What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Comoros and Sao Tome and Principe?

169,000 FAO, number, with Comoros ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Sao Tome and Principe?

33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Non-agricultural population (FAO, number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Comoros vs Sao Tome and Principe: Non-agricultural population

Comoros

244,000 FAO, number

in 2012

Sao Tome and Principe

75,000 FAO, number

in 2012

Comoros rank

51st

Sao Tome and Principe rank

52nd

Non-agricultural population over time

Comoros
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Comoros currently reports 244,000 FAO, number against 75,000 FAO, number in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 169,000 FAO, number.

That makes Comoros's figure about 3.3 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Comoros has been ahead every year.

Comoros ranks 51st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 52nd of 53 countries.

Comoros has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Comoros	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1980s	79,200 FAO, number	31,000 FAO, number	48,200 FAO, number	Comoros
1990s	119,300 FAO, number	44,000 FAO, number	75,300 FAO, number	Comoros
2000s	180,400 FAO, number	60,500 FAO, number	119,900 FAO, number	Comoros
2010s	234,333 FAO, number	73,000 FAO, number	161,333 FAO, number	Comoros

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher non-agricultural population, Comoros or Sao Tome and Principe?: Comoros, at 244,000 FAO, number against 75,000 FAO, number in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2012.
What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Comoros and Sao Tome and Principe?: 169,000 FAO, number, with Comoros ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Sao Tome and Principe?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Comoros and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for non-agricultural population?: Comoros ranks 51st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 52nd of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Non-agricultural population (FAO, number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Non-agricultural population (FAO, number)
Unit: FAO, number
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 1,934 data points, 1980–2012
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

The non-agricultural population is obtained as a residual of agricultural population from the total population.