Sao Tome and Principe vs Vanuatu: How have things changed?, per square kilometre
Sao Tome and Principe
5.88 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Vanuatu
5.69 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe rank
39th
Vanuatu rank
40th
How have things changed?, per square kilometre over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 5.88 metric tons per square kilometre against 5.69 metric tons per square kilometre in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.19 metric tons per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 39th and Vanuatu ranks 40th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 4 and Vanuatu in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.875 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1477 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.7273 metric tons per square kilometre | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1970s | 0.9196 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2075 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.7121 metric tons per square kilometre | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 3.31 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.9197 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.39 metric tons per square kilometre | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 3.7 metric tons per square kilometre | 4.61 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.9098 metric tons per square kilometre | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 4.33 metric tons per square kilometre | 12.04 metric tons per square kilometre | 7.7 metric tons per square kilometre | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 8.55 metric tons per square kilometre | 5.21 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.34 metric tons per square kilometre | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 5.77 metric tons per square kilometre | 6.02 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2525 metric tons per square kilometre | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher how have things changed?, per square kilometre, Sao Tome and Principe or Vanuatu?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 5.88 metric tons per square kilometre against 5.69 metric tons per square kilometre in Vanuatu as of 2023.
- What is the difference in how have things changed?, per square kilometre between Sao Tome and Principe and Vanuatu?
- 0.19 metric tons per square kilometre, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Vanuatu?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Vanuatu rank globally for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 39th and Vanuatu ranks 40th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as How have things changed?, 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
How have things changed? 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.