Country scorecard
São Tomé and Príncipe
Africa · 230K people
ALPS
1.04
languages per person
#210 of 235 most multilingual
GLCI
5%
globally connected
Largely monolingual — the average person here speaks 1.0 languages.
Most connected partners
Where a random person from São Tomé and Príncipe is most likely to share a language — the pair GLCI.
- 🇵🇹 Portugal98%
- 🇧🇷 Brazil98%
- 🇦🇴 Angola98%
What people speak
Share of the population with at least conversational (A2+) command.
- Portuguese99%
- English5%
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