Rwanda vs Sao Tome and Principe: Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre

Rwanda
211,998 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
191,667 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda rank
105th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
108th

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

  • Rwanda
  • Sao Tome and Principe
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k196119922023

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 211,998 current US$ per square kilometre against 191,667 current US$ per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 20,331 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Rwanda ranks 105th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 108th of 205 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1960s 684.59 current US$ per square kilometre 5,787 current US$ per square kilometre 5,102 current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
1970s 3,636 current US$ per square kilometre 12,187 current US$ per square kilometre 8,552 current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 12,448 current US$ per square kilometre 15,208 current US$ per square kilometre 2,760 current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 11,265 current US$ per square kilometre 27,604 current US$ per square kilometre 16,339 current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 22,692 current US$ per square kilometre 61,250 current US$ per square kilometre 38,558 current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 94,074 current US$ per square kilometre 148,229 current US$ per square kilometre 54,155 current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 168,606 current US$ per square kilometre 178,125 current US$ per square kilometre 9,520 current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre, Rwanda or Sao Tome and Principe?
Rwanda, at 211,998 current US$ per square kilometre against 191,667 current US$ per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre between Rwanda and Sao Tome and Principe?
20,331 current US$ per square kilometre, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sao Tome and Principe?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Rwanda and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Rwanda ranks 105th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 108th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise 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
252 places, 14,042 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise 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.