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$), per square kilometre over time
- Panama
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Panama currently reports 80,254 current US$ 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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About this data
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.