Nigeria vs Sao Tome and Principe: Population density
Nigeria
523.46 people per km²
in 2100
Sao Tome and Principe
556.27 people per km²
in 2100
Nigeria rank
29th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
26th
Population density over time
- Nigeria
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 556.27 people per km² against 523.46 people per km² in Nigeria, a difference of 32.81 people per km².
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 29th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 26th of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 23 and Sao Tome and Principe in 25.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 7.69 people per km² | 1.4 people per km² | 6.28 people per km² | Nigeria |
| 1100s | 8.23 people per km² | 1.75 people per km² | 6.48 people per km² | Nigeria |
| 1200s | 8.78 people per km² | 2.19 people per km² | 6.6 people per km² | Nigeria |
| 1300s | 9.88 people per km² | 2.74 people per km² | 7.15 people per km² | Nigeria |
| 1400s | 10.98 people per km² | 3.42 people per km² | 7.56 people per km² | Nigeria |
| 1500s | 12.08 people per km² | 4.28 people per km² | 7.8 people per km² | Nigeria |
| 1600s | 15.37 people per km² | 5.34 people per km² | 10.03 people per km² | Nigeria |
| 1700s | 19.76 people per km² | 6.68 people per km² | 13.08 people per km² | Nigeria |
| 1710s | 20.64 people per km² | 7.26 people per km² | 13.38 people per km² | Nigeria |
| 1720s | 20.79 people per km² | 7.91 people per km² | 12.89 people per km² | Nigeria |
| 1730s | 20.96 people per km² | 8.62 people per km² | 12.34 people per km² | Nigeria |
| 1740s | 21.13 people per km² | 9.41 people per km² | 11.72 people per km² | Nigeria |
| 1750s | 21.31 people per km² | 10.27 people per km² | 11.03 people per km² | Nigeria |
| 1760s | 21.5 people per km² | 11.24 people per km² | 10.26 people per km² | Nigeria |
| 1770s | 21.7 people per km² | 12.3 people per km² | 9.41 people per km² | Nigeria |
| 1780s | 21.92 people per km² | 13.47 people per km² | 8.44 people per km² | Nigeria |
| 1790s | 22.15 people per km² | 14.78 people per km² | 7.37 people per km² | Nigeria |
| 1800s | 13.29 people per km² | 23.68 people per km² | 10.39 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1810s | 13.29 people per km² | 23.68 people per km² | 10.39 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1820s | 13.52 people per km² | 24.46 people per km² | 10.95 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1830s | 14.03 people per km² | 26.24 people per km² | 12.21 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1840s | 14.56 people per km² | 28.16 people per km² | 13.6 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1850s | 15.22 people per km² | 30.25 people per km² | 15.03 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1860s | 16.06 people per km² | 32.55 people per km² | 16.48 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1870s | 17.06 people per km² | 35.01 people per km² | 17.95 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1880s | 18.31 people per km² | 37.66 people per km² | 19.35 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1890s | 19.7 people per km² | 40.54 people per km² | 20.84 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1900s | 21.44 people per km² | 50.71 people per km² | 29.27 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1910s | 23.77 people per km² | 60.75 people per km² | 36.98 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1920s | 26.97 people per km² | 61.2 people per km² | 34.23 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1930s | 31.43 people per km² | 63.94 people per km² | 32.51 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1940s | 36.98 people per km² | 63.94 people per km² | 26.96 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1950s | 44.61 people per km² | 66.9 people per km² | 22.3 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1960s | 54.53 people per km² | 74.58 people per km² | 20.05 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1970s | 69.19 people per km² | 89.85 people per km² | 20.66 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 92.17 people per km² | 112.84 people per km² | 20.67 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 120.39 people per km² | 138.97 people per km² | 18.58 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 157.56 people per km² | 166.73 people per km² | 9.17 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 206.63 people per km² | 206.4 people per km² | 0.2319 people per km² | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 258.38 people per km² | 248.07 people per km² | 10.31 people per km² | Nigeria |
| 2030s | 313.05 people per km² | 299.55 people per km² | 13.5 people per km² | Nigeria |
| 2040s | 366.82 people per km² | 352.4 people per km² | 14.42 people per km² | Nigeria |
| 2050s | 415 people per km² | 402.22 people per km² | 12.78 people per km² | Nigeria |
| 2060s | 456.34 people per km² | 448.91 people per km² | 7.43 people per km² | Nigeria |
| 2070s | 488.94 people per km² | 489.98 people per km² | 1.04 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2080s | 510.61 people per km² | 522.81 people per km² | 12.2 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2090s | 521.21 people per km² | 546.75 people per km² | 25.54 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2100s | 523.46 people per km² | 556.27 people per km² | 32.81 people per km² | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Nigeria or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 556.27 people per km² against 523.46 people per km² in Nigeria as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Nigeria and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 32.81 people per km², with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Nigeria and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for population density?
- Nigeria ranks 29th 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.