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São Tomé and Príncipe · Infrastructure & transportation

Transport networks, passengers, freight and access.

10 indicators · 7 with data

Air

Air transport, passengers carried

passengers

143rd of 149 · 28th in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Air transport, passengers carriedSão Tomé and Príncipe's air transport, passengers carried rose from 9,000 in 1986 to 38,767 in 2023.1990200020102020020k40k60k38,767

São Tomé and Príncipe's air transport, passengers carried rose from 9,000 in 1986 to 38,767 in 2023.

Air transport, freight

million tonne-km

114th of 137 · 17th in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Air transport, freightSão Tomé and Príncipe's air transport, freight rose from 0.1 in 2000 to 0.8 in 2023.2000200520102015202000.200.400.600.8010.8

São Tomé and Príncipe's air transport, freight rose from 0.1 in 2000 to 0.8 in 2023.

Shipping

Container port traffic

TEU (20-foot equivalent units)

136th of 162 · 28th in Sub-Saharan Africa*
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Container port trafficSão Tomé and Príncipe's container port traffic rose from 27,477 in 2010 to 49,553 in 2019.2010201220142016201820k40k60k80k100k49,553

São Tomé and Príncipe's container port traffic rose from 27,477 in 2010 to 49,553 in 2019.

Liner shipping connectivity index

index (maximum value in 2004 = 100)

149th of 165 · 29th in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Liner shipping connectivity indexSão Tomé and Príncipe's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 3.7 in 2006 to 4.9 in 2021.20102015202002464.9

São Tomé and Príncipe's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 3.7 in 2006 to 4.9 in 2021.

Logistics

Logistics performance index, overall

score (1 = low, 5 = high)

88th of 159 · 7th in Sub-Saharan Africa*
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Logistics performance index, overallSão Tomé and Príncipe's logistics performance index, overall fell from 2.9 in 2007 to 2.7 in 2018.2008201020122014201620182.22.42.62.82.7

São Tomé and Príncipe's logistics performance index, overall fell from 2.9 in 2007 to 2.7 in 2018.

Access

Access to electricity (% of population)

% of population

172nd of 215 · 11th in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Access to electricity (% of population)São Tomé and Príncipe's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 52.9 % in 2000 to 77.7 % in 2024.2000200520102015202040%50%60%70%80%90%77.7 %

São Tomé and Príncipe's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 52.9 % in 2000 to 77.7 % in 2024.

Mortality

Mortality caused by road traffic injury

per 100,000 people

148th of 183 · 21st in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Mortality caused by road traffic injurySão Tomé and Príncipe's mortality caused by road traffic injury rose from 12.3 /100k in 2000 to 27.9 /100k in 2019.20002005201020155101520253027.9 /100k

São Tomé and Príncipe's mortality caused by road traffic injury rose from 12.3 /100k in 2000 to 27.9 /100k in 2019.

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