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
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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About this data
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.