Belize vs Sao Tome and Principe: Population by world region
Belize
447,380 people
in 2100
Sao Tome and Principe
534,018 people
in 2100
Belize rank
177th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
174th
Population by world region over time
- Belize
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 534,018 people against 447,380 people in Belize, a difference of 86,638 people.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.2 times Belize's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 177th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 174th of 239 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 35 and Sao Tome and Principe in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 4,456 people | 1,345 people | 3,111 people | Belize |
| 1100s | 4,861 people | 1,681 people | 3,180 people | Belize |
| 1200s | 5,303 people | 2,101 people | 3,202 people | Belize |
| 1300s | 5,785 people | 2,627 people | 3,158 people | Belize |
| 1400s | 6,311 people | 3,283 people | 3,028 people | Belize |
| 1500s | 6,885 people | 4,104 people | 2,781 people | Belize |
| 1600s | 7,511 people | 5,131 people | 2,380 people | Belize |
| 1700s | 8,194 people | 6,413 people | 1,781 people | Belize |
| 1710s | 8,866 people | 6,973 people | 1,893 people | Belize |
| 1720s | 9,592 people | 7,592 people | 2,000 people | Belize |
| 1730s | 10,379 people | 8,274 people | 2,105 people | Belize |
| 1740s | 11,229 people | 9,029 people | 2,200 people | Belize |
| 1750s | 12,150 people | 9,863 people | 2,287 people | Belize |
| 1760s | 13,146 people | 10,786 people | 2,360 people | Belize |
| 1770s | 14,223 people | 11,806 people | 2,417 people | Belize |
| 1780s | 15,389 people | 12,936 people | 2,453 people | Belize |
| 1790s | 16,651 people | 14,186 people | 2,465 people | Belize |
| 1800s | 25,526 people | 22,731 people | 2,795 people | Belize |
| 1810s | 25,526 people | 22,734 people | 2,792 people | Belize |
| 1820s | 25,580 people | 23,484 people | 2,096 people | Belize |
| 1830s | 25,697 people | 25,189 people | 507.5 people | Belize |
| 1840s | 25,815 people | 27,033 people | 1,218 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1850s | 25,994 people | 29,043 people | 3,049 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1860s | 25,742 people | 31,243 people | 5,502 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1870s | 26,256 people | 33,609 people | 7,354 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1880s | 29,308 people | 36,155 people | 6,847 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1890s | 34,428 people | 38,919 people | 4,491 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1900s | 39,425 people | 48,685 people | 9,260 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1910s | 43,672 people | 58,324 people | 14,653 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1920s | 49,357 people | 58,748 people | 9,390 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1930s | 56,472 people | 61,380 people | 4,908 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1940s | 64,240 people | 61,379 people | 2,862 people | Belize |
| 1950s | 78,880 people | 64,227 people | 14,653 people | Belize |
| 1960s | 103,805 people | 71,596 people | 32,209 people | Belize |
| 1970s | 130,275 people | 86,260 people | 44,015 people | Belize |
| 1980s | 161,985 people | 108,324 people | 53,661 people | Belize |
| 1990s | 204,536 people | 133,409 people | 71,126 people | Belize |
| 2000s | 276,146 people | 160,058 people | 116,088 people | Belize |
| 2010s | 353,289 people | 198,146 people | 155,143 people | Belize |
| 2020s | 418,730 people | 238,151 people | 180,580 people | Belize |
| 2030s | 470,187 people | 287,570 people | 182,617 people | Belize |
| 2040s | 503,939 people | 338,307 people | 165,632 people | Belize |
| 2050s | 522,750 people | 386,134 people | 136,616 people | Belize |
| 2060s | 527,230 people | 430,953 people | 96,277 people | Belize |
| 2070s | 516,993 people | 470,384 people | 46,609 people | Belize |
| 2080s | 494,032 people | 501,902 people | 7,869 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2090s | 464,594 people | 524,879 people | 60,285 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2100s | 447,380 people | 534,018 people | 86,638 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, Belize or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 534,018 people against 447,380 people in Belize as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between Belize and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 86,638 people, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Belize and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for population by world region?
- Belize ranks 177th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 174th 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 Population by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.