Lesotho vs Sao Tome and Principe: DEC alternative conversion factor
DEC alternative conversion factor over time
- Lesotho
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 21.69 LCU per US$ against 17.89 LCU per US$ in Lesotho, a difference of 3.8 LCU per US$.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 97th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 94th of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 4 and Sao Tome and Principe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7143 LCU per US$ | 0.0288 LCU per US$ | 0.6855 LCU per US$ | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 0.7762 LCU per US$ | 0.0299 LCU per US$ | 0.7463 LCU per US$ | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 1.68 LCU per US$ | 0.0549 LCU per US$ | 1.62 LCU per US$ | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 3.92 LCU per US$ | 2.4 LCU per US$ | 1.52 LCU per US$ | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 7.7 LCU per US$ | 11.26 LCU per US$ | 3.56 LCU per US$ | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 11.18 LCU per US$ | 20.21 LCU per US$ | 9.04 LCU per US$ | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 17.04 LCU per US$ | 22.22 LCU per US$ | 5.18 LCU per US$ | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dec alternative conversion factor, Lesotho or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 21.69 LCU per US$ against 17.89 LCU per US$ in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in dec alternative conversion factor between Lesotho and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 3.8 LCU per US$, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for dec alternative conversion factor?
- Lesotho ranks 97th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 94th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The DEC alternative conversion factor is the underlying annual exchange rate (the price of one country’s currency in relation to another country's currency) used for the World Bank Atlas method. As a rule, it is the official exchange rate reported in the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Exceptions arise where further refinements are made by World Bank staff. It is expressed in local currency units per U.S. dollar.