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
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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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Indicator
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,288 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.