Nigeria vs Sao Tome and Principe: Land use hidden — Total area, per capita

Nigeria
0.0041 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
0.0042 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Nigeria rank
138th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
137th

Land use hidden — Total area, per capita over time

  • Nigeria
  • Sao Tome and Principe
0.0050.010.0150.02196119922023

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.0042 Square kilometres per person against 0.0041 Square kilometres per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0001 Square kilometres per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 138th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 137th of 181 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 0.0185 Square kilometres per person 0.0134 Square kilometres per person 0.0051 Square kilometres per person Nigeria
1970s 0.0147 Square kilometres per person 0.0112 Square kilometres per person 0.0036 Square kilometres per person Nigeria
1980s 0.0111 Square kilometres per person 0.0089 Square kilometres per person 0.0022 Square kilometres per person Nigeria
1990s 0.0085 Square kilometres per person 0.0072 Square kilometres per person 0.0013 Square kilometres per person Nigeria
2000s 0.0065 Square kilometres per person 0.006 Square kilometres per person 0.0005 Square kilometres per person Nigeria
2010s 0.0049 Square kilometres per person 0.0049 Square kilometres per person 0.0001 Square kilometres per person Nigeria
2020s 0.0042 Square kilometres per person 0.0043 Square kilometres per person 0.0001 Square kilometres per person Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use hidden — total area, per capita, Nigeria or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.0042 Square kilometres per person against 0.0041 Square kilometres per person in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in land use hidden — total area, per capita between Nigeria and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.0001 Square kilometres per person, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sao Tome and Principe?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for land use hidden — total area, per capita?
Nigeria ranks 138th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 137th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Land use hidden — Total area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Land use hidden — Total area, per capita
Unit
Square kilometres per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
181 places, 10,717 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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