Benin vs Sao Tome and Principe: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre

Benin
18.64 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
58.51 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
4th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
1st

Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre over time

  • Benin
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 58.51 people per square kilometre against 18.64 people per square kilometre in Benin, a difference of 39.87 people per square kilometre.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 3.1 times Benin's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 4th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st of 182 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
2000s 10.56 people per square kilometre 56.79 people per square kilometre 46.22 people per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 14.64 people per square kilometre 62.83 people per square kilometre 48.19 people per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 17.92 people per square kilometre 59.77 people per square kilometre 41.85 people per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre, Benin or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 58.51 people per square kilometre against 18.64 people per square kilometre in Benin as of 2023.
What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre between Benin and Sao Tome and Principe?
39.87 people per square kilometre, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sao Tome and Principe?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Benin and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre?
Benin ranks 4th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st of 182 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
182 places, 4,250 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed

Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas 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.