Sao Tome and Principe

Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower middle income · pop. 240 k

Index, 2024

50.6

out of 100

Rank

121

of 182 ranked

Indicator coverage

86%

24 of 28 indicators

UNDP HDI (cross-check)

0.637

2023 value, HDI rank 141 (HDR 2025)

Index history

Country Standard Index, 0–100, against the median of all ranked countries. Goalposts are fixed across years, so movement reflects the country's own numbers changing, not other countries.

Index score, 0–100

How the score is built

Year

50.6

Rank 121 in 2024. Each bar segment is a component's contribution in index points (weight share × component score). Click a component to see its history and the indicators behind it.