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

Italy
0.0558 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
0.0571 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy rank
56th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
54th

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

  • Italy
  • Sao Tome and Principe
00.020.040.06196119922023

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.0571 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0558 1000 No per square kilometre in Italy, a difference of 0.0013 1000 No per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 56th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 54th of 190 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Sao Tome and Principe in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1960s 0.067 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0539 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0131 1000 No per square kilometre Italy
1970s 0.0646 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0589 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0057 1000 No per square kilometre Italy
1980s 0.0642 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0668 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0026 1000 No per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 0.0644 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0673 1000 No per square kilometre 0.003 1000 No per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 0.064 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0662 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0022 1000 No per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 0.0615 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0611 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0004 1000 No per square kilometre Italy
2020s 0.0568 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0577 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0008 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, Italy or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.0571 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0558 1000 No per square kilometre in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre between Italy and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.0013 1000 No per square kilometre, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sao Tome and Principe?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Italy and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
Italy ranks 56th 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
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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.