Which has higher land use, Samoa or Sao Tome and Principe?

Samoa, at 42,420 against 42,000 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.

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

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Our World in Data, published as Land use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Samoa

42,420

in 2023

Sao Tome and Principe

42,000

in 2023

Samoa rank

166th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

167th

Samoa currently reports 42,420 against 42,000 in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 420.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Samoa ahead.

Samoa ranks 166th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 167th of 223 countries.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Decade	Samoa	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1960s	58,889	34,556	24,333	Samoa
1970s	65,900	35,900	30,000	Samoa
1980s	73,690	31,100	42,590	Samoa
1990s	49,730	28,900	20,830	Samoa
2000s	38,660	33,900	4,760	Samoa
2010s	49,730	36,600	13,130	Samoa
2020s	42,855	41,750	1,105	Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher land use, Samoa or Sao Tome and Principe?: Samoa, at 42,420 against 42,000 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
What is the difference in land use between Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?: 420, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for land use?: Samoa ranks 166th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 167th of 223 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Land use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.