Country size comparison
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Benin is about 117 times bigger than Sao Tome and Principe.
Sao Tome and Principe is approximately 964 sq km, while Benin is approximately 112,622 sq km, making Benin 11,583% larger than Sao Tome and Principe. Meanwhile, the population of Sao Tome and Principe is ~240,254 people (14.6 million more people live in Benin).
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