Gambia vs Sao Tome and Principe: Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre

Gambia
1.31 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
1.24 units per square kilometre
in 2017
Gambia rank
48th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
49th

Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre over time

  • Gambia
  • Sao Tome and Principe
00.511.5197119972023

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 1.31 units per square kilometre against 1.24 units per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.07 units per square kilometre.

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

Across all 23 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

Gambia ranks 48th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 49th of 204 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 0.081 units per square kilometre 0.3961 units per square kilometre 0.3151 units per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 0.2262 units per square kilometre 0.5941 units per square kilometre 0.3679 units per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 0.37 units per square kilometre 0.6448 units per square kilometre 0.2748 units per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 0.5183 units per square kilometre 0.9722 units per square kilometre 0.4539 units per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 0.6947 units per square kilometre 1.16 units per square kilometre 0.4614 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, teachers, per square kilometre, Gambia or Sao Tome and Principe?
Gambia, at 1.31 units per square kilometre against 1.24 units per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers, per square kilometre between Gambia and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.07 units per square kilometre, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Sao Tome and Principe?
23 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Gambia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre?
Gambia ranks 48th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 49th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, teachers, 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, teachers, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 9,159 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Primary education, teachers 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.