France vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre

France
615,686 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
5,531 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
France rank
39th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
36th

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

  • France
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
0200.0k400.0k600.0k197519992023

How they compare

France currently reports 615,686 current US$ per square kilometre against 5,531 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 610,155 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes France's figure about 111.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 46 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

France ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 36th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade France Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 42,613 current US$ per square kilometre 610.18 current US$ per square kilometre 42,003 current US$ per square kilometre France
1980s 61,128 current US$ per square kilometre 723.14 current US$ per square kilometre 60,404 current US$ per square kilometre France
1990s 131,070 current US$ per square kilometre 1,031 current US$ per square kilometre 130,039 current US$ per square kilometre France
2000s 243,603 current US$ per square kilometre 2,489 current US$ per square kilometre 241,114 current US$ per square kilometre France
2010s 437,378 current US$ per square kilometre 4,866 current US$ per square kilometre 432,512 current US$ per square kilometre France
2020s 524,139 current US$ per square kilometre 4,880 current US$ per square kilometre 519,259 current US$ per square kilometre France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre, France