| Attribute |
Sao Tome and Principe × | 
Cook Islands × |
| Geography | | |
| Area (km²) | 964 | 236 |
| Continent | Africa | Australia |
| Land area (km²) | 964 | 236 |
| Water area (km²) | 0 | 0 |
| Land boundaries (km) | 0 | 0 |
| Coastline (km) | 209 | 120 |
| Lowest point (m) | 0 | 0 |
| Highest point (m) | 2,024 | 652 |
| People | | |
| Population | 211,122 | 8,574 |
| Official languages | | - Cook Islands Maori (Rarotongan)
- English
|
| Religion | Catholic | Protestant |
| Government | | |
| Long country name | Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe | - |
| Short country name | Sao Tome and Principe | Cook Islands |
| Long local name | Republica Democratica de Sao Tome e Principe | - |
| Short local name | Sao Tome e Principe | - |
| Former name | - | |
| Government type | Semi-presidential republic | Self-governing parliamentary democracy |
| Capital | Sao Tome | Avarua |
| Economy | | |
| GDP (PPP) (USD) | 686,000,000 | 299,900,000 |
| GDP (OER) (USD) | 393,000,000 | 299,900,000 |
| GDP (real growth rate) (%) | 3.9 | 0.1 |
| GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 3,200 | 16,700 |
| Gross national saving (% of GDP) | 18.7 | - |
| Labor force | 72,600 | 6,820 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 12.2 | 13.1 |
| Population below poverty line (%) | 66.2 | - |
| Budget revenues (USD) | 103,000,000 | 86,900,000 |
| Budget expenditures (USD) | 112,400,000 | 77,900,000 |
| Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 26.2 | 29 |
| Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | -2.4 | 3 |
| Public debt (% of GDP) | 88.4 | - |
| Inflation rate (%) | 5.7 | 2.2 |
| Central bank discount rate (%) | 16 | - |
| Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 19.61 | - |
| Stock of narrow money (USD) | 75,380,000 | 38,990,000 |
| Stock of broad money (USD) | 75,380,000 | 148,200,000 |
| Stock of domestic credit (USD) | 96,030,000 | - |
| Current account balance (USD) | -32,000,000 | 26,670,000 |
| Exports (USD) | 15,600,000 | 3,125,000 |
| Imports (USD) | 127,700,000 | 109,300,000 |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 58,950,000 | - |
| External debt (USD) | 292,900,000 | 141,000,000 |
| National currency | dobras | NZ dollars |
| National currency (code) | STD | NZD |
| National currency (symbol) | Db | $ |
| National currency rate to USD | 22 | 1.416 |