Sao Tome and Principe vs Vanuatu: Urban population, annual growth rate
Sao Tome and Principe
2.45 % change on previous year
in 2025
Vanuatu
2.42 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe rank
59th
Vanuatu rank
60th
Urban population, annual growth rate over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 2.45 % change on previous year against 2.42 % change on previous year in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.03 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 59th and Vanuatu ranks 60th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 4 and Vanuatu in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.54 % change on previous year | 6.36 % change on previous year | 2.18 % change on previous year | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1970s | 3.77 % change on previous year | 6.14 % change on previous year | 2.37 % change on previous year | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 4.88 % change on previous year | 5.07 % change on previous year | 0.1864 % change on previous year | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 3.8 % change on previous year | 3.87 % change on previous year | 0.0655 % change on previous year | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 4.56 % change on previous year | 3.81 % change on previous year | 0.7572 % change on previous year | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 2.27 % change on previous year | 1.97 % change on previous year | 0.3073 % change on previous year | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 2.31 % change on previous year | 1.47 % change on previous year | 0.8431 % change on previous year | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, annual growth rate, Sao Tome and Principe or Vanuatu?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 2.45 % change on previous year against 2.42 % change on previous year in Vanuatu as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, annual growth rate between Sao Tome and Principe and Vanuatu?
- 0.03 % change on previous year, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Vanuatu?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Vanuatu rank globally for urban population, annual growth rate?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 59th and Vanuatu ranks 60th 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.