Iceland vs Sao Tome and Principe: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square

Iceland
16,217 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
17,657 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2022
Iceland rank
90th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
88th

Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square over time

  • Iceland
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 17,657 current US$ per square kilometre against 16,217 current US$ per square kilometre in Iceland, a difference of 1,440 current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 90th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 88th of 189 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1990s 4,185 current US$ per square kilometre 2,135 current US$ per square kilometre 2,049 current US$ per square kilometre Iceland
2000s 8,324 current US$ per square kilometre 1,389 current US$ per square kilometre 6,935 current US$ per square kilometre Iceland
2020s 9,248 current US$ per square kilometre 13,895 current US$ per square kilometre 4,647 current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square, Iceland or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 17,657 current US$ per square kilometre against 16,217 current US$ per square kilometre in Iceland as of 2022.
What is the difference in spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square between Iceland and Sao Tome and Principe?
1,440 current US$ per square kilometre, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Sao Tome and Principe?
11 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2022.
How do Iceland and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square?
Iceland ranks 90th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 88th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 4,392 data points, 1995–2023
Last refreshed

Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad 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.