Botswana vs Madagascar: Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre

Botswana
1,827 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Madagascar
2,143 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
189th
Madagascar rank
187th

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

  • Botswana
  • Madagascar
05001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k197419982023

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 2,143 current US$ per square kilometre against 1,827 current US$ per square kilometre in Botswana, a difference of 316 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Madagascar ahead.

Botswana ranks 189th and Madagascar ranks 187th of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Madagascar in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Madagascar Difference Ahead
1970s 151.82 current US$ per square kilometre 265.14 current US$ per square kilometre 113.32 current US$ per square kilometre Madagascar
1980s 304.69 current US$ per square kilometre 272.49 current US$ per square kilometre 32.2 current US$ per square kilometre Botswana
1990s 704.2 current US$ per square kilometre 480.82 current US$ per square kilometre 223.38 current US$ per square kilometre Botswana
2000s 937.44 current US$ per square kilometre 1,195 current US$ per square kilometre 257.82 current US$ per square kilometre Madagascar
2010s 1,829 current US$ per square kilometre 1,892 current US$ per square kilometre 63.33 current US$ per square kilometre Madagascar
2020s 1,996 current US$ per square kilometre 1,795 current US$ per square kilometre 200.78 current US$ per square kilometre Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre, Botswana or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 2,143 current US$ per square kilometre against 1,827 current US$ per square kilometre in Botswana as of 2023.
What is the difference in commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre between Botswana and Madagascar?
316 current US$ per square kilometre, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Madagascar?
49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Madagascar rank globally for commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Botswana ranks 189th and Madagascar ranks 187th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Commercial service imports (current US$), 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.