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
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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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.