Panama vs South Africa: Newsprint — Import quantity, per square kilometre
Panama
0.0125 t per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0134 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Panama rank
105th
South Africa rank
104th
Newsprint — Import quantity, per square kilometre over time
- Panama
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.0134 t per square kilometre against 0.0125 t per square kilometre in Panama, a difference of 0.0009 t per square kilometre.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Panama ranks 105th and South Africa ranks 104th of 178 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 6 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.049 t per square kilometre | 0.0312 t per square kilometre | 0.0178 t per square kilometre | Panama |
| 1970s | 0.0702 t per square kilometre | 0.0157 t per square kilometre | 0.0544 t per square kilometre | Panama |
| 1980s | 0.0637 t per square kilometre | 0.0002 t per square kilometre | 0.0634 t per square kilometre | Panama |
| 1990s | 0.164 t per square kilometre | 0.0019 t per square kilometre | 0.1621 t per square kilometre | Panama |
| 2000s | 0.2338 t per square kilometre | 0.0071 t per square kilometre | 0.2267 t per square kilometre | Panama |
| 2010s | 0.1938 t per square kilometre | 0.0193 t per square kilometre | 0.1745 t per square kilometre | Panama |
| 2020s | 0.0191 t per square kilometre | 0.0253 t per square kilometre | 0.0062 t per square kilometre | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher newsprint — import quantity, per square kilometre, Panama or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.0134 t per square kilometre against 0.0125 t per square kilometre in Panama as of 2023.
- What is the difference in newsprint — import quantity, per square kilometre between Panama and South Africa?
- 0.0009 t per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and South Africa?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Panama and South Africa rank globally for newsprint — import quantity, per square kilometre?
- Panama ranks 105th and South Africa ranks 104th of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Newsprint — Import quantity, 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
Newsprint — Import quantity 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.