Sao Tome and Principe vs Switzerland: Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square

Sao Tome and Principe
0.2405 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
0.2245 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe rank
50th
Switzerland rank
53rd

Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square over time

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Switzerland
0.050.10.150.20.25196119922023

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.2405 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.2245 1000 No per square kilometre in Switzerland, a difference of 0.016 1000 No per square kilometre.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.

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

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 50th and Switzerland ranks 53rd of 191 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sao Tome and Principe Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.075 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1475 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0725 1000 No per square kilometre Switzerland
1970s 0.0898 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1589 1000 No per square kilometre 0.069 1000 No per square kilometre Switzerland
1980s 0.1128 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1637 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0508 1000 No per square kilometre Switzerland
1990s 0.139 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1765 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0376 1000 No per square kilometre Switzerland
2000s 0.1667 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1879 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0212 1000 No per square kilometre Switzerland
2010s 0.2064 1000 No per square kilometre 0.2081 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0017 1000 No per square kilometre Switzerland
2020s 0.2335 1000 No per square kilometre 0.2215 1000 No per square kilometre 0.012 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. — total population - both sexes, per square, Sao Tome and Principe or Switzerland?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.2405 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.2245 1000 No per square kilometre in Switzerland as of 2023.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square between Sao Tome and Principe and Switzerland?
0.016 1000 No per square kilometre, with Sao Tome and Principe 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. — total population - both sexes, per square?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 50th and Switzerland ranks 53rd of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, 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. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
192 places, 10,981 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 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.