Kuwait vs Sao Tome and Principe: Population density
Kuwait
538.83 people per kmĀ²
in 2100
Sao Tome and Principe
556.27 people per kmĀ²
in 2100
Kuwait rank
28th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
26th
Population density over time
- Kuwait
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 556.27 people per kmĀ² against 538.83 people per kmĀ² in Kuwait, a difference of 17.44 people per kmĀ².
The two have swapped places 5 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 28th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 26th of 234 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 9 and Sao Tome and Principe in 39.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 3.87 people per kmĀ² | 1.4 people per kmĀ² | 2.47 people per kmĀ² | Kuwait |
| 1100s | 3.87 people per kmĀ² | 1.75 people per kmĀ² | 2.12 people per kmĀ² | Kuwait |
| 1200s | 3.87 people per kmĀ² | 2.19 people per kmĀ² | 1.68 people per kmĀ² | Kuwait |
| 1300s | 3.87 people per kmĀ² | 2.74 people per kmĀ² | 1.14 people per kmĀ² | Kuwait |
| 1400s | 3.87 people per kmĀ² | 3.42 people per kmĀ² | 0.4523 people per kmĀ² | Kuwait |
| 1500s | 3.87 people per kmĀ² | 4.28 people per kmĀ² | 0.403 people per kmĀ² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1600s | 7.58 people per kmĀ² | 5.34 people per kmĀ² | 2.23 people per kmĀ² | Kuwait |
| 1700s | 6.57 people per kmĀ² | 6.68 people per kmĀ² | 0.1145 people per kmĀ² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1710s | 6.75 people per kmĀ² | 7.26 people per kmĀ² | 0.5136 people per kmĀ² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1720s | 6.82 people per kmĀ² | 7.91 people per kmĀ² | 1.09 people per kmĀ² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1730s | 6.89 people per kmĀ² | 8.62 people per kmĀ² | 1.73 people per kmĀ² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1740s | 6.96 people per kmĀ² | 9.41 people per kmĀ² | 2.45 people per kmĀ² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1750s | 7.03 people per kmĀ² | 10.27 people per kmĀ² | 3.25 people per kmĀ² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1760s | 7.1 people per kmĀ² | 11.24 people per kmĀ² | 4.14 people per kmĀ² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1770s | 7.17 people per kmĀ² | 12.3 people per kmĀ² | 5.13 people per kmĀ² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1780s | 7.24 people per kmĀ² | 13.47 people per kmĀ² | 6.23 people per kmĀ² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1790s | 7.32 people per kmĀ² | 14.78 people per kmĀ² | 7.46 people per kmĀ² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1800s | 4.56 people per kmĀ² | 23.68 people per kmĀ² | 19.12 people per kmĀ² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1810s | 4.56 people per kmĀ² | 23.68 people per kmĀ² | 19.12 people per kmĀ² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1820s | 4.56 people per kmĀ² | 24.46 people per kmĀ² | 19.9 people per kmĀ² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1830s | 4.56 people per kmĀ² | 26.24 people per kmĀ² | 21.68 people per kmĀ² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1840s | 4.56 people per kmĀ² | 28.16 people per kmĀ² | 23.6 people per kmĀ² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1850s | 4.57 people per kmĀ² | 30.25 people per kmĀ² | 25.69 people per kmĀ² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1860s | 4.58 people per kmĀ² | 32.55 people per kmĀ² | 27.96 people per kmĀ² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1870s | 4.73 people per kmĀ² | 35.01 people per kmĀ² | 30.28 people per kmĀ² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1880s | 5.03 people per kmĀ² | 37.66 people per kmĀ² | 32.63 people per kmĀ² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1890s | 5.36 people per kmĀ² | 40.54 people per kmĀ² | 35.18 people per kmĀ² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1900s | 5.7 people per kmĀ² | 50.71 people per kmĀ² | 45.01 people per kmĀ² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1910s | 6.14 people per kmĀ² | 60.75 people per kmĀ² | 54.61 people per kmĀ² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1920s | 6.69 people per kmĀ² | 61.2 people per kmĀ² | 54.5 people per kmĀ² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1930s | 7.28 people per kmĀ² | 63.94 people per kmĀ² | 56.66 people per kmĀ² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1940s | 7.93 people per kmĀ² | 63.94 people per kmĀ² | 56 people per kmĀ² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1950s | 11.04 people per kmĀ² | 66.9 people per kmĀ² | 55.86 people per kmĀ² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1960s | 28.63 people per kmĀ² | 74.58 people per kmĀ² | 45.95 people per kmĀ² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1970s | 61.26 people per kmĀ² | 89.85 people per kmĀ² | 28.6 people per kmĀ² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 104.31 people per kmĀ² | 112.84 people per kmĀ² | 8.53 people per kmĀ² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 95.13 people per kmĀ² | 138.97 people per kmĀ² | 43.84 people per kmĀ² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 128.21 people per kmĀ² | 166.73 people per kmĀ² | 38.52 people per kmĀ² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 209.57 people per kmĀ² | 206.4 people per kmĀ² | 3.17 people per kmĀ² | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 274.53 people per kmĀ² | 248.07 people per kmĀ² | 26.46 people per kmĀ² | Kuwait |
| 2030s | 311.28 people per kmĀ² | 299.55 people per kmĀ² | 11.73 people per kmĀ² | Kuwait |
| 2040s | 340.78 people per kmĀ² | 352.4 people per kmĀ² | 11.62 people per kmĀ² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2050s | 370.92 people per kmĀ² | 402.22 people per kmĀ² | 31.3 people per kmĀ² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2060s | 402.47 people per kmĀ² | 448.91 people per kmĀ² | 46.43 people per kmĀ² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2070s | 437.23 people per kmĀ² | 489.98 people per kmĀ² | 52.76 people per kmĀ² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2080s | 475.14 people per kmĀ² | 522.81 people per kmĀ² | 47.67 people per kmĀ² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2090s | 515.68 people per kmĀ² | 546.75 people per kmĀ² | 31.07 people per kmĀ² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2100s | 538.83 people per kmĀ² | 556.27 people per kmĀ² | 17.44 people per kmĀ² | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Kuwait or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 556.27 people per kmĀ² against 538.83 people per kmĀ² in Kuwait as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Kuwait and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 17.44 people per kmĀ², with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Kuwait and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for population density?
- Kuwait ranks 28th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 26th of 234 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) ā 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.