Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Sao Tome and Principe: Personal remittances, received (current US$), per square kilometre

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
4,026 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
101,781 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
34th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
34th

Personal remittances, received (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Sao Tome and Principe
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k197419982023

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 101,781 current US$ per square kilometre against 4,026 current US$ per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 97,755 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 25.3 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 34th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 34th of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 3 and Sao Tome and Principe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 926.75 current US$ per square kilometre 466.38 current US$ per square kilometre 460.38 current US$ per square kilometre Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 1,401 current US$ per square kilometre 775.66 current US$ per square kilometre 625.11 current US$ per square kilometre Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 860.82 current US$ per square kilometre 565.1 current US$ per square kilometre 295.72 current US$ per square kilometre Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 1,241 current US$ per square kilometre 1,545 current US$ per square kilometre 304.67 current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 2,770 current US$ per square kilometre 16,469 current US$ per square kilometre 13,699 current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 3,854 current US$ per square kilometre 57,023 current US$ per square kilometre 53,169 current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances, received (current us$), per square kilometre, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 101,781 current US$ per square kilometre against 4,026 current US$ per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in personal remittances, received (current us$), per square kilometre between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Sao Tome and Principe?
97,755 current US$ per square kilometre, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Sao Tome and Principe?
40 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for personal remittances, received (current us$), per square kilometre?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 34th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 34th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, received (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Personal remittances, received (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
241 places, 9,259 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Personal remittances, received (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.