Portugal vs Sao Tome and Principe: IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per square kilometre

Portugal
17,400 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
15,420 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
50th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
53rd

IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per square kilometre over time

  • Portugal
  • Sao Tome and Principe
0100.0k200.0k300.0k196119922023

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 17,400 units per square kilometre against 15,420 units per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 1,980 units per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Portugal ranks 50th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 53rd of 189 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 5 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1960s 491.69 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 491.69 units per square kilometre Portugal
1970s 2,071 units per square kilometre 500 units per square kilometre 1,571 units per square kilometre Portugal
1980s 6,120 units per square kilometre 3,478 units per square kilometre 2,641 units per square kilometre Portugal
1990s 3,146 units per square kilometre 5,617 units per square kilometre 2,471 units per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 7,205 units per square kilometre 7,712 units per square kilometre 507.4 units per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 130,074 units per square kilometre 10,795 units per square kilometre 119,278 units per square kilometre Portugal
2020s 17,401 units per square kilometre 15,420 units per square kilometre 1,981 units per square kilometre Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imf holdings of currency, sdr, per square kilometre, Portugal or Sao Tome and Principe?
Portugal, at 17,400 units per square kilometre against 15,420 units per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
What is the difference in imf holdings of currency, sdr, per square kilometre between Portugal and Sao Tome and Principe?
1,980 units per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sao Tome and Principe?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for imf holdings of currency, sdr, per square kilometre?
Portugal ranks 50th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 53rd of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 10,792 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

IMF holdings of currency, SDR 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.