Portugal vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Commercial service exports (current US$), per square kilometre

Portugal
628,811 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
3,063 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
40th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
37th

Commercial service exports (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Portugal
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0200.0k400.0k600.0k197519992023

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 628,811 current US$ per square kilometre against 3,063 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 625,748 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Portugal's figure about 205.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 47 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Portugal ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 37th of 198 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 11,972 current US$ per square kilometre 246.55 current US$ per square kilometre 11,725 current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
1980s 24,803 current US$ per square kilometre 317.52 current US$ per square kilometre 24,485 current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
1990s 78,632 current US$ per square kilometre 545.37 current US$ per square kilometre 78,087 current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 176,331 current US$ per square kilometre 1,280 current US$ per square kilometre 175,051 current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 335,409 current US$ per square kilometre 2,393 current US$ per square kilometre 333,016 current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
2020s 445,939 current US$ per square kilometre 2,512 current US$ per square kilometre 443,427 current US$ per square kilometre Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial service exports (current us$), per square kilometre, Portugal or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Portugal, at 628,811 current US$ per square kilometre against 3,063 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in commercial service exports (current us$), per square kilometre between Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
625,748 current US$ per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for commercial service exports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Portugal ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 37th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Commercial service exports (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Commercial service exports (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
243 places, 9,320 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Commercial service exports (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.