Samoa vs Sao Tome and Principe: Personal remittances, received (current US$), per square kilometre
Samoa
95,300 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
101,781 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Samoa rank
36th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
34th
Personal remittances, received (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Samoa
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 101,781 current US$ per square kilometre against 95,300 current US$ per square kilometre in Samoa, a difference of 6,481 current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 36th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 34th of 194 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,417 current US$ per square kilometre | 466.38 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,951 current US$ per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 1980s | 9,399 current US$ per square kilometre | 775.66 current US$ per square kilometre | 8,624 current US$ per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 1990s | 15,571 current US$ per square kilometre | 565.1 current US$ per square kilometre | 15,006 current US$ per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 2000s | 23,842 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,545 current US$ per square kilometre | 22,297 current US$ per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 2010s | 52,622 current US$ per square kilometre | 16,469 current US$ per square kilometre | 36,152 current US$ per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 2020s | 89,699 current US$ per square kilometre | 57,023 current US$ per square kilometre | 32,676 current US$ per square kilometre | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal remittances, received (current us$), per square kilometre, Samoa or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 101,781 current US$ per square kilometre against 95,300 current US$ per square kilometre in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in personal remittances, received (current us$), per square kilometre between Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 6,481 current US$ per square kilometre, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
- How do Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for personal remittances, received (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Samoa ranks 36th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 34th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, received (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.