Benin vs Lesotho: Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre

Benin
13,635 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho
13,396 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
142nd
Lesotho rank
143rd

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

  • Benin
  • Lesotho
05.0k10.0k15.0k197419982023

How they compare

Benin currently reports 13,635 current US$ per square kilometre against 13,396 current US$ per square kilometre in Lesotho, a difference of 239 current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 142nd and Lesotho ranks 143rd of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 593.96 current US$ per square kilometre 577.55 current US$ per square kilometre 16.42 current US$ per square kilometre Benin
1980s 949.16 current US$ per square kilometre 8,665 current US$ per square kilometre 7,716 current US$ per square kilometre Lesotho
1990s 1,546 current US$ per square kilometre 13,071 current US$ per square kilometre 11,526 current US$ per square kilometre Lesotho
2000s 2,837 current US$ per square kilometre 10,427 current US$ per square kilometre 7,589 current US$ per square kilometre Lesotho
2010s 6,036 current US$ per square kilometre 13,055 current US$ per square kilometre 7,019 current US$ per square kilometre Lesotho
2020s 9,288 current US$ per square kilometre 13,422 current US$ per square kilometre 4,134 current US$ per square kilometre Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre, Benin or Lesotho?
Benin, at 13,635 current US$ per square kilometre against 13,396 current US$ per square kilometre in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre between Benin and Lesotho?
239 current US$ per square kilometre, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Lesotho?
49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Benin and Lesotho rank globally for commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Benin ranks 142nd and Lesotho ranks 143rd of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Commercial service imports (current US$), 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 imports (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
245 places, 9,326 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Commercial service imports (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.