IDA only vs Sao Tome and Principe: Personal remittances, received (current US$), per square kilometre

IDA only
4,477 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
101,781 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
IDA only rank
31st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
34th

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

  • IDA only
  • Sao Tome and Principe
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k197119972023

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 101,781 current US$ per square kilometre against 4,477 current US$ per square kilometre in IDA only, a difference of 97,304 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 22.7 times IDA only's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

IDA only ranks 31st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 34th of 47 groups.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade IDA only Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 102.66 current US$ per square kilometre 466.38 current US$ per square kilometre 363.72 current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 176.45 current US$ per square kilometre 775.66 current US$ per square kilometre 599.21 current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 374.68 current US$ per square kilometre 565.1 current US$ per square kilometre 190.42 current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 1,111 current US$ per square kilometre 1,545 current US$ per square kilometre 434.73 current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 2,961 current US$ per square kilometre 16,469 current US$ per square kilometre 13,509 current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 4,045 current US$ per square kilometre 57,023 current US$ per square kilometre 52,978 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$), per square kilometre, IDA only or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 101,781 current US$ per square kilometre against 4,477 current US$ per square kilometre in IDA only as of 2023.
What is the difference in personal remittances, received (current us$), per square kilometre between IDA only and Sao Tome and Principe?
97,304 current US$ per square kilometre, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA only and Sao Tome and Principe?
40 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
How do IDA only and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for personal remittances, received (current us$), per square kilometre?
IDA only ranks 31st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 34th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, received (current US$), 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.