Years colonized in Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe: Years colonized was 454 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
454
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
3rd
of 159 countries
All-time high
454
in 1975
All-time low
0
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

Years colonized in Sao Tome and Principe, 1462–2022

0100200300400500146217422022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, years colonized in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 454. That is the highest value across all 561 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, years colonized in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 454 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1462.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 3rd of 159 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Years colonized in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year

Annual values for Years colonized in Sao Tome and Principe, 1462 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1462 0 —
1463 0 —
1464 0 —
1465 0 —
1466 0 —
1467 0 —
1468 0 —
1469 0 —
1470 0 —
1471 0 —
1472 0 —
1473 0 —
1474 0 —
1475 0 —
1476 0 —
1477 0 —
1478 0 —
1479 0 —
1480 0 —
1481 0 —
1482 0 —
1483 0 —
1484 0 —
1485 0 —
1486 0 —
1487 0 —
1488 0 —
1489 0 —
1490 0 —
1491 0 —
1492 0 —
1493 0 —
1494 0 —
1495 0 —
1496 0 —
1497 0 —
1498 0 —
1499 0 —
1500 0 —
1501 0 —
1502 0 —
1503 0 —
1504 0 —
1505 0 —
1506 0 —
1507 0 —
1508 0 —
1509 0 —
1510 0 —
1511 0 —
1512 0 —
1513 0 —
1514 0 —
1515 0 —
1516 0 —
1517 0 —
1518 0 —
1519 0 —
1520 0 —
1521 0 —
1522 1 —
1523 2 +100.0%
1524 3 +50.0%
1525 4 +33.3%
1526 5 +25.0%
1527 6 +20.0%
1528 7 +16.7%
1529 8 +14.3%
1530 9 +12.5%
1531 10 +11.1%
1532 11 +10.0%
1533 12 +9.1%
1534 13 +8.3%
1535 14 +7.7%
1536 15 +7.1%
1537 16 +6.7%
1538 17 +6.2%
1539 18 +5.9%
1540 19 +5.6%
1541 20 +5.3%
1542 21 +5.0%
1543 22 +4.8%
1544 23 +4.5%
1545 24 +4.3%
1546 25 +4.2%
1547 26 +4.0%
1548 27 +3.8%
1549 28 +3.7%
1550 29 +3.6%
1551 30 +3.4%
1552 31 +3.3%
1553 32 +3.2%
1554 33 +3.1%
1555 34 +3.0%
1556 35 +2.9%
1557 36 +2.9%
1558 37 +2.8%
1559 38 +2.7%
1560 39 +2.6%
1561 40 +2.6%
1562 41 +2.5%
1563 42 +2.4%
1564 43 +2.4%
1565 44 +2.3%
1566 45 +2.3%
1567 46 +2.2%
1568 47 +2.2%
1569 48 +2.1%
1570 49 +2.1%
1571 50 +2.0%
1572 51 +2.0%
1573 52 +2.0%
1574 53 +1.9%
1575 54 +1.9%
1576 55 +1.9%
1577 56 +1.8%
1578 57 +1.8%
1579 58 +1.8%
1580 59 +1.7%
1581 60 +1.7%
1582 61 +1.7%
1583 62 +1.6%
1584 63 +1.6%
1585 64 +1.6%
1586 65 +1.6%
1587 66 +1.5%
1588 67 +1.5%
1589 68 +1.5%
1590 69 +1.5%
1591 70 +1.4%
1592 71 +1.4%
1593 72 +1.4%
1594 73 +1.4%
1595 74 +1.4%
1596 75 +1.4%
1597 76 +1.3%
1598 77 +1.3%
1599 78 +1.3%
1600 79 +1.3%
1601 80 +1.3%
1602 81 +1.2%
1603 82 +1.2%
1604 83 +1.2%
1605 84 +1.2%
1606 85 +1.2%
1607 86 +1.2%
1608 87 +1.2%
1609 88 +1.1%
1610 89 +1.1%
1611 90 +1.1%
1612 91 +1.1%
1613 92 +1.1%
1614 93 +1.1%
1615 94 +1.1%
1616 95 +1.1%
1617 96 +1.1%
1618 97 +1.0%
1619 98 +1.0%
1620 99 +1.0%
