Which has higher telecommunications investment, Nigeria or Sao Tome and Principe?

Nigeria, at 75.5% against 69.4% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2011.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sao Tome and Principe?

16 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, published as Telecommunications investment (% of revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nigeria vs Sao Tome and Principe: Telecommunications investment

Nigeria

75.5%

in 2011

Sao Tome and Principe

69.4%

in 2011

Nigeria rank

6th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

8th

Telecommunications investment over time

Nigeria
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 75.5% against 69.4% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 6.1%.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Nigeria ranks 6th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 8th of 47 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1990s	41.1%	32.8%	8.4%	Nigeria
2000s	20.8%	23.1%	2.4%	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	49.2%	64.7%	15.5%	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telecommunications investment, Nigeria or Sao Tome and Principe?: Nigeria, at 75.5% against 69.4% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2011.
What is the difference in telecommunications investment between Nigeria and Sao Tome and Principe?: 6.1%, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sao Tome and Principe?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2011.
How do Nigeria and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for telecommunications investment?: Nigeria ranks 6th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 8th of 47 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, published as Telecommunications investment (% of revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Telecommunications investment (% of revenue)
Unit: % of revenue
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 53 places, 1,067 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database.