Equatorial Guinea vs Sao Tome and Principe: Urban area over the long-term
Equatorial Guinea
64.16 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
61.99 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea rank
170th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
171st
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 64.16 km² per grid cell against 61.99 km² per grid cell in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 2.17 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 170th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 171st of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 38.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | 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 km² per grid cell | 0.0004 km² per grid cell | 0.0004 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1400s | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0015 km² per grid cell | 0.0014 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1500s | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | 0.0056 km² per grid cell | 0.0053 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1600s | 0.0009 km² per grid cell | 0.0211 km² per grid cell | 0.0202 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1700s | 0.003 km² per grid cell | 0.0791 km² per grid cell | 0.0762 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1710s | 0.0047 km² per grid cell | 0.0969 km² per grid cell | 0.0923 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1720s | 0.0063 km² per grid cell | 0.1156 km² per grid cell | 0.1093 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1730s | 0.0084 km² per grid cell | 0.138 km² per grid cell | 0.1295 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1740s | 0.0114 km² per grid cell | 0.1649 km² per grid cell | 0.1535 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1750s | 0.0153 km² per grid cell | 0.1973 km² per grid cell | 0.182 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1760s | 0.0205 km² per grid cell | 0.2363 km² per grid cell | 0.2158 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1770s | 0.0276 km² per grid cell | 0.2833 km² per grid cell | 0.2557 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1780s | 0.0372 km² per grid cell | 0.34 km² per grid cell | 0.3028 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1790s | 0.05 km² per grid cell | 0.4083 km² per grid cell | 0.3584 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1800s | 0.0672 km² per grid cell | 0.4909 km² per grid cell | 0.4237 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1810s | 0.0903 km² per grid cell | 0.5905 km² per grid cell | 0.5003 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1820s | 0.1214 km² per grid cell | 0.711 km² per grid cell | 0.5897 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1830s | 0.1631 km² per grid cell | 0.8567 km² per grid cell | 0.6936 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1840s | 0.2193 km² per grid cell | 1.03 km² per grid cell | 0.8136 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1850s | 0.2947 km² per grid cell | 1.25 km² per grid cell | 0.9515 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1860s | 0.417 km² per grid cell | 1.5 km² per grid cell | 1.09 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1870s | 0.5892 km² per grid cell | 1.82 km² per grid cell | 1.23 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1880s | 0.8365 km² per grid cell | 2.19 km² per grid cell | 1.36 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1890s | 1.17 km² per grid cell | 2.65 km² per grid cell | 1.48 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1900s | 1.39 km² per grid cell | 3.17 km² per grid cell | 1.78 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1910s | 1.46 km² per grid cell | 3.68 km² per grid cell | 2.23 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1920s | 1.46 km² per grid cell | 4 km² per grid cell | 2.53 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1930s | 1.7 km² per grid cell | 4 km² per grid cell | 2.3 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1940s | 1.99 km² per grid cell | 4 km² per grid cell | 2 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1950s | 3.45 km² per grid cell | 4 km² per grid cell | 0.5471 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1960s | 5.09 km² per grid cell | 4.33 km² per grid cell | 0.7595 km² per grid cell | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1970s | 5.23 km² per grid cell | 7.15 km² per grid cell | 1.92 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 7.91 km² per grid cell | 11.06 km² per grid cell | 3.15 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 15.48 km² per grid cell | 18.02 km² per grid cell | 2.54 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 25.14 km² per grid cell | 28.13 km² per grid cell | 3 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 42.4 km² per grid cell | 42.88 km² per grid cell | 0.4836 km² per grid cell | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 59.41 km² per grid cell | 57.16 km² per grid cell | 2.26 km² per grid cell | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Equatorial Guinea or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 64.16 km² per grid cell against 61.99 km² per grid cell in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Equatorial Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 2.17 km² per grid cell, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 170th 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.