Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient was 3,721 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data in Sao Tome and Principe, 1820–2017
Source: Various sources (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data in Sao Tome and Principe is 3,721, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 46.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 3,721 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 570.66, in 1929.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 122nd out of 160 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 1,655 | — |
| 1850 | 1,452 | -12.3% |
| 1870 | 1,792 | +23.4% |
| 1890 | 1,844 | +2.9% |
| 1910 | 2,005 | +8.7% |
| 1929 | 570.66 | -71.5% |
| 1950 | 1,278 | +124.0% |
| 1960 | 1,352 | +5.8% |
| 1970 | 2,243 | +65.9% |
| 1980 | 3,182 | +41.9% |
| 1990 | 2,217 | -30.3% |
| 2000 | 2,219 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 2,533 | +14.2% |
| 2010 | 3,093 | +22.1% |
| 2017 | 3,721 | +20.3% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 3,721 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,205, 88% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 3,721 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,331, 1.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient in Sao Tome and Principe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +124.0% | 570.66 | 1,278 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 1,655 | 1,655 | 1,655 | 1 |
| 1850s | 1,452 | 1,452 | 1,452 | 1 |
| 1870s | 1,792 | 1,792 | 1,792 | 1 |
| 1890s | 1,844 | 1,844 | 1,844 | 1 |
| 1910s | 2,005 | 2,005 | 2,005 | 1 |
| 1920s | 570.66 | 570.66 | 570.66 | 1 |
| 1950s | 1,278 | 1,278 | 1,278 | 1 |
| 1960s | 1,352 | 1,352 | 1,352 | 1 |
| 1970s | 2,243 | 2,243 | 2,243 | 1 |
| 1980s | 3,182 | 3,182 | 3,182 | 1 |
| 1990s | 2,217 | 2,217 | 2,217 | 1 |
| 2000s | 2,376 | 2,219 | 2,533 | 2 |
| 2010s | 3,407 | 3,093 | 3,721 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 119 Tajikistan 4,205 compare
- 120 Ghana 4,104 compare
- 121 Bangladesh 3,837 compare
- 123 Cote d'Ivoire 3,559 compare
- 124 Zambia 3,498 compare
- 125 Mauritania 3,431 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.64 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,004 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -0.02 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 11.48 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 11.5% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data in Sao Tome and Principe was 3,721 in 2017, according to Various sources (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 3,721 in 2017.
- What is the lowest use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 570.66 in 1929.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 122nd out of 160 countries with data for 2017.
- Is use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Various sources (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
In order to produce global estimates of historical poverty trends we have interpolated or extrapolated inequality data for missing observations. Green indicates observations of the Gini coefficient available in the original source.