Country size comparison
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Sao Tome and Principe is about 43 times smaller than Netherlands.
Netherlands is approximately 41,543 sq km, while Sao Tome and Principe is approximately 964 sq km, making Sao Tome and Principe 2.32% the size of Netherlands. Meanwhile, the population of Netherlands is ~17.4 million people (17.2 million fewer people live in Sao Tome and Principe).
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Flip Comparison · See true size
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Quality of Life Comparison · 11 statistics
Make 12.6 times more money in Netherlands
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Cost of Living Comparison · 6 categories - 2026 data
Netherlands is 2.8 times more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe overall
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Moving from Sao Tome and Principe to Netherlands · OECD 2023
5 people moved from Sao Tome and Principe to Netherlands.
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