Sao Tome and Principe vs South Africa: World population growth
Sao Tome and Principe
0.2%
in 2100
South Africa
0.2%
in 2100
Sao Tome and Principe rank
47th
South Africa rank
48th
World population growth over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- South Africa
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in South Africa, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1700 it was South Africa ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 47th and South Africa ranks 48th of 239 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 14 and South Africa in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.1% | South Africa |
| 1800s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1900s | 3.0% | 1.5% | 1.5% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1910s | 0.8% | 1.6% | 0.8% | South Africa |
| 1920s | 0.3% | 1.9% | 1.6% | South Africa |
| 1930s | 0.3% | 2.0% | 1.7% | South Africa |
| 1940s | -0.1% | 1.9% | 2.0% | South Africa |
| 1950s | 1.1% | 2.3% | 1.2% | South Africa |
| 1960s | 1.3% | 3.0% | 1.8% | South Africa |
| 1970s | 2.4% | 2.8% | 0.4% | South Africa |
| 1980s | 2.2% | 3.3% | 1.1% | South Africa |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 0.1% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.0% | 1.3% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.4% | 0.3% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.2% | 0.8% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2030s | 1.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2040s | 1.5% | 0.7% | 0.8% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2050s | 1.2% | 0.5% | 0.7% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2060s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 0.6% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2070s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.4% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2080s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2090s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2100s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher world population growth, Sao Tome and Principe or South Africa?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.2% against 0.2% in South Africa as of 2100.
- What is the difference in world population growth between Sao Tome and Principe and South Africa?
- 0.0%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and South Africa?
- 163 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and South Africa rank globally for world population growth?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 47th and South Africa ranks 48th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as World population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.