Country size comparison
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Sao Tome and Principe is about 1,069 times smaller than Mauritania.
Mauritania is approximately 1,030,700 sq km, while Sao Tome and Principe is approximately 964 sq km, making Sao Tome and Principe 0.09% the size of Mauritania. Meanwhile, the population of Mauritania is ~4.2 million people (3.9 million fewer people live in Sao Tome and Principe).
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Quality of Life Comparison · 13 statistics
Be 42.7% less likely to live below the poverty line in Mauritania
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Cost of Living Comparison · 6 categories - 2026 data
Mauritania is 3.9% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe overall
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