Gabon vs Sao Tome and Principe: Urban population, annual growth rate
Gabon
2.38 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
2.45 % change on previous year
in 2025
Gabon rank
61st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
59th
Urban population, annual growth rate over time
- Gabon
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 2.45 % change on previous year against 2.38 % change on previous year in Gabon, a difference of 0.07 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 61st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 59th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 6 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.66 % change on previous year | 8.54 % change on previous year | 3.12 % change on previous year | Gabon |
| 1970s | 8.38 % change on previous year | 3.77 % change on previous year | 4.61 % change on previous year | Gabon |
| 1980s | 5.27 % change on previous year | 4.88 % change on previous year | 0.3938 % change on previous year | Gabon |
| 1990s | 4.19 % change on previous year | 3.8 % change on previous year | 0.3845 % change on previous year | Gabon |
| 2000s | 3.83 % change on previous year | 4.56 % change on previous year | 0.7326 % change on previous year | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 3.65 % change on previous year | 2.27 % change on previous year | 1.37 % change on previous year | Gabon |
| 2020s | 2.67 % change on previous year | 2.31 % change on previous year | 0.3617 % change on previous year | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, annual growth rate, Gabon or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 2.45 % change on previous year against 2.38 % change on previous year in Gabon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, annual growth rate between Gabon and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.07 % change on previous year, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Gabon and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for urban population, annual growth rate?
- Gabon ranks 61st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 59th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.