Nigeria vs Sao Tome and Principe: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates
Nigeria
0.2457 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
0.2415 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
34th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
37th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates over time
- Nigeria
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.2457 Persons per square kilometre against 0.2415 Persons per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.0042 Persons per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Nigeria ranks 34th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 37th of 167 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1176 Persons per square kilometre | 0.137 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0195 Persons per square kilometre | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 0.1527 Persons per square kilometre | 0.1667 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0141 Persons per square kilometre | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 0.1997 Persons per square kilometre | 0.2072 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0075 Persons per square kilometre | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 0.2372 Persons per square kilometre | 0.2346 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0026 Persons per square kilometre | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates, Nigeria or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Nigeria, at 0.2457 Persons per square kilometre against 0.2415 Persons per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates between Nigeria and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.0042 Persons per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
- Nigeria ranks 34th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 37th of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.