Sao Tome and Principe vs South Africa: Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per square kilometre

Sao Tome and Principe
2.34 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
1.93 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe rank
115th
South Africa rank
118th

Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per square kilometre over time

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 2.34 million current LCU per square kilometre against 1.93 million current LCU per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 409,450 current LCU per square kilometre.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2008 it was South Africa ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 115th and South Africa ranks 118th of 190 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sao Tome and Principe South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 280,658 current LCU per square kilometre 634,928 current LCU per square kilometre 354,270 current LCU per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 1.34 million current LCU per square kilometre 983,648 current LCU per square kilometre 353,512 current LCU per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 1.95 million current LCU per square kilometre 1.66 million current LCU per square kilometre 289,038 current LCU per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher exports of goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre, Sao Tome and Principe or South Africa?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 2.34 million current LCU per square kilometre against 1.93 million current LCU per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in exports of goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre between Sao Tome and Principe and South Africa?
409,450 current LCU per square kilometre, with Sao Tome and Principe 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 of goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 115th and South Africa ranks 118th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Exports of goods and services (current 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 of goods and services (current LCU), per square kilometre
Unit
current LCU per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
190 places, 8,496 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Exports of goods and services (current 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.