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

Sao Tome and Principe
0.0571 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
0.0578 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe rank
54th
Switzerland rank
53rd

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

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Switzerland
00.020.040.06196119922023

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.0578 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0571 1000 No per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.0007 1000 No per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 54th and Switzerland ranks 53rd 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 Sao Tome and Principe Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0539 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0404 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0135 1000 No per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
1970s 0.0589 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0412 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0177 1000 No per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 0.0668 1000 No per square kilometre 0.042 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0248 1000 No per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 0.0673 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0463 1000 No per square kilometre 0.021 1000 No per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 0.0662 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0497 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0164 1000 No per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 0.0611 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0549 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0062 1000 No per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 0.0577 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0575 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0001 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, Sao Tome and Principe or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 0.0578 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0571 1000 No per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre between Sao Tome and Principe and Switzerland?
0.0007 1000 No per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Switzerland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Switzerland rank globally for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 54th and Switzerland ranks 53rd 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.