Korea vs Sao Tome and Principe: Annual growth of GDP per employed person
Korea
0.7%
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
0.6%
in 2025
Korea rank
143rd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
145th
Annual growth of GDP per employed person over time
- Korea
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Korea currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.2 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 143rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 145th of 187 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.6% | 2.4% | 1.2% | Korea |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 0.6% | 1.1% | Korea |
| 2020s | 0.9% | -1.0% | 1.9% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth of gdp per employed person, Korea or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Korea, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth of gdp per employed person between Korea and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.1%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for annual growth of gdp per employed person?
- Korea ranks 143rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 145th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual growth of GDP per employed person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%).