Eritrea vs Sao Tome and Principe: Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions
Eritrea
2.0%
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
2.0%
in 2025
Eritrea rank
50th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
51st
Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions over time
- Eritrea
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 2.0% against 2.0% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 50th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 51st of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 4 and Sao Tome and Principe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.4% | 1.2% | 1.2% | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 0.2% | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 2.4% | 2.2% | 0.2% | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 1.7% | 0.6% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.2% | 0.4% | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.8% | 0.7% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 2.0% | 0.2% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions, Eritrea or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Eritrea, at 2.0% against 2.0% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions between Eritrea and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.0%, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions?
- Eritrea ranks 50th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 51st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in gross domestic product (GDP), population, and carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions.