What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Sao Tome and Principe?

0.6%, with Bolivia, Plurinational State of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Sao Tome and Principe?

108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urbanized areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of vs Sao Tome and Principe: Share of population living in urbanized areas

Bolivia, Plurinational State of

72.1%

in 2025

Sao Tome and Principe

71.5%

in 2025

Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank

82nd

Sao Tome and Principe rank

83rd

Share of population living in urbanized areas over time

Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Bolivia, Plurinational State of currently reports 72.1% against 71.5% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.6%.

Across all 108 years both countries report, Bolivia, Plurinational State of has been ahead every year.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 82nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 83rd of 202 countries.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1000s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1100s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1200s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1300s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1400s	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1500s	0.2%	0.1%	0.0%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1600s	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1700s	1.5%	1.3%	0.2%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1710s	1.8%	1.5%	0.2%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1720s	2.0%	1.7%	0.3%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1730s	2.2%	1.8%	0.4%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1740s	2.5%	2.0%	0.5%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1750s	2.8%	2.2%	0.6%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1760s	3.2%	2.4%	0.8%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1770s	3.6%	2.6%	0.9%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1780s	4.0%	2.9%	1.1%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1790s	4.5%	3.1%	1.4%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1800s	5.1%	3.4%	1.6%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1810s	5.7%	3.8%	1.9%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1820s	6.4%	4.1%	2.3%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1830s	7.2%	4.5%	2.7%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1840s	8.1%	5.0%	3.2%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1850s	9.2%	5.4%	3.7%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1860s	10.3%	5.9%	4.4%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1870s	11.6%	6.5%	5.1%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1880s	13.0%	7.1%	5.9%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1890s	14.7%	7.8%	6.8%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1900s	16.5%	8.6%	7.9%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1910s	18.6%	9.4%	9.2%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1920s	20.9%	10.3%	10.6%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1930s	23.5%	11.2%	12.2%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1940s	26.4%	12.3%	14.1%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1950s	31.3%	14.6%	16.7%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1960s	35.0%	21.4%	13.6%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1970s	40.7%	31.3%	9.4%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1980s	50.0%	37.6%	12.4%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1990s	58.9%	48.1%	10.9%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2000s	64.0%	57.2%	6.8%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2010s	68.3%	65.3%	3.0%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2020s	71.2%	70.3%	0.9%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, Bolivia, Plurinational State of or Sao Tome and Principe?: Bolivia, Plurinational State of, at 72.1% against 71.5% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.6%, with Bolivia, Plurinational State of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Sao Tome and Principe?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?: Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 82nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 83rd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urbanized areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Share of population living in urbanized areas
Unit: %
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Share of population living in urban areas in a country over time.