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

Portugal
23,346 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
20,689 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
50th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
53rd

IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per square kilometre over time

  • Portugal
  • Sao Tome and Principe
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k196119922023

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 23,346 units per square kilometre against 20,689 units per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 2,657 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 2,530 units per square kilometre 639.14 units per square kilometre 1,891 units per square kilometre Portugal
1980s 7,182 units per square kilometre 4,197 units per square kilometre 2,985 units per square kilometre Portugal
1990s 4,424 units per square kilometre 7,916 units per square kilometre 3,493 units per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 10,567 units per square kilometre 11,244 units per square kilometre 676.78 units per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 190,537 units per square kilometre 15,477 units per square kilometre 175,061 units per square kilometre Portugal
2020s 23,980 units per square kilometre 21,251 units per square kilometre 2,730 units per square kilometre Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per square kilometre, Portugal or Sao Tome and Principe?
Portugal, at 23,346 units per square kilometre against 20,689 units per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
What is the difference in imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per square kilometre between Portugal and Sao Tome and Principe?
2,657 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, us dollar, 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, US dollar, 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, US dollar, 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, US dollar 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.