Burkina Faso vs Sao Tome and Principe: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre

Burkina Faso
0.056 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
0.0571 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
55th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
54th

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Sao Tome and Principe
0.020.040.06196119922023

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.0571 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.056 1000 No per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0011 1000 No per square kilometre.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 55th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 54th of 190 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1960s 0.018 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0539 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0359 1000 No per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
1970s 0.0209 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0589 1000 No per square kilometre 0.038 1000 No per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 0.0247 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0668 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0421 1000 No per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 0.0309 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0673 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0364 1000 No per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 0.0382 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0662 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0279 1000 No per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 0.0475 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0611 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0137 1000 No per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 0.0545 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0577 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0031 1000 No per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre, Burkina Faso or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.0571 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.056 1000 No per square kilometre in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre between Burkina Faso and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.0011 1000 No per square kilometre, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sao Tome and Principe?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
Burkina Faso ranks 55th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 54th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 11,029 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population - Est. & Proj. — 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.