Country size comparison
compared to
Malta is about 3 times smaller than Sao Tome and Principe.
Sao Tome and Principe is approximately 964 sq km, while Malta is approximately 316 sq km, making Malta 32.78% the size of Sao Tome and Principe. Meanwhile, the population of Sao Tome and Principe is ~240,254 people (339,450 more people live in Malta).
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