Country size comparison
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Sao Tome and Principe is about 123 times smaller than Malawi.
Malawi is approximately 118,484 sq km, while Sao Tome and Principe is approximately 964 sq km, making Sao Tome and Principe 0.81% the size of Malawi. Meanwhile, the population of Malawi is ~20.8 million people (20.6 million fewer people live in Sao Tome and Principe).
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Be 82.1% less likely to have access to electricity in Malawi
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Cost of Living Comparison · 6 categories - 2026 data
Malawi is 29.1% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe overall
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