India vs Sao Tome and Principe: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
India
169.62 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
164.99 people per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
43rd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
45th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- India
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
India currently reports 169.62 people per square kilometre against 164.99 people per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 4.63 people per square kilometre.
Across all 63 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 43rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 45th of 215 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.82 people per square kilometre | 16.65 people per square kilometre | 14.17 people per square kilometre | India |
| 1970s | 43.64 people per square kilometre | 28.39 people per square kilometre | 15.25 people per square kilometre | India |
| 1980s | 63.17 people per square kilometre | 42.33 people per square kilometre | 20.84 people per square kilometre | India |
| 1990s | 84.81 people per square kilometre | 66.86 people per square kilometre | 17.95 people per square kilometre | India |
| 2000s | 111.7 people per square kilometre | 98.51 people per square kilometre | 13.19 people per square kilometre | India |
| 2010s | 143.76 people per square kilometre | 138.84 people per square kilometre | 4.92 people per square kilometre | India |
| 2020s | 165.27 people per square kilometre | 159.48 people per square kilometre | 5.79 people per square kilometre | India |
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 square kilometre, India or Sao Tome and Principe?
- India, at 169.62 people per square kilometre against 164.99 people per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between India and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 4.63 people per square kilometre, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do India and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- India ranks 43rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 45th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, 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
Number of people living in urban and rural areas 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.