Nigeria vs Sao Tome and Principe: Land area in hectares, per capita

Nigeria
0.3997 hectares per person
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
0.4158 hectares per person
in 2023
Nigeria rank
164th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
161st

Land area in hectares, per capita over time

  • Nigeria
  • Sao Tome and Principe
0.511.52196119922023

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.4158 hectares per person against 0.3997 hectares per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0161 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 164th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 161st of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 6 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1960s 1.82 hectares per person 1.34 hectares per person 0.4856 hectares per person Nigeria
1970s 1.45 hectares per person 1.12 hectares per person 0.3358 hectares per person Nigeria
1980s 1.09 hectares per person 0.8898 hectares per person 0.2019 hectares per person Nigeria
1990s 0.8354 hectares per person 0.7212 hectares per person 0.1141 hectares per person Nigeria
2000s 0.6387 hectares per person 0.6027 hectares per person 0.036 hectares per person Nigeria
2010s 0.4865 hectares per person 0.4858 hectares per person 0.0008 hectares per person Nigeria
2020s 0.4125 hectares per person 0.4285 hectares per person 0.016 hectares per person Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area in hectares, per capita, Nigeria or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.4158 hectares per person against 0.3997 hectares per person in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area in hectares, per capita between Nigeria and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.0161 hectares per person, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sao Tome and Principe?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for land area in hectares, per capita?
Nigeria ranks 164th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 161st of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Land area in hectares, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Land area in hectares, per capita
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,259 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Land area in hectares divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.