Nigeria vs Sao Tome and Principe: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

Nigeria
155.57 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
164.99 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
48th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
45th

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time

  • Nigeria
  • Sao Tome and Principe
050100150196119922023

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 164.99 people per square kilometre against 155.57 people per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 9.42 people per square kilometre.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 48th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 45th of 215 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1960s 9.48 people per square kilometre 16.65 people per square kilometre 7.18 people per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
1970s 16.29 people per square kilometre 28.39 people per square kilometre 12.1 people per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 28.64 people per square kilometre 42.33 people per square kilometre 13.69 people per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 46.88 people per square kilometre 66.86 people per square kilometre 19.98 people per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 74.52 people per square kilometre 98.51 people per square kilometre 23.99 people per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 114.67 people per square kilometre 138.84 people per square kilometre 24.17 people per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 147.92 people per square kilometre 159.48 people per square kilometre 11.55 people per square kilometre 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 square kilometre, Nigeria or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 164.99 people per square kilometre against 155.57 people per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Nigeria and Sao Tome and Principe?
9.42 people per square kilometre, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sao Tome and Principe?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Nigeria ranks 48th 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.