What is the difference in country area — area, per capita between Nigeria and Sao Tome and Principe?

0 1000 ha per person, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sao Tome and Principe?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Country area — Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nigeria vs Sao Tome and Principe: Country area — Area, per capita

Nigeria

0.0004 1000 ha per person

in 2024

Sao Tome and Principe

0.0004 1000 ha per person

in 2024

Nigeria rank

148th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

146th

Country area — Area, per capita over time

Nigeria
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.0004 1000 ha per person against 0.0004 1000 ha per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0 1000 ha per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 148th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 146th of 190 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 6 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0018 1000 ha per person	0.0013 1000 ha per person	0.0005 1000 ha per person	Nigeria
1970s	0.0015 1000 ha per person	0.0011 1000 ha per person	0.0004 1000 ha per person	Nigeria
1980s	0.0011 1000 ha per person	0.0009 1000 ha per person	0.0002 1000 ha per person	Nigeria
1990s	0.0008 1000 ha per person	0.0007 1000 ha per person	0.0001 1000 ha per person	Nigeria
2000s	0.0006 1000 ha per person	0.0006 1000 ha per person	0 1000 ha per person	Nigeria
2010s	0.0005 1000 ha per person	0.0005 1000 ha per person	0 1000 ha per person	Nigeria
2020s	0.0004 1000 ha per person	0.0004 1000 ha per person	0 1000 ha per person	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher country area — area, per capita, Nigeria or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.0004 1000 ha per person against 0.0004 1000 ha per person in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in country area — area, per capita between Nigeria and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0 1000 ha per person, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sao Tome and Principe?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for country area — area, per capita?: Nigeria ranks 148th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 146th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Country area — Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Country area — Area, per capita
Unit: 1000 ha per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 193 places, 11,205 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Country area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.