Barbados vs Sao Tome and Principe: Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Barbados
168,725 people
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
166,189 people
in 2025
Barbados rank
186th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
187th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time
- Barbados
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 168,725 people against 166,189 people in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 2,536 people.
Across all 76 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 186th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 187th of 236 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 88,325 people | 8,961 people | 79,365 people | Barbados |
| 1960s | 101,490 people | 15,437 people | 86,053 people | Barbados |
| 1970s | 136,191 people | 27,251 people | 108,940 people | Barbados |
| 1980s | 162,069 people | 40,636 people | 121,434 people | Barbados |
| 1990s | 165,172 people | 64,182 people | 100,990 people | Barbados |
| 2000s | 163,049 people | 94,572 people | 68,477 people | Barbados |
| 2010s | 165,012 people | 133,289 people | 31,723 people | Barbados |
| 2020s | 167,779 people | 156,799 people | 10,980 people | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, Barbados or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Barbados, at 168,725 people against 166,189 people in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Barbados and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 2,536 people, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Barbados ranks 186th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 187th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.