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

Sao Tome and Principe, at 230,882 people against 216,673 people in Samoa as of 2023.

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

14,209 people, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

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

241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); 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.

Samoa vs Sao Tome and Principe: Population

Samoa

216,673 people

in 2023

Sao Tome and Principe

230,882 people

in 2023

Samoa rank

188th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

187th

Population over time

Samoa
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 230,882 people against 216,673 people in Samoa, a difference of 14,209 people.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Samoa ranks 188th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 187th of 238 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 27 and Sao Tome and Principe in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Samoa	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1000s	492 people	1,345 people	853 people	Sao Tome and Principe
1100s	738 people	1,681 people	943 people	Sao Tome and Principe
1200s	1,107 people	2,101 people	994 people	Sao Tome and Principe
1300s	1,660 people	2,627 people	967 people	Sao Tome and Principe
1400s	2,490 people	3,283 people	793 people	Sao Tome and Principe
1500s	3,736 people	4,104 people	368 people	Sao Tome and Principe
1600s	5,604 people	5,131 people	473 people	Samoa
1700s	8,406 people	6,413 people	1,993 people	Samoa
1710s	8,848 people	6,973 people	1,875 people	Samoa
1720s	9,314 people	7,592 people	1,722 people	Samoa
1730s	9,804 people	8,274 people	1,530 people	Samoa
1740s	10,320 people	9,029 people	1,291 people	Samoa
1750s	10,864 people	9,863 people	1,001 people	Samoa
1760s	11,435 people	10,786 people	649 people	Samoa
1770s	12,037 people	11,806 people	231 people	Samoa
1780s	12,671 people	12,936 people	265 people	Sao Tome and Principe
1790s	13,338 people	14,186 people	848 people	Sao Tome and Principe
1800s	47,264 people	22,731 people	24,533 people	Samoa
1810s	47,183 people	22,734 people	24,449 people	Samoa
1820s	47,103 people	23,484 people	23,619 people	Samoa
1830s	47,023 people	25,189 people	21,834 people	Samoa
1840s	46,937 people	27,033 people	19,904 people	Samoa
1850s	45,625 people	29,043 people	16,582 people	Samoa
1860s	42,974 people	31,243 people	11,731 people	Samoa
1870s	40,450 people	33,609 people	6,840 people	Samoa
1880s	38,071 people	36,155 people	1,916 people	Samoa
1890s	35,842 people	38,919 people	3,077 people	Sao Tome and Principe
1900s	37,156 people	48,685 people	11,530 people	Sao Tome and Principe
1910s	39,438 people	58,324 people	18,886 people	Sao Tome and Principe
1920s	47,436 people	58,748 people	11,311 people	Sao Tome and Principe
1930s	65,201 people	61,380 people	3,821 people	Samoa
1940s	79,004 people	61,379 people	17,626 people	Samoa
1950s	98,381 people	64,227 people	34,154 people	Samoa
1960s	126,048 people	71,596 people	54,452 people	Samoa
1970s	151,797 people	86,260 people	65,537 people	Samoa
1980s	166,879 people	108,324 people	58,555 people	Samoa
1990s	174,116 people	133,409 people	40,707 people	Samoa
2000s	186,619 people	160,058 people	26,562 people	Samoa
2010s	201,073 people	198,146 people	2,926 people	Samoa
2020s	214,423 people	224,155 people	9,732 people	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Samoa or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 230,882 people against 216,673 people in Samoa as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?: 14,209 people, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?: 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for population?: Samoa ranks 188th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 187th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); 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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About this data

Indicator: Population
Unit: people
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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