Haiti vs Sao Tome and Principe: Population density
Haiti
549.75 people per km²
in 2100
Sao Tome and Principe
556.27 people per km²
in 2100
Haiti rank
27th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
26th
Population density over time
- Haiti
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 556.27 people per km² against 549.75 people per km² in Haiti, a difference of 6.52 people per km².
The two have swapped places 4 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Haiti ranks 27th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 26th of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 32 and Sao Tome and Principe in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.9556 people per km² | 1.4 people per km² | 0.4454 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1100s | 1.43 people per km² | 1.75 people per km² | 0.3176 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1200s | 2.15 people per km² | 2.19 people per km² | 0.0384 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1300s | 3.23 people per km² | 2.74 people per km² | 0.4888 people per km² | Haiti |
| 1400s | 4.84 people per km² | 3.42 people per km² | 1.42 people per km² | Haiti |
| 1500s | 7.26 people per km² | 4.28 people per km² | 2.98 people per km² | Haiti |
| 1600s | 1.44 people per km² | 5.34 people per km² | 3.9 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1700s | 1.8 people per km² | 6.68 people per km² | 4.88 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1710s | 2.25 people per km² | 7.26 people per km² | 5.01 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1720s | 2.82 people per km² | 7.91 people per km² | 5.09 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1730s | 3.52 people per km² | 8.62 people per km² | 5.1 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1740s | 4.4 people per km² | 9.41 people per km² | 5 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1750s | 5.5 people per km² | 10.27 people per km² | 4.77 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1760s | 6.88 people per km² | 11.24 people per km² | 4.36 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1770s | 8.6 people per km² | 12.3 people per km² | 3.7 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1780s | 10.75 people per km² | 13.47 people per km² | 2.73 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1790s | 13.43 people per km² | 14.78 people per km² | 1.35 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1800s | 19.74 people per km² | 23.68 people per km² | 3.94 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1810s | 23.74 people per km² | 23.68 people per km² | 0.0582 people per km² | Haiti |
| 1820s | 27.27 people per km² | 24.46 people per km² | 2.81 people per km² | Haiti |
| 1830s | 29.76 people per km² | 26.24 people per km² | 3.52 people per km² | Haiti |
| 1840s | 32.46 people per km² | 28.16 people per km² | 4.3 people per km² | Haiti |
| 1850s | 35.76 people per km² | 30.25 people per km² | 5.51 people per km² | Haiti |
| 1860s | 39.86 people per km² | 32.55 people per km² | 7.31 people per km² | Haiti |
| 1870s | 44.42 people per km² | 35.01 people per km² | 9.41 people per km² | Haiti |
| 1880s | 49.5 people per km² | 37.66 people per km² | 11.84 people per km² | Haiti |
| 1890s | 55.16 people per km² | 40.54 people per km² | 14.62 people per km² | Haiti |
| 1900s | 62.81 people per km² | 50.71 people per km² | 12.1 people per km² | Haiti |
| 1910s | 73.69 people per km² | 60.75 people per km² | 12.94 people per km² | Haiti |
| 1920s | 85.48 people per km² | 61.2 people per km² | 24.29 people per km² | Haiti |
| 1930s | 97.31 people per km² | 63.94 people per km² | 33.38 people per km² | Haiti |
| 1940s | 110.09 people per km² | 63.94 people per km² | 46.16 people per km² | Haiti |
| 1950s | 127.51 people per km² | 66.9 people per km² | 60.6 people per km² | Haiti |
| 1960s | 152.15 people per km² | 74.58 people per km² | 77.57 people per km² | Haiti |
| 1970s | 183.56 people per km² | 89.85 people per km² | 93.7 people per km² | Haiti |
| 1980s | 222.93 people per km² | 112.84 people per km² | 110.09 people per km² | Haiti |
| 1990s | 272 people per km² | 138.97 people per km² | 133.03 people per km² | Haiti |
| 2000s | 326.23 people per km² | 166.73 people per km² | 159.5 people per km² | Haiti |
| 2010s | 379.04 people per km² | 206.4 people per km² | 172.64 people per km² | Haiti |
| 2020s | 429.49 people per km² | 248.07 people per km² | 181.41 people per km² | Haiti |
| 2030s | 475.27 people per km² | 299.55 people per km² | 175.72 people per km² | Haiti |
| 2040s | 515.01 people per km² | 352.4 people per km² | 162.61 people per km² | Haiti |
| 2050s | 545.76 people per km² | 402.22 people per km² | 143.54 people per km² | Haiti |
| 2060s | 564.04 people per km² | 448.91 people per km² | 115.13 people per km² | Haiti |
| 2070s | 570.14 people per km² | 489.98 people per km² | 80.16 people per km² | Haiti |
| 2080s | 567.01 people per km² | 522.81 people per km² | 44.2 people per km² | Haiti |
| 2090s | 557.14 people per km² | 546.75 people per km² | 10.39 people per km² | Haiti |
| 2100s | 549.75 people per km² | 556.27 people per km² | 6.52 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Haiti or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 556.27 people per km² against 549.75 people per km² in Haiti as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Haiti and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 6.52 people per km², with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Haiti and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for population density?
- Haiti ranks 27th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 26th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.