Malta vs Sao Tome and Principe: Urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre

Malta
72.83 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
75.5 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta rank
40th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
38th

Urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre over time

  • Malta
  • Sao Tome and Principe
0255075100196119922023

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 75.5 units per square kilometre against 72.83 units per square kilometre in Malta, a difference of 2.67 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 40th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 38th of 215 countries.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1960s 106.61 units per square kilometre 58.32 units per square kilometre 48.28 units per square kilometre Malta
1970s 109.89 units per square kilometre 61.45 units per square kilometre 48.44 units per square kilometre Malta
1980s 111.08 units per square kilometre 70.49 units per square kilometre 40.59 units per square kilometre Malta
1990s 91.05 units per square kilometre 72.1 units per square kilometre 18.95 units per square kilometre Malta
2000s 81.18 units per square kilometre 68.2 units per square kilometre 12.98 units per square kilometre Malta
2010s 77.26 units per square kilometre 67.55 units per square kilometre 9.71 units per square kilometre Malta
2020s 74.23 units per square kilometre 74.01 units per square kilometre 0.2285 units per square kilometre Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre, Malta or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 75.5 units per square kilometre against 72.83 units per square kilometre in Malta as of 2023.
What is the difference in urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre between Malta and Sao Tome and Principe?
2.67 units per square kilometre, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sao Tome and Principe?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Malta and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre?
Malta ranks 40th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 38th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,288 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Urban and rural population 2050 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.