Sao Tome and Principe vs South Africa: Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU), per square kilometre

Sao Tome and Principe
1.13 million constant LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
1.19 million constant LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe rank
106th
South Africa rank
104th

Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU), per square kilometre over time

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 1.19 million constant LCU per square kilometre against 1.13 million constant LCU per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 57,180 constant LCU per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2008 it was South Africa ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 106th and South Africa ranks 104th of 175 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sao Tome and Principe South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 269,534 constant LCU per square kilometre 823,902 constant LCU per square kilometre 554,368 constant LCU per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 916,610 constant LCU per square kilometre 996,244 constant LCU per square kilometre 79,634 constant LCU per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 1.05 million constant LCU per square kilometre 1.16 million constant LCU per square kilometre 106,919 constant LCU per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher exports as a capacity to import (constant lcu), per square kilometre, Sao Tome and Principe or South Africa?
South Africa, at 1.19 million constant LCU per square kilometre against 1.13 million constant LCU per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
What is the difference in exports as a capacity to import (constant lcu), per square kilometre between Sao Tome and Principe and South Africa?
57,180 constant LCU per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and South Africa?
16 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and South Africa rank globally for exports as a capacity to import (constant lcu), per square kilometre?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 106th and South Africa ranks 104th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU), per square kilometre
Unit
constant LCU per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
175 places, 7,086 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU) 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.