Botswana vs Sao Tome and Principe: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)

Botswana
136.8 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
127.6 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
122nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
124th

Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) over time

  • Botswana
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 136.8 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 127.6 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 9.2 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 122nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 124th of 168 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
2010s 150.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 55.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 95.47 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Botswana
2020s 165.39 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 194.97 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 29.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current), Botswana or Sao Tome and Principe?
Botswana, at 136.8 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 127.6 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Botswana and Sao Tome and Principe?
9.2 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Sao Tome and Principe?
11 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
Botswana ranks 122nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 124th of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 7,369 data points, 1961–2023
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Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) 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.