1621 100 +1.0%
1622 101 +1.0%
1623 102 +1.0%
1624 103 +1.0%
1625 104 +1.0%
1626 105 +1.0%
1627 106 +1.0%
1628 107 +0.9%
1629 108 +0.9%
1630 109 +0.9%
1631 110 +0.9%
1632 111 +0.9%
1633 112 +0.9%
1634 113 +0.9%
1635 114 +0.9%
1636 115 +0.9%
1637 116 +0.9%
1638 117 +0.9%
1639 118 +0.9%
1640 119 +0.8%
1641 120 +0.8%
1642 121 +0.8%
1643 122 +0.8%
1644 123 +0.8%
1645 124 +0.8%
1646 125 +0.8%
1647 126 +0.8%
1648 127 +0.8%
1649 128 +0.8%
1650 129 +0.8%
1651 130 +0.8%
1652 131 +0.8%
1653 132 +0.8%
1654 133 +0.8%
1655 134 +0.8%
1656 135 +0.7%
1657 136 +0.7%
1658 137 +0.7%
1659 138 +0.7%
1660 139 +0.7%
1661 140 +0.7%
1662 141 +0.7%
1663 142 +0.7%
1664 143 +0.7%
1665 144 +0.7%
1666 145 +0.7%
1667 146 +0.7%
1668 147 +0.7%
1669 148 +0.7%
1670 149 +0.7%
1671 150 +0.7%
1672 151 +0.7%
1673 152 +0.7%
1674 153 +0.7%
1675 154 +0.7%
1676 155 +0.6%
1677 156 +0.6%
1678 157 +0.6%
1679 158 +0.6%
1680 159 +0.6%
1681 160 +0.6%
1682 161 +0.6%
1683 162 +0.6%
1684 163 +0.6%
1685 164 +0.6%
1686 165 +0.6%
1687 166 +0.6%
1688 167 +0.6%
1689 168 +0.6%
1690 169 +0.6%
1691 170 +0.6%
1692 171 +0.6%
1693 172 +0.6%
1694 173 +0.6%
1695 174 +0.6%
1696 175 +0.6%
1697 176 +0.6%
1698 177 +0.6%
1699 178 +0.6%
1700 179 +0.6%
1701 180 +0.6%
1702 181 +0.6%
1703 182 +0.6%
1704 183 +0.5%
1705 184 +0.5%
1706 185 +0.5%
1707 186 +0.5%
1708 187 +0.5%
1709 188 +0.5%
1710 189 +0.5%
1711 190 +0.5%
1712 191 +0.5%
1713 192 +0.5%
1714 193 +0.5%
1715 194 +0.5%
1716 195 +0.5%
1717 196 +0.5%
1718 197 +0.5%
1719 198 +0.5%
1720 199 +0.5%
1721 200 +0.5%
1722 201 +0.5%
1723 202 +0.5%
1724 203 +0.5%
1725 204 +0.5%
1726 205 +0.5%
1727 206 +0.5%
1728 207 +0.5%
1729 208 +0.5%
1730 209 +0.5%
1731 210 +0.5%
1732 211 +0.5%
1733 212 +0.5%
1734 213 +0.5%
1735 214 +0.5%
1736 215 +0.5%
1737 216 +0.5%
1738 217 +0.5%
1739 218 +0.5%
1740 219 +0.5%
1741 220 +0.5%
1742 221 +0.5%
1743 222 +0.5%
1744 223 +0.5%
1745 224 +0.4%
1746 225 +0.4%
1747 226 +0.4%
1748 227 +0.4%
1749 228 +0.4%
1750 229 +0.4%
1751 230 +0.4%
1752 231 +0.4%
1753 232 +0.4%
1754 233 +0.4%
1755 234 +0.4%
1756 235 +0.4%
1757 236 +0.4%
1758 237 +0.4%
1759 238 +0.4%
1760 239 +0.4%
1761 240 +0.4%
1762 241 +0.4%
1763 242 +0.4%
1764 243 +0.4%
1765 244 +0.4%
1766 245 +0.4%
1767 246 +0.4%
1768 247 +0.4%
1769 248 +0.4%
1770 249 +0.4%
1771 250 +0.4%
1772 251 +0.4%
1773 252 +0.4%
1774 253 +0.4%
1775 254 +0.4%
1776 255 +0.4%
1777 256 +0.4%
1778 257 +0.4%
1779 258 +0.4%
1780 259 +0.4%
1781 260 +0.4%
1782 261 +0.4%
1783 262 +0.4%
1784 263 +0.4%
1785 264 +0.4%
1786 265 +0.4%
1787 266 +0.4%
1788 267 +0.4%
1789 268 +0.4%
1790 269 +0.4%
1791 270 +0.4%
1792 271 +0.4%
1793 272 +0.4%
1794 273 +0.4%
1795 274 +0.4%
1796 275 +0.4%
1797 276 +0.4%
1798 277 +0.4%
1799 278 +0.4%
1800 279 +0.4%
1801 280 +0.4%
1802 281 +0.4%
1803 282 +0.4%
1804 283 +0.4%
1805 284 +0.4%
1806 285 +0.4%
1807 286 +0.4%
1808 287 +0.3%
1809 288 +0.3%
1810 289 +0.3%
1811 290 +0.3%
1812 291 +0.3%
1813 292 +0.3%
1814 293 +0.3%
1815 294 +0.3%
1816 295 +0.3%
1817 296 +0.3%
1818 297 +0.3%
1819 298 +0.3%
1820 299 +0.3%
1821 300 +0.3%
