Sao Tome and Principe vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Net official development assistance and official aid received

Sao Tome and Principe
90,458 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2,605 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
Sao Tome and Principe rank
14th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
17th

Net official development assistance and official aid received over time

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k196119922023

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 90,458 current US$ per square kilometre against 2,605 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 87,853 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 34.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 14th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 17th of 178 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sao Tome and Principe Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 692.71 current US$ per square kilometre 54.54 current US$ per square kilometre 638.17 current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
1970s 4,679 current US$ per square kilometre 222.19 current US$ per square kilometre 4,457 current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 15,950 current US$ per square kilometre 504.57 current US$ per square kilometre 15,445 current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 49,841 current US$ per square kilometre 807.07 current US$ per square kilometre 49,034 current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 37,015 current US$ per square kilometre 1,368 current US$ per square kilometre 35,647 current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 52,783 current US$ per square kilometre 2,032 current US$ per square kilometre 50,751 current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 86,511 current US$ per square kilometre 2,702 current US$ per square kilometre 83,809 current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net official development assistance and official aid received, Sao Tome and Principe or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 90,458 current US$ per square kilometre against 2,605 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in net official development assistance and official aid received between Sao Tome and Principe and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
87,853 current US$ per square kilometre, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2021.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for net official development assistance and official aid received?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 14th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 17th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
225 places, 11,257 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) 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.