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
00.050.10.150.20.25199020062023

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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Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre
Unit
Persons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
168 places, 5,582 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.