Malawi vs Sao Tome and Principe: Population density
Malawi
627.29 people per km²
in 2100
Sao Tome and Principe
556.27 people per km²
in 2100
Malawi rank
23rd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
26th
Population density over time
- Malawi
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 627.29 people per km² against 556.27 people per km² in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 71.02 people per km².
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 23rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 26th of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 11 and Sao Tome and Principe in 37.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.89 people per km² | 1.4 people per km² | 0.4923 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1100s | 2.27 people per km² | 1.75 people per km² | 0.5209 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1200s | 2.65 people per km² | 2.19 people per km² | 0.4621 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1300s | 3.03 people per km² | 2.74 people per km² | 0.2928 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1400s | 3.41 people per km² | 3.42 people per km² | 0.0119 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1500s | 3.79 people per km² | 4.28 people per km² | 0.4884 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1600s | 4.11 people per km² | 5.34 people per km² | 1.24 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1700s | 4.43 people per km² | 6.68 people per km² | 2.25 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1710s | 4.61 people per km² | 7.26 people per km² | 2.65 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1720s | 4.7 people per km² | 7.91 people per km² | 3.21 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1730s | 4.8 people per km² | 8.62 people per km² | 3.82 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1740s | 4.9 people per km² | 9.41 people per km² | 4.51 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1750s | 5 people per km² | 10.27 people per km² | 5.27 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1760s | 5.12 people per km² | 11.24 people per km² | 6.12 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1770s | 5.24 people per km² | 12.3 people per km² | 7.05 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1780s | 5.38 people per km² | 13.47 people per km² | 8.1 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1790s | 5.52 people per km² | 14.78 people per km² | 9.25 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1800s | 8.63 people per km² | 23.68 people per km² | 15.05 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1810s | 10.69 people per km² | 23.68 people per km² | 12.99 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1820s | 13.25 people per km² | 24.46 people per km² | 11.21 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1830s | 16.42 people per km² | 26.24 people per km² | 9.81 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1840s | 20.34 people per km² | 28.16 people per km² | 7.81 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1850s | 22.79 people per km² | 30.25 people per km² | 7.46 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1860s | 22.74 people per km² | 32.55 people per km² | 9.8 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1870s | 22.54 people per km² | 35.01 people per km² | 12.47 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1880s | 22.58 people per km² | 37.66 people per km² | 15.08 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1890s | 22.42 people per km² | 40.54 people per km² | 18.12 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1900s | 21.23 people per km² | 50.71 people per km² | 29.49 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1910s | 20.02 people per km² | 60.75 people per km² | 40.73 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1920s | 21 people per km² | 61.2 people per km² | 40.19 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1930s | 24.23 people per km² | 63.94 people per km² | 39.71 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1940s | 28.37 people per km² | 63.94 people per km² | 35.57 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1950s | 34.23 people per km² | 66.9 people per km² | 32.67 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1960s | 43.04 people per km² | 74.58 people per km² | 31.54 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1970s | 55.78 people per km² | 89.85 people per km² | 34.07 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 80.29 people per km² | 112.84 people per km² | 32.55 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 109.12 people per km² | 138.97 people per km² | 29.85 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 135.19 people per km² | 166.73 people per km² | 31.53 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 179.06 people per km² | 206.4 people per km² | 27.34 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 233.12 people per km² | 248.07 people per km² | 14.95 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2030s | 296.09 people per km² | 299.55 people per km² | 3.47 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2040s | 361.05 people per km² | 352.4 people per km² | 8.64 people per km² | Malawi |
| 2050s | 424.68 people per km² | 402.22 people per km² | 22.45 people per km² | Malawi |
| 2060s | 483.82 people per km² | 448.91 people per km² | 34.91 people per km² | Malawi |
| 2070s | 535.36 people per km² | 489.98 people per km² | 45.38 people per km² | Malawi |
| 2080s | 579.06 people per km² | 522.81 people per km² | 56.25 people per km² | Malawi |
| 2090s | 612.27 people per km² | 546.75 people per km² | 65.52 people per km² | Malawi |
| 2100s | 627.29 people per km² | 556.27 people per km² | 71.02 people per km² | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Malawi or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Malawi, at 627.29 people per km² against 556.27 people per km² in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Malawi and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 71.02 people per km², with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Malawi and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for population density?
- Malawi ranks 23rd 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.