Netherlands vs Sao Tome and Principe: Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre

Netherlands
33.95 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
38.72 units per square kilometre
in 2017
Netherlands rank
32nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
30th

Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre over time

  • Netherlands
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 38.72 units per square kilometre against 33.95 units per square kilometre in Netherlands, a difference of 4.77 units per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 32nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 30th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 43.05 units per square kilometre 12.24 units per square kilometre 30.81 units per square kilometre Netherlands
1980s 35.58 units per square kilometre 17.23 units per square kilometre 18.34 units per square kilometre Netherlands
1990s 34.23 units per square kilometre 21.99 units per square kilometre 12.24 units per square kilometre Netherlands
2000s 38.07 units per square kilometre 32.17 units per square kilometre 5.9 units per square kilometre Netherlands
2010s 36.82 units per square kilometre 36.87 units per square kilometre 0.0491 units per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per square kilometre, Netherlands or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 38.72 units per square kilometre against 33.95 units per square kilometre in Netherlands as of 2017.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per square kilometre between Netherlands and Sao Tome and Principe?
4.77 units per square kilometre, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sao Tome and Principe?
35 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Netherlands and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for primary education, pupils, per square kilometre?
Netherlands ranks 32nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 30th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 10,846 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils 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.