Which has higher population by world region, Maldives or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 534,018 people against 474,920 people in Maldives as of 2100.

What is the difference in population by world region between Maldives and Sao Tome and Principe?

59,098 people, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sao Tome and Principe?

301 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2100.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – 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.

Maldives vs Sao Tome and Principe: Population by world region

Maldives

474,920 people

in 2100

Sao Tome and Principe

534,018 people

in 2100

Maldives rank

175th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

174th

Population by world region over time

Maldives
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 534,018 people against 474,920 people in Maldives, a difference of 59,098 people.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 301 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Maldives ahead.

Maldives ranks 175th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 174th of 239 countries.

Across the 31 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 29 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Maldives	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1800s	42,378 people	22,731 people	19,647 people	Maldives
1810s	42,383 people	22,734 people	19,649 people	Maldives
1820s	43,544 people	23,484 people	20,060 people	Maldives
1830s	46,164 people	25,189 people	20,975 people	Maldives
1840s	48,965 people	27,033 people	21,932 people	Maldives
1850s	51,675 people	29,043 people	22,632 people	Maldives
1860s	54,204 people	31,243 people	22,960 people	Maldives
1870s	56,849 people	33,609 people	23,239 people	Maldives
1880s	59,616 people	36,155 people	23,461 people	Maldives
1890s	62,509 people	38,919 people	23,590 people	Maldives
1900s	65,522 people	48,685 people	16,837 people	Maldives
1910s	66,049 people	58,324 people	7,724 people	Maldives
1920s	68,590 people	58,748 people	9,843 people	Maldives
1930s	76,008 people	61,380 people	14,628 people	Maldives
1940s	76,757 people	61,379 people	15,378 people	Maldives
1950s	81,199 people	64,227 people	16,972 people	Maldives
1960s	104,025 people	71,596 people	32,429 people	Maldives
1970s	141,443 people	86,260 people	55,182 people	Maldives
1980s	189,182 people	108,324 people	80,858 people	Maldives
1990s	252,775 people	133,409 people	119,366 people	Maldives
2000s	308,759 people	160,058 people	148,701 people	Maldives
2010s	422,563 people	198,146 people	224,416 people	Maldives
2020s	526,393 people	238,151 people	288,242 people	Maldives
2030s	550,531 people	287,570 people	262,961 people	Maldives
2040s	576,834 people	338,307 people	238,527 people	Maldives
2050s	594,621 people	386,134 people	208,487 people	Maldives
2060s	588,463 people	430,953 people	157,510 people	Maldives
2070s	558,394 people	470,384 people	88,010 people	Maldives
2080s	516,378 people	501,902 people	14,477 people	Maldives
2090s	484,840 people	524,879 people	40,039 people	Sao Tome and Principe
2100s	474,920 people	534,018 people	59,098 people	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by world region, Maldives or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 534,018 people against 474,920 people in Maldives as of 2100.
What is the difference in population by world region between Maldives and Sao Tome and Principe?: 59,098 people, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sao Tome and Principe?: 301 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2100.
How do Maldives and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for population by world region?: Maldives ranks 175th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 174th of 239 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – 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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Indicator: Population by world region
Unit: people
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 69,174 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.