Kenya vs Sao Tome and Principe: Population by income level, annual growth rate
Kenya
1.95 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
2 % change on previous year
in 2025
Kenya rank
52nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
51st
Population by income level, annual growth rate over time
- Kenya
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 2 % change on previous year against 1.95 % change on previous year in Kenya, a difference of 0.05 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 52nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 51st of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 6 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.99 % change on previous year | 1.25 % change on previous year | 2.73 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 1970s | 3.52 % change on previous year | 2.38 % change on previous year | 1.14 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 1980s | 3.65 % change on previous year | 2.23 % change on previous year | 1.42 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 1990s | 3 % change on previous year | 1.73 % change on previous year | 1.27 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 2000s | 3.12 % change on previous year | 2.25 % change on previous year | 0.8693 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 2010s | 2.4 % change on previous year | 1.84 % change on previous year | 0.5574 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 2020s | 1.96 % change on previous year | 2 % change on previous year | 0.0342 % change on previous year | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by income level, annual growth rate, Kenya or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 2 % change on previous year against 1.95 % change on previous year in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population by income level, annual growth rate between Kenya and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.05 % change on previous year, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for population by income level, annual growth rate?
- Kenya ranks 52nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 51st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population by income level, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population by income level. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.