Nepal vs Sao Tome and Principe: Rural population, per square kilometre
Nepal
69.3 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
75.5 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Nepal rank
42nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
39th
Rural population, per square kilometre over time
- Nepal
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 75.5 units per square kilometre against 69.3 units per square kilometre in Nepal, a difference of 6.2 units per square kilometre.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nepal ahead.
Nepal ranks 42nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 39th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 6 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 75.42 units per square kilometre | 58.32 units per square kilometre | 17.1 units per square kilometre | Nepal |
| 1970s | 88.68 units per square kilometre | 61.45 units per square kilometre | 27.23 units per square kilometre | Nepal |
| 1980s | 100.01 units per square kilometre | 70.49 units per square kilometre | 29.51 units per square kilometre | Nepal |
| 1990s | 116.14 units per square kilometre | 72.1 units per square kilometre | 44.04 units per square kilometre | Nepal |
| 2000s | 100.46 units per square kilometre | 68.2 units per square kilometre | 32.26 units per square kilometre | Nepal |
| 2010s | 68.77 units per square kilometre | 67.55 units per square kilometre | 1.22 units per square kilometre | Nepal |
| 2020s | 69.32 units per square kilometre | 74.01 units per square kilometre | 4.69 units per square kilometre | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per square kilometre, Nepal or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 75.5 units per square kilometre against 69.3 units per square kilometre in Nepal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rural population, per square kilometre between Nepal and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 6.2 units per square kilometre, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Nepal and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
- Nepal ranks 42nd 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.