Papua New Guinea vs Sao Tome and Principe: Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Papua New Guinea
28,334 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
24,609 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
143rd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
145th

Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 28,334 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 24,609 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 3,725 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 143rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 145th of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Sao Tome and Principe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 1,633 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 21,032 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 19,399 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 2,280 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 9,555 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7,275 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 3,884 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,729 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 845.03 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 7,259 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 6,511 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 747.6 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2010s 17,619 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 14,253 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,366 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2020s 26,147 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 20,888 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5,260 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods exports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Papua New Guinea or Sao Tome and Principe?
Papua New Guinea, at 28,334 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 24,609 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
What is the difference in goods exports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Papua New Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe?
3,725 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe?
42 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for goods exports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Papua New Guinea ranks 143rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 145th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Goods exports (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
243 places, 9,219 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Goods exports (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.