New Caledonia vs Sao Tome and Principe: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita
New Caledonia
0.6817 people per person
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
0.6917 people per person
in 2025
New Caledonia rank
97th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
94th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita over time
- New Caledonia
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.6917 people per person against 0.6817 people per person in New Caledonia, a difference of 0.01 people per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was New Caledonia ahead.
New Caledonia ranks 97th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 94th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Caledonia averaged higher in 5 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Caledonia | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4345 people per person | 0.214 people per person | 0.2205 people per person | New Caledonia |
| 1970s | 0.5479 people per person | 0.3153 people per person | 0.2326 people per person | New Caledonia |
| 1980s | 0.5875 people per person | 0.3733 people per person | 0.2142 people per person | New Caledonia |
| 1990s | 0.6028 people per person | 0.4799 people per person | 0.1229 people per person | New Caledonia |
| 2000s | 0.6395 people per person | 0.5881 people per person | 0.0513 people per person | New Caledonia |
| 2010s | 0.6686 people per person | 0.6725 people per person | 0.0039 people per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 0.6769 people per person | 0.6854 people per person | 0.0085 people per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita, New Caledonia or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.6917 people per person against 0.6817 people per person in New Caledonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between New Caledonia and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.01 people per person, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Caledonia and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do New Caledonia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- New Caledonia ranks 97th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 94th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.