1822 301 +0.3%
1823 302 +0.3%
1824 303 +0.3%
1825 304 +0.3%
1826 305 +0.3%
1827 306 +0.3%
1828 307 +0.3%
1829 308 +0.3%
1830 309 +0.3%
1831 310 +0.3%
1832 311 +0.3%
1833 312 +0.3%
1834 313 +0.3%
1835 314 +0.3%
1836 315 +0.3%
1837 316 +0.3%
1838 317 +0.3%
1839 318 +0.3%
1840 319 +0.3%
1841 320 +0.3%
1842 321 +0.3%
1843 322 +0.3%
1844 323 +0.3%
1845 324 +0.3%
1846 325 +0.3%
1847 326 +0.3%
1848 327 +0.3%
1849 328 +0.3%
1850 329 +0.3%
1851 330 +0.3%
1852 331 +0.3%
1853 332 +0.3%
1854 333 +0.3%
1855 334 +0.3%
1856 335 +0.3%
1857 336 +0.3%
1858 337 +0.3%
1859 338 +0.3%
1860 339 +0.3%
1861 340 +0.3%
1862 341 +0.3%
1863 342 +0.3%
1864 343 +0.3%
1865 344 +0.3%
1866 345 +0.3%
1867 346 +0.3%
1868 347 +0.3%
1869 348 +0.3%
1870 349 +0.3%
1871 350 +0.3%
1872 351 +0.3%
1873 352 +0.3%
1874 353 +0.3%
1875 354 +0.3%
1876 355 +0.3%
1877 356 +0.3%
1878 357 +0.3%
1879 358 +0.3%
1880 359 +0.3%
1881 360 +0.3%
1882 361 +0.3%
1883 362 +0.3%
1884 363 +0.3%
1885 364 +0.3%
1886 365 +0.3%
1887 366 +0.3%
1888 367 +0.3%
1889 368 +0.3%
1890 369 +0.3%
1891 370 +0.3%
1892 371 +0.3%
1893 372 +0.3%
1894 373 +0.3%
1895 374 +0.3%
1896 375 +0.3%
1897 376 +0.3%
1898 377 +0.3%
1899 378 +0.3%
1900 379 +0.3%
1901 380 +0.3%
1902 381 +0.3%
1903 382 +0.3%
1904 383 +0.3%
1905 384 +0.3%
1906 385 +0.3%
1907 386 +0.3%
1908 387 +0.3%
1909 388 +0.3%
1910 389 +0.3%
1911 390 +0.3%
1912 391 +0.3%
1913 392 +0.3%
1914 393 +0.3%
1915 394 +0.3%
1916 395 +0.3%
1917 396 +0.3%
1918 397 +0.3%
1919 398 +0.3%
1920 399 +0.3%
1921 400 +0.3%
1922 401 +0.2%
1923 402 +0.2%
1924 403 +0.2%
1925 404 +0.2%
1926 405 +0.2%
1927 406 +0.2%
1928 407 +0.2%
1929 408 +0.2%
1930 409 +0.2%
1931 410 +0.2%
1932 411 +0.2%
1933 412 +0.2%
1934 413 +0.2%
1935 414 +0.2%
1936 415 +0.2%
1937 416 +0.2%
1938 417 +0.2%
1939 418 +0.2%
1940 419 +0.2%
1941 420 +0.2%
1942 421 +0.2%
1943 422 +0.2%
1944 423 +0.2%
1945 424 +0.2%
1946 425 +0.2%
1947 426 +0.2%
1948 427 +0.2%
1949 428 +0.2%
1950 429 +0.2%
1951 430 +0.2%
1952 431 +0.2%
1953 432 +0.2%
1954 433 +0.2%
1955 434 +0.2%
1956 435 +0.2%
1957 436 +0.2%
1958 437 +0.2%
1959 438 +0.2%
1960 439 +0.2%
1961 440 +0.2%
1962 441 +0.2%
1963 442 +0.2%
1964 443 +0.2%
1965 444 +0.2%
1966 445 +0.2%
1967 446 +0.2%
1968 447 +0.2%
1969 448 +0.2%
1970 449 +0.2%
1971 450 +0.2%
1972 451 +0.2%
1973 452 +0.2%
1974 453 +0.2%
1975 454 +0.2%
1976 454 +0.0%
1977 454 +0.0%
1978 454 +0.0%
1979 454 +0.0%
1980 454 +0.0%
1981 454 +0.0%
1982 454 +0.0%
1983 454 +0.0%
1984 454 +0.0%
1985 454 +0.0%
1986 454 +0.0%
1987 454 +0.0%
1988 454 +0.0%
1989 454 +0.0%
1990 454 +0.0%
1991 454 +0.0%
1992 454 +0.0%
1993 454 +0.0%
1994 454 +0.0%
1995 454 +0.0%
1996 454 +0.0%
1997 454 +0.0%
1998 454 +0.0%
1999 454 +0.0%
2000 454 +0.0%
2001 454 +0.0%
2002 454 +0.0%
2003 454 +0.0%
2004 454 +0.0%
2005 454 +0.0%
2006 454 +0.0%
2007 454 +0.0%
2008 454 +0.0%
2009 454 +0.0%
2010 454 +0.0%
2011 454 +0.0%
2012 454 +0.0%
2013 454 +0.0%
2014 454 +0.0%
2015 454 +0.0%
2016 454 +0.0%
2017 454 +0.0%
2018 454 +0.0%
2019 454 +0.0%
2020 454 +0.0%
2021 454 +0.0%
2022 454 +0.0%

Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries

  • Sao Tome and Principe's 454 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 72.5, 6.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Sao Tome and Principe's 454 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70, 6.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years colonized 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.

YearChange FromTo
1523 +100.0% 1 2
1524 +50.0% 2 3
1525 +33.3% 3 4
1526 +25.0% 4 5

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1460s 0 0 0 8
1470s 0 0 0 10
1480s 0 0 0 10
1490s 0 0 0 10
1500s 0 0 0 10
1510s 0 0 0 10
1520s 3.6 0 8 10
1530s 13.5 9 18 10
1540s 23.5 19 28 10
1550s 33.5 29 38 10
1560s 43.5 39 48 10
1570s 53.5 49 58 10
1580s 63.5 59 68 10
1590s 73.5 69 78 10
1600s 83.5 79 88 10
1610s 93.5 89 98 10
1620s 103.5 99 108 10
1630s 113.5 109 118 10
1640s 123.5 119 128 10
1650s 133.5 129 138 10
1660s 143.5 139 148 10
1670s 153.5 149 158 10
1680s 163.5 159 168 10
1690s 173.5 169 178 10
1700s 183.5 179 188 10
1710s 193.5 189 198 10
1720s 203.5 199 208 10
1730s 213.5 209 218 10
1740s 223.5 219 228 10
1750s 233.5 229 238 10
1760s 243.5 239 248 10
1770s 253.5 249 258 10
1780s 263.5 259 268 10
1790s 273.5 269 278 10
1800s 283.5 279 288 10
1810s 293.5 289 298 10
1820s 303.5 299 308 10
1830s 313.5 309 318 10
1840s 323.5 319 328 10
1850s 333.5 329 338 10
1860s 343.5 339 348 10
1870s 353.5 349 358 10
1880s 363.5 359 368 10
1890s 373.5 369 378 10
1900s 383.5 379 388 10
1910s 393.5 389 398 10
1920s 403.5 399 408 10
1930s 413.5 409 418 10
1940s 423.5 419 428 10
1950s 433.5 429 438 10
1960s 443.5 439 448 10
1970s 452.5 449 454 10
1980s 454 454 454 10
1990s 454 454 454 10
2000s 454 454 454 10
2010s 454 454 454 10
2020s 454 454 454 3

Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe

  1. 1 Cape Verde 514 compare
  2. 2 Belize 458 compare
  3. 3 Jamaica 454 compare
  4. 5 Ghana 426 compare
  5. 6 Angola 400 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is years colonized in Sao Tome and Principe?
Years colonized in Sao Tome and Principe was 454 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest years colonized recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The highest recorded value was 454 in 1975.
What is the lowest years colonized recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1462.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for years colonized?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 3rd out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years colonized rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years colonized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Years colonized
Source
Our World in Data
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Coverage
159 places, 88,747 data points, 1462–2022
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