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

Sao Tome and Principe
102,445 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
104,563 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe rank
113th
South Africa rank
112th

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

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • South Africa
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k196119922023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 104,563 current US$ per square kilometre against 102,445 current US$ per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 2,118 current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2008 it was South Africa ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 113th and South Africa ranks 112th of 190 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 18,168 current US$ per square kilometre 75,983 current US$ per square kilometre 57,815 current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 64,223 current US$ per square kilometre 89,487 current US$ per square kilometre 25,264 current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 86,961 current US$ per square kilometre 100,518 current US$ per square kilometre 13,557 current US$ per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher exports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre, Sao Tome and Principe or South Africa?
South Africa, at 104,563 current US$ per square kilometre against 102,445 current US$ per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
What is the difference in exports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre between Sao Tome and Principe and South Africa?
2,118 current US$ 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 of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 113th and South Africa ranks 112th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Exports of goods and services (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Exports of goods and services (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
234 places, 10,747 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Exports of goods and services (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.