24.48 (183/187)
Regulatory Quality: Estimate
(2023)
-0.94 (170/205)
(2023)
0.50 (65/205)
Control of Corruption: Estimate
(2023)
0.36 (73/205)
(2023)
0.69 (53/205)
Rule of Law: Estimate
(2023)
-0.69 (151/205)
(2023)
0.39 (77/205)
Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Estimate
(2023)
0.44 (80/205)
(2023)
1.04 (25/205)