Guinea-Bissau vs Sao Tome and Principe: Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre
Guinea-Bissau
45.56 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
44.97 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
15th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
16th
Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 45.56 people per square kilometre against 44.97 people per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.59 people per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 15th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 16th of 214 countries.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.74 people per square kilometre | 74.98 people per square kilometre | 28.24 people per square kilometre | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 50.12 people per square kilometre | 67.07 people per square kilometre | 16.94 people per square kilometre | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 46.78 people per square kilometre | 49.77 people per square kilometre | 2.99 people per square kilometre | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre, Guinea-Bissau or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 45.56 people per square kilometre against 44.97 people per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre between Guinea-Bissau and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.59 people per square kilometre, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 15th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 16th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people without access to electricity 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.