Sao Tome and Principe has a population density of 635 people per square mile compared to 69.9 people in Sudan. Sao Tome and Principe has 45,745 sq ft of land per person vs 392,733 sq ft in Sudan. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Sao Tome and Principe and Sudan are ranked 47th and 159th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Sao Tome and Principe has 0.003% of the world's population and 0.0006% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.62% of the population and 1.25% of the land area for Sudan, hence the population density in Sao Tome and Principe is 808% higher than in Sudan.
Population density comparison
Sao Tome
|
Sudan
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 635 ppl/mi² | 69.9 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 47/197 | 159/197 |
| Population |
244055
|
52963918
|
| Land area | 371 sq mi | 721,239 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 43,872 sq ft | 398,561 sq ft |
| Rural population | 23% | 63.2% |
| Urban population | 77% | 36.8% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 16.2% |
Sao Tome and Principe vs Sudan:
Population density chart by year
From 2012 to 2024, population density in Sao Tome and Principe increased by 24.3%, compared to a 36.6% growth in Sudan.
In 2012, Sao Tome and Principe ranked 49th for population density and is in 47th place now. Sudan was 164th in 2012 and ranks 159th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Sao Tome
|
Sudan
|
|
| 2024 | 635 | 69.9 |
| 2023 | 623 | 69.4 |
| 2022 | 611 | 68.5 |
| 2021 | 599 | 66.6 |
| 2020 | 587 | 64.9 |
| 2019 | 576 | 63.2 |
| 2018 | 567 | 61.3 |
| 2017 | 558 | 59.2 |
| 2016 | 550 | 57.2 |
| 2015 | 540 | 55.5 |
| 2014 | 531 | 53.8 |
| 2013 | 521 | 52.4 |
| 2012 | 511 | 51.2 |
| 2011 | 501 | - |
| 2010 | 490 | - |
| 2009 | 480 | - |
| 2008 | 469 | - |
| 2007 | 458 | - |
| 2006 | 447 | - |
| 2005 | 436 | - |
| 2004 | 425 | - |
| 2003 | 415 | - |
| 2002 | 404 | - |
| 2001 | 395 | - |
| 2000 | 389 | - |
| 1999 | 384 | - |
| 1998 | 380 | - |
| 1997 | 375 | - |
| 1996 | 370 | - |
| 1995 | 364 | - |
| 1994 | 358 | - |
| 1993 | 352 | - |
| 1992 | 346 | - |
| 1991 | 339 | - |
| 1990 | 332 | - |
| 1989 | 324 | - |
| 1988 | 315 | - |
| 1987 | 307 | - |
| 1986 | 299.9 | - |
| 1985 | 293.1 | - |
| 1984 | 287 | - |
| 1983 | 281.6 | - |
| 1982 | 276.6 | - |
| 1981 | 271.4 | - |
| 1980 | 265.9 | - |
| 1979 | 259.7 | - |
| 1978 | 253 | - |
| 1977 | 246.3 | - |
| 1976 | 239.9 | - |
| 1975 | 233.9 | - |
| 1974 | 228.4 | - |
| 1973 | 223.4 | - |
| 1972 | 218.6 | - |
| 1971 | 214 | - |
| 1970 | 209.4 | - |
| 1969 | 205.3 | - |
| 1968 | 201.7 | - |
| 1967 | 198.6 | - |
| 1966 | 195.8 | - |
| 1965 | 193.4 | - |
| 1964 | 191.2 | - |
| 1963 | 189.2 | - |
| 1962 | 187.2 | - |
| 1961 | 185.4 | - |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Sao Tome
|
Sudan
|
|
| 2024 | 77% | 36.8% |
| 2023 | 76.4% | 36.3% |
| 2022 | 75.8% | 36% |
| 2021 | 75.1% | 35.6% |
| 2020 | 74.4% | 35.3% |
| 2019 | 73.6% | 34.9% |
| 2018 | 72.8% | 34.6% |
| 2017 | 72% | 34.4% |
| 2016 | 71.1% | 34.1% |
| 2015 | 70.2% | 33.9% |
| 2014 | 69.2% | 33.7% |
| 2013 | 68.2% | 33.5% |
| 2012 | 67.2% | 33.3% |
| 2011 | 66.1% | 33.2% |
| 2010 | 65% | 33.1% |
| 2009 | 63.8% | 33% |
| 2008 | 62.7% | 32.9% |
| 2007 | 61.5% | 32.9% |
| 2006 | 60.3% | 32.8% |
| 2005 | 59.2% | 32.8% |
| 2004 | 58% | 32.7% |
| 2003 | 56.8% | 32.7% |
| 2002 | 55.6% | 32.6% |
| 2001 | 54.4% | 32.5% |
| 2000 | 53.4% | 32.5% |
| 1999 | 52.5% | 32.4% |
| 1998 | 51.5% | 32.4% |
| 1997 | 50.5% | 32.3% |
| 1996 | 49.6% | 32.3% |
| 1995 | 48.6% | 32.2% |
| 1994 | 47.7% | 32.2% |
| 1993 | 46.7% | 32.1% |
| 1992 | 45.8% | 31.1% |
| 1991 | 44.8% | 29.8% |
| 1990 | 43.6% | 28.6% |
| 1989 | 42.5% | 27.4% |
| 1988 | 41.4% | 26.2% |
| 1987 | 40.3% | 25.1% |
| 1986 | 39.1% | 24% |
| 1985 | 38% | 22.9% |
| 1984 | 37% | 21.9% |
| 1983 | 35.9% | 20.9% |
| 1982 | 34.8% | 20.4% |
| 1981 | 33.9% | 20.2% |
| 1980 | 33.5% | 20% |
| 1979 | 33.1% | 19.8% |
| 1978 | 32.7% | 19.5% |
| 1977 | 32.4% | 19.3% |
| 1976 | 32% | 19.1% |
| 1975 | 31.6% | 18.9% |
| 1974 | 31.3% | 18.7% |
| 1973 | 30.9% | 18.5% |
| 1972 | 30.6% | 17.9% |
| 1971 | 30.2% | 17.2% |
| 1970 | 29.5% | 16.5% |
| 1969 | 27.9% | 15.8% |
| 1968 | 26.3% | 15.2% |
| 1967 | 24.7% | 14.6% |
| 1966 | 23.2% | 14% |
| 1965 | 21.8% | 13.4% |
| 1964 | 20.5% | 12.8% |
| 1963 | 19.2% | 12.3% |
| 1962 | 18% | 11.7% |
| 1961 | 16.8% | 11.2% |
| 1960 | 16.1% | 10.7% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 58% to 77% in Sao Tome and Principe and from 32.7% to 36.8% in Sudan.
Densely populated cities
|
Sudan
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Khartoum | 5.34M |
| Omdurman | 2.81M |
| Khartoum North | 936K |
| Port Sudan | 580K |
| El-Obeid | 560K |
| Kassala | 536K |
| Kosti | 528K |
| Nyala | 493K |
| El-Gadarif | 355K |
| Al-Fashir | 286K |
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