Bhutan vs Sao Tome and Principe: Urban area over the long-term
Bhutan
56.15 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
61.99 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Bhutan rank
172nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
171st
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Bhutan
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 61.99 km² per grid cell against 56.15 km² per grid cell in Bhutan, a difference of 5.84 km² per grid cell.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.
Across all 108 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.
Bhutan ranks 172nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 171st of 202 countries.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1100s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1200s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1300s | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0004 km² per grid cell | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1400s | 0.0004 km² per grid cell | 0.0015 km² per grid cell | 0.0011 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1500s | 0.0014 km² per grid cell | 0.0056 km² per grid cell | 0.0043 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1600s | 0.0054 km² per grid cell | 0.0211 km² per grid cell | 0.0157 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1700s | 0.0204 km² per grid cell | 0.0791 km² per grid cell | 0.0587 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1710s | 0.0254 km² per grid cell | 0.0969 km² per grid cell | 0.0715 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1720s | 0.0284 km² per grid cell | 0.1156 km² per grid cell | 0.0872 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1730s | 0.0316 km² per grid cell | 0.138 km² per grid cell | 0.1064 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1740s | 0.0353 km² per grid cell | 0.1649 km² per grid cell | 0.1296 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1750s | 0.0394 km² per grid cell | 0.1973 km² per grid cell | 0.1579 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1760s | 0.0439 km² per grid cell | 0.2363 km² per grid cell | 0.1924 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1770s | 0.049 km² per grid cell | 0.2833 km² per grid cell | 0.2343 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1780s | 0.0546 km² per grid cell | 0.34 km² per grid cell | 0.2853 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1790s | 0.061 km² per grid cell | 0.4083 km² per grid cell | 0.3474 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1800s | 0.068 km² per grid cell | 0.4909 km² per grid cell | 0.4229 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1810s | 0.0759 km² per grid cell | 0.5905 km² per grid cell | 0.5147 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1820s | 0.0903 km² per grid cell | 0.711 km² per grid cell | 0.6207 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1830s | 0.1075 km² per grid cell | 0.8567 km² per grid cell | 0.7492 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1840s | 0.128 km² per grid cell | 1.03 km² per grid cell | 0.9049 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1850s | 0.1524 km² per grid cell | 1.25 km² per grid cell | 1.09 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1860s | 0.1814 km² per grid cell | 1.5 km² per grid cell | 1.32 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1870s | 0.2207 km² per grid cell | 1.82 km² per grid cell | 1.6 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1880s | 0.2686 km² per grid cell | 2.19 km² per grid cell | 1.93 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1890s | 0.3269 km² per grid cell | 2.65 km² per grid cell | 2.32 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1900s | 0.3978 km² per grid cell | 3.17 km² per grid cell | 2.77 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1910s | 0.484 km² per grid cell | 3.68 km² per grid cell | 3.2 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1920s | 0.6358 km² per grid cell | 4 km² per grid cell | 3.36 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1930s | 0.8329 km² per grid cell | 4 km² per grid cell | 3.16 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1940s | 1.08 km² per grid cell | 4 km² per grid cell | 2.92 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1950s | 1.9 km² per grid cell | 4 km² per grid cell | 2.1 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1960s | 3.49 km² per grid cell | 4.33 km² per grid cell | 0.8429 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1970s | 6.14 km² per grid cell | 7.15 km² per grid cell | 1.01 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 10.19 km² per grid cell | 11.06 km² per grid cell | 0.8738 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 14.26 km² per grid cell | 18.02 km² per grid cell | 3.76 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 23.49 km² per grid cell | 28.13 km² per grid cell | 4.64 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 37.64 km² per grid cell | 42.88 km² per grid cell | 5.24 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 51.31 km² per grid cell | 57.16 km² per grid cell | 5.85 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Bhutan or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 61.99 km² per grid cell against 56.15 km² per grid cell in Bhutan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Bhutan and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 5.84 km² per grid cell, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Bhutan ranks 172nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 171st of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total built-up area of a country over time.