Sao Tome and Principe vs South Sudan: Birth rate
Sao Tome and Principe
28.18 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
South Sudan
28.59 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe rank
40th
South Sudan rank
37th
Birth rate over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 28.59 births per 1,000 people against 28.18 births per 1,000 people in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.41 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Sudan ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 40th and South Sudan ranks 37th of 236 countries.
South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 42.91 births per 1,000 people | 50.7 births per 1,000 people | 7.79 births per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 1960s | 40.3 births per 1,000 people | 53.1 births per 1,000 people | 12.8 births per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 40.54 births per 1,000 people | 53.68 births per 1,000 people | 13.14 births per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 41.16 births per 1,000 people | 51.38 births per 1,000 people | 10.22 births per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 39.76 births per 1,000 people | 52.15 births per 1,000 people | 12.39 births per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 39.14 births per 1,000 people | 45.15 births per 1,000 people | 6.01 births per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 33.45 births per 1,000 people | 35.7 births per 1,000 people | 2.26 births per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 28.41 births per 1,000 people | 29.2 births per 1,000 people | 0.7917 births per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Sao Tome and Principe or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 28.59 births per 1,000 people against 28.18 births per 1,000 people in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Sao Tome and Principe and South Sudan?
- 0.41 births per 1,000 people, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and South Sudan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and South Sudan rank globally for birth rate?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 40th and South Sudan ranks 37th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.