China vs Sao Tome and Principe: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per square

China
4.51 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
3.93 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
96th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
98th

General government total expenditure (current LCU), per square over time

  • China
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

China currently reports 4.51 million current LCU per square kilometre against 3.93 million current LCU per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 585,630 current LCU per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

China ranks 96th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 98th of 195 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, China averaged higher in 4 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1980s 18,475 current LCU per square kilometre 0 current LCU per square kilometre 18,475 current LCU per square kilometre China
1990s 74,878 current LCU per square kilometre 0 current LCU per square kilometre 74,878 current LCU per square kilometre China
2000s 422,026 current LCU per square kilometre 636,563 current LCU per square kilometre 214,538 current LCU per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 2.25 million current LCU per square kilometre 2.23 million current LCU per square kilometre 25,439 current LCU per square kilometre China
2020s 4.16 million current LCU per square kilometre 3.24 million current LCU per square kilometre 919,772 current LCU per square kilometre China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per square, China or Sao Tome and Principe?
China, at 4.51 million current LCU per square kilometre against 3.93 million current LCU per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per square between China and Sao Tome and Principe?
585,630 current LCU per square kilometre, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Sao Tome and Principe?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do China and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per square?
China ranks 96th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 98th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government total expenditure (current LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per square kilometre
Unit
current LCU per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 8,090 data points, 1980–2023
Last refreshed

General government total expenditure (current LCU) 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.