Which has higher population, Belize or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 534,018 people against 447,380 people in Belize as of 2100.

What is the difference in population between Belize and Sao Tome and Principe?

86,638 people, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Sao Tome and Principe?

77 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2100.

Where does this data come from?

UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belize vs Sao Tome and Principe: Population (UN WPP)

Belize

447,380 people

in 2100

Sao Tome and Principe

534,018 people

in 2100

Belize rank

176th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

173rd

Population (UN WPP) over time

Belize
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 534,018 people against 447,380 people in Belize, a difference of 86,638 people.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.2 times Belize's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 77 shared years of data; in 2024 it was Belize ahead.

Belize ranks 176th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 173rd of 236 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 6 and Sao Tome and Principe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belize	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
2020s	431,213 people	247,481 people	183,731 people	Belize
2030s	470,187 people	287,570 people	182,617 people	Belize
2040s	503,939 people	338,307 people	165,632 people	Belize
2050s	522,750 people	386,134 people	136,616 people	Belize
2060s	527,230 people	430,953 people	96,277 people	Belize
2070s	516,993 people	470,384 people	46,609 people	Belize
2080s	494,032 people	501,902 people	7,869 people	Sao Tome and Principe
2090s	464,594 people	524,879 people	60,285 people	Sao Tome and Principe
2100s	447,380 people	534,018 people	86,638 people	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Belize or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 534,018 people against 447,380 people in Belize as of 2100.
What is the difference in population between Belize and Sao Tome and Principe?: 86,638 people, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Sao Tome and Principe?: 77 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2100.
How do Belize and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for population?: Belize ranks 176th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 173rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population
Unit: people
Source: UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,172 data points, 2024–2100
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.