Country size comparison
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Gabon is about 278 times bigger than Sao Tome and Principe.
Sao Tome and Principe is approximately 964 sq km, while Gabon is approximately 267,667 sq km, making Gabon 27,666% larger than Sao Tome and Principe. Meanwhile, the population of Sao Tome and Principe is ~217,164 people (2.1 million more people live in Gabon).
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Quality of Life Comparison · 14 statistics
Be 99.7% more likely to live below the poverty line in Sao Tome and Principe
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Cost of Living Comparison · 6 categories - 2026 data
Sao Tome and Principe is 2.6% more expensive than Gabon overall
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Moving from Gabon to Sao Tome and Principe · UN DESA 2020
210 people born in Gabon live in Sao Tome and Principe.
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