Which has higher population, Barbados or Sao Tome and Principe?

Barbados, at 282,347 against 230,882 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.

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

241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.

Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Barbados

282,347

in 2023

Sao Tome and Principe

230,882

in 2023

Barbados rank

185th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

187th

Barbados currently reports 282,347 against 230,882 in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 51,465.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.2 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Barbados ranks 185th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 187th of 238 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 35 and Sao Tome and Principe in 5.

Decade	Barbados	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1000s	17	1,345	1,328	Sao Tome and Principe
1100s	19	1,681	1,662	Sao Tome and Principe
1200s	78	2,101	2,023	Sao Tome and Principe
1300s	312	2,627	2,315	Sao Tome and Principe
1400s	1,250	3,283	2,033	Sao Tome and Principe
1500s	5,000	4,104	896	Barbados
1600s	20,000	5,131	14,869	Barbados
1700s	80,000	6,413	73,587	Barbados
1710s	80,000	6,973	73,027	Barbados
1720s	80,000	7,592	72,408	Barbados
1730s	80,000	8,274	71,726	Barbados
1740s	80,000	9,029	70,971	Barbados
1750s	80,000	9,863	70,137	Barbados
1760s	80,000	10,786	69,214	Barbados
1770s	80,000	11,806	68,194	Barbados
1780s	80,000	12,936	67,064	Barbados
1790s	80,000	14,186	65,814	Barbados
1800s	81,729	22,731	58,998	Barbados
1810s	81,757	22,734	59,023	Barbados
1820s	88,457	23,484	64,973	Barbados
1830s	104,692	25,189	79,503	Barbados
1840s	124,046	27,033	97,013	Barbados
1850s	143,415	29,043	114,372	Barbados
1860s	156,887	31,243	125,644	Barbados
1870s	166,365	33,609	132,756	Barbados
1880s	176,763	36,155	140,608	Barbados
1890s	188,520	38,919	149,601	Barbados
1900s	184,437	48,685	135,752	Barbados
1910s	165,018	58,324	106,694	Barbados
1920s	164,510	58,748	105,762	Barbados
1930s	182,553	61,380	121,173	Barbados
1940s	201,050	61,379	139,671	Barbados
1950s	221,034	64,227	156,807	Barbados
1960s	240,936	71,596	169,340	Barbados
1970s	250,647	86,260	164,387	Barbados
1980s	255,146	108,324	146,822	Barbados
1990s	261,259	133,409	127,850	Barbados
2000s	267,862	160,058	107,805	Barbados
2010s	278,509	198,146	80,363	Barbados
2020s	282,134	224,155	57,978	Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher population, Barbados or Sao Tome and Principe?: Barbados, at 282,347 against 230,882 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between Barbados and Sao Tome and Principe?: 51,465, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Sao Tome and Principe?: 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Barbados and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for population?: Barbados ranks 185th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 187th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.