Malta vs Sao Tome and Principe: Rural population, per square kilometre
Malta
75.53 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
75.5 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta rank
38th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
39th
Rural population, per square kilometre over time
- Malta
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Malta currently reports 75.53 units per square kilometre against 75.5 units per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.03 units per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 38th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 39th of 215 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 103.16 units per square kilometre | 58.32 units per square kilometre | 44.84 units per square kilometre | Malta |
| 1970s | 100.75 units per square kilometre | 61.45 units per square kilometre | 39.3 units per square kilometre | Malta |
| 1980s | 105.34 units per square kilometre | 70.49 units per square kilometre | 34.84 units per square kilometre | Malta |
| 1990s | 89.07 units per square kilometre | 72.1 units per square kilometre | 16.97 units per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2000s | 79.27 units per square kilometre | 68.2 units per square kilometre | 11.07 units per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2010s | 76.71 units per square kilometre | 67.55 units per square kilometre | 9.17 units per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2020s | 74.69 units per square kilometre | 74.01 units per square kilometre | 0.6833 units per square kilometre | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per square kilometre, Malta or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Malta, at 75.53 units per square kilometre against 75.5 units per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rural population, per square kilometre between Malta and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.03 units per square kilometre, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Malta and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
- Malta ranks 38th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 39th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rural 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.