Human development index vs mean male height in Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe: Human development index vs mean male height was 0.637 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.637
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
141st
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.637
in 2023
All-time low
0.535
in 2005
Years of data
19
2005–2023

Human development index vs mean male height in Sao Tome and Principe, 2005–2023

00.20.40.62005201420232005: 0.5352006: 0.5462007: 0.5522008: 0.5572009: 0.5612010: 0.5642011: 0.5692012: 0.5742013: 0.5852014: 0.5962015: 0.6082016: 0.6132017: 0.6172018: 0.6212019: 0.6252020: 0.6282021: 0.6312022: 0.6362023: 0.637

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, human development index vs mean male height in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 0.637. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human development index vs mean male height in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.637 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.535, in 2005.

That places Sao Tome and Principe 141st out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Human development index vs mean male height in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year

Annual values for Human development index vs mean male height in Sao Tome and Principe, 2005 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2005 0.535
2006 0.546 +2.1%
2007 0.552 +1.1%
2008 0.557 +0.9%
2009 0.561 +0.7%
2010 0.564 +0.5%
2011 0.569 +0.9%
2012 0.574 +0.9%
2013 0.585 +1.9%
2014 0.596 +1.9%
2015 0.608 +2.0%
2016 0.613 +0.8%
2017 0.617 +0.7%
2018 0.621 +0.6%
2019 0.625 +0.6%
2020 0.628 +0.5%
2021 0.631 +0.5%
2022 0.636 +0.8%
2023 0.637 +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5502 0.535 0.561 5
2010s 0.5972 0.564 0.625 10
2020s 0.633 0.628 0.637 4

Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe

  1. 138 Congo 0.649 compare
  2. 139 Honduras 0.645 compare
  3. 140 Kiribati 0.644 compare
  4. 142 Timor-Leste 0.634 compare
  5. 143 Ghana 0.628 compare
  6. 143 Kenya 0.628 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is human development index vs mean male height in Sao Tome and Principe?
Human development index vs mean male height in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.637 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest human development index vs mean male height recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The highest recorded value was 0.637 in 2023.
What is the lowest human development index vs mean male height recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The lowest recorded value was 0.535 in 2005.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for human development index vs mean male height?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 141st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is human development index vs mean male height rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human development index vs mean male height. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Human development index vs mean male height
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 5,938 data points, 1990–2023
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