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Sao Tome and Principe

Name: World Residence Index 2026 scores for Sao Tome and Principe
Published: 2026

Region: Central Africa
Capital: São Tomé
Currency: São Tomé & Príncipe Dobra (STN)
Density: 228 / km²

WRI Score 2026

52.9

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 161st
In Africa: 19th
Ranked: 211

Parameter Breakdown · 2026

The nine components behind the score.

Every parameter is scored 1–100, higher is better, equally weighted; their sum normalises to the 0–100 WRI Score.

Personal Income Tax · 100 = no income tax Top rate 25%· KPMG / EY
50.5
Above-average top marginal rate.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 228 / km²· UN WPP
28.9
Among the most densely populated places on the list.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $4,591· IMF WEO 2026
22.0
Among the lowest per-capita output levels on this list.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 71 years· WHO / UN
44.6
Below-average life expectancy.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.1 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
34.7
Limited tourism infrastructure relative to population.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 14%· ILO / SECO
48.3
Elevated unemployment.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 0% of GDP· SIPRI
100.0
Minimal defence spending relative to output.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
55.4
Moderate safety and rule-of-law composite.
Ideological Neutrality · 100 = most ideologically neutral WRI rubric composite· WRI rubric
96.0
Among the highest ideological-neutrality scores on this list.

Where it sits

Among the world's elite tier.

Sao Tome and Principe holds 161st of 211 with a WRI Score of 52.90 — sits in the lower tier of the index. Its profile is defined by near-perfect military posture (100) and ideological neutrality (96), offset by GDP per capita, a clear structural constraint.