Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Sao Tome and Principe: Urban population, per square kilometre

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
13.76 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
164.99 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
46th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
46th

Urban population, per square kilometre over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Sao Tome and Principe
050100150200196119922023

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 164.99 units per square kilometre against 13.76 units per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 151.23 units per square kilometre.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 12.0 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 46th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 46th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 3 and Sao Tome and Principe in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1960s 110.04 units per square kilometre 16.65 units per square kilometre 93.39 units per square kilometre Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1970s 139.64 units per square kilometre 28.39 units per square kilometre 111.26 units per square kilometre Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 169.95 units per square kilometre 42.33 units per square kilometre 127.62 units per square kilometre Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 46.58 units per square kilometre 66.86 units per square kilometre 20.27 units per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 12.15 units per square kilometre 98.51 units per square kilometre 86.36 units per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 13.21 units per square kilometre 138.84 units per square kilometre 125.63 units per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 13.82 units per square kilometre 159.48 units per square kilometre 145.65 units per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, per square kilometre, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 164.99 units per square kilometre against 13.76 units per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in urban population, per square kilometre between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Sao Tome and Principe?
151.23 units per square kilometre, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Sao Tome and Principe?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for urban population, per square kilometre?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 46th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 46th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban population, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
264 places, 15,342 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Urban population 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.