Sao Tome and Principe has a population density of 635 people per square mile compared to 5,886 people in the Vatican. Sao Tome and Principe has 45,745 sq ft of land per person vs 5,274 sq ft in the Vatican. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Sao Tome and Principe and the Vatican are ranked 47th and 3rd, 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 0.00001% of the population and 0.0000003% of the land area for the Vatican, hence the population density in Sao Tome and Principe is 89.2% lower than in the Vatican.
Population density comparison
Sao Tome
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 635 ppl/mi² | 5,886 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 47/197 | 3/197 |
| Population |
244055
|
949
|
| Land area | 371 sq mi | 0.17 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 43,872 sq ft | 4,736 sq ft |
| Rural population | 23% | n/a |
| Urban population | 77% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 0% |
Sao Tome and Principe vs the Vatican:
Population density chart by year
From 2000 to 2019, population density in Sao Tome and Principe increased by 48.2%, compared to a 13.6% growth in the Vatican.
In 2000, Sao Tome and Principe ranked 50th for population density and is in 48th place now. The Vatican was 3rd in 2000 and still ranks 3rd out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Sao Tome
|
Vatican
|
|
| 2024 | 635 | - |
| 2023 | 623 | - |
| 2022 | 611 | - |
| 2021 | 599 | - |
| 2020 | 587 | - |
| 2019 | 576 | 5,886 |
| 2018 | 567 | 5,886 |
| 2017 | 558 | 5,886 |
| 2016 | 550 | 5,886 |
| 2015 | 540 | 5,886 |
| 2014 | 531 | 4,956 |
| 2013 | 521 | 4,939 |
| 2012 | 511 | 4,921 |
| 2011 | 501 | 4,897 |
| 2010 | 490 | 4,880 |
| 2009 | 480 | 4,862 |
| 2008 | 469 | 4,850 |
| 2007 | 458 | 4,833 |
| 2006 | 447 | 5,486 |
| 2005 | 436 | 5,421 |
| 2004 | 425 | 5,421 |
| 2003 | 415 | 5,362 |
| 2002 | 404 | 5,298 |
| 2001 | 395 | 5,239 |
| 2000 | 389 | 5,180 |
| 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 | - |
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