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

Japan
1.21 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
1.24 units per square kilometre
in 2017
Japan rank
52nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
49th

Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre over time

  • Japan
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 1.24 units per square kilometre against 1.21 units per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 0.03 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 52nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 49th of 204 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 1.07 units per square kilometre 0.3961 units per square kilometre 0.6741 units per square kilometre Japan
1980s 1.28 units per square kilometre 0.6061 units per square kilometre 0.6757 units per square kilometre Japan
1990s 1.14 units per square kilometre 0.6448 units per square kilometre 0.4997 units per square kilometre Japan
2010s 1.13 units per square kilometre 1.13 units per square kilometre 0.003 units per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, per square kilometre, Japan or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 1.24 units per square kilometre against 1.21 units per square kilometre in Japan as of 2017.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers, per square kilometre between Japan and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.03 units per square kilometre, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sao Tome and Principe?
20 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Japan and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 52nd 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.