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

Lesotho
0.0552 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
0.0571 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho rank
57th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
54th

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

  • Lesotho
  • 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 0.0552 1000 No per square kilometre in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0019 1000 No per square kilometre.

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

Lesotho ranks 57th 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 Lesotho Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0289 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0539 1000 No per square kilometre 0.025 1000 No per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
1970s 0.0338 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0589 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0251 1000 No per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 0.042 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0668 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0248 1000 No per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 0.0477 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0673 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0196 1000 No per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 0.0499 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0662 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0162 1000 No per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 0.0522 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0611 1000 No per square kilometre 0.009 1000 No per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 0.0548 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0577 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0029 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, Lesotho or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.0571 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0552 1000 No per square kilometre in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre between Lesotho and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.0019 1000 No per square kilometre, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sao Tome and Principe?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
Lesotho ranks 57th 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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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.