Cape Verde vs Sao Tome and Principe: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre

Cape Verde
723,836 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
852,181 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
82nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
79th

Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 852,181 current US$ per square kilometre against 723,836 current US$ per square kilometre in Cape Verde, a difference of 128,345 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.2 times Cape Verde's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 82nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 79th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
2000s 578,576 current US$ per square kilometre 311,636 current US$ per square kilometre 266,940 current US$ per square kilometre Cape Verde
2010s 571,640 current US$ per square kilometre 439,408 current US$ per square kilometre 132,232 current US$ per square kilometre Cape Verde
2020s 657,290 current US$ per square kilometre 720,836 current US$ per square kilometre 63,546 current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre, Cape Verde or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 852,181 current US$ per square kilometre against 723,836 current US$ per square kilometre in Cape Verde as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre between Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe?
128,345 current US$ per square kilometre, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe?
16 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
How do Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre?
Cape Verde ranks 82nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 79th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross national expenditure (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
226 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Gross national expenditure (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.