Panama vs Sao Tome and Principe: Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre

Panama
80,254 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
76,484 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Panama rank
86th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
88th

Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Panama
  • Sao Tome and Principe
050.0k100.0k150.0k197419982023

How they compare

Panama currently reports 80,254 current US$ per square kilometre against 76,484 current US$ per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 3,770 current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Panama ranks 86th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 88th of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 4 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 2,858 current US$ per square kilometre 5,582 current US$ per square kilometre 2,724 current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 8,098 current US$ per square kilometre 7,957 current US$ per square kilometre 140.6 current US$ per square kilometre Panama
1990s 14,291 current US$ per square kilometre 8,629 current US$ per square kilometre 5,662 current US$ per square kilometre Panama
2000s 22,215 current US$ per square kilometre 13,326 current US$ per square kilometre 8,889 current US$ per square kilometre Panama
2010s 61,084 current US$ per square kilometre 51,335 current US$ per square kilometre 9,748 current US$ per square kilometre Panama
2020s 62,956 current US$ per square kilometre 83,076 current US$ per square kilometre 20,120 current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre, Panama or Sao Tome and Principe?
Panama, at 80,254 current US$ per square kilometre against 76,484 current US$ per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
What is the difference in commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre between Panama and Sao Tome and Principe?
3,770 current US$ per square kilometre, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Sao Tome and Principe?
41 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
How do Panama and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Panama ranks 86th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 88th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 9,326 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Commercial service imports (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.