Statement:
Sao Tome and Principe has a smaller population than Russia

In the Total population rating Sao Tome and Principe holds position #172 2022 out of 205 and Russia is #9 out of 205 2022.

Referencies:

  1. Total population 2022 by Unicef
    The countries in the rating sorted by 'Persons (Thousands)' in descending order.
    Russia 'Persons (Thousands)' value is 144,713.31
    Sao Tome and Principe 'Persons (Thousands)' value is 227.38