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Digital & energy access · Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower-middle income
São Tomé and Príncipe: internet, mobile and energy access
Internet users is 59.1% (2024), 140th of 188 in the world and 11th of 46 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Mobile subscriptions is 62.4 (2024), 189th of 210 in the world and 39th of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Fixed broadband is 3.0 (2024), 150th of 208 in the world and 9th of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Internet users
São Tomé and PríncipeSub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
Mobile subscriptions
São Tomé and PríncipeSub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
10 indicators
Digital & energy access: São Tomé and Príncipe in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Sub-Saharan Africa; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet usersInternet users, % of population | 59.1%2024 | 140/188 | 11/46 | 4.6% | 18.8% | 51.6% | +34.7 ppsince 2014 | 35.7% | 62.9% | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people | 62.42024 | 189/210 | 39/48 | 0.0 | 56.5 | 80.1 | −4.4%since 2014 | 90.4 | 89.9 | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people | 3.02024 | 150/208 | 9/48 | · | 0.3 | 1.2 | +436%since 2014 | 1.1 | 5.0 | 20.1 | |
| Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people | 0.82024 | 175/213 | 18/48 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 1.3 | −78%since 2014 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 9.9 | |
| Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people | 422024 | 185/215 | 25/48 | · | 0 | 32 | +318%since 2014 | 903 | 717 | 16,381 | |
| Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population | 77.7%2024 | 172/215 | 11/48 | 52.9% | 61.4% | 76.8% | +9.1 ppsince 2014 | 55.1% | 91.4% | 91.9% | |
| Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population | 75.1%2024 | 166/211 | 9/47 | 40.1% | 46.2% | 71.0% | +22.7 ppsince 2014 | 35.7% | 88.0% | 84.9% | |
| Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population | 78.9%2024 | 193/213 | 30/48 | 64.1% | 69.7% | 78.8% | +3.1 ppsince 2014 | 82.9% | 96.2% | 97.8% | |
| Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population | 7.0%2024 | 176/192 | 33/48 | 1.0% | 1.0% | 4.0% | +5.0 ppsince 2014 | 22.9% | 63.8% | 75.4% | |
| Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person | 259 kgoe2007 | — | — | · | · | · | — | 476 kgoe | 640 kgoe | 1,892 kgoe |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Internet users+34.7 pp59.1% in 2024
- Fixed broadband+436%3.0 in 2024
- Secure servers+318%42 in 2024
- Electricity access+9.1 pp77.7% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
No rated indicator got worse over the decade.
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
São Tomé and Príncipe and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with São Tomé and Príncipe. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | São Tomé and Príncipe | Nigeria | Gabon | Equatorial Guinea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 59.1%2024 | 41.2%2024 | 68.7%2024 | 63.3%2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions | 62.42024 | 70.82024 | 125.32024 | 49.52022 |
| Fixed broadband | 3.02024 | 0.12024 | 4.72024 | 0.12022 |
| Fixed telephone | 0.82024 | 0.02024 | 2.62024 | 0.62022 |
| Secure servers | 422024 | 982024 | 872024 | 672024 |
| Electricity access | 77.7%2024 | 62.5%2024 | 95.1%2024 | 65.1%2024 |
| Electricity access, rural | 75.1%2024 | 23.5%2024 | 51.3%2024 | 5.1%2024 |
| Electricity access, urban | 78.9%2024 | 85.5%2024 | 99.0%2024 | 89.3%2024 |
| Clean cooking | 7.0%2024 | 28.0%2024 | 93.0%2024 | 50.0%2024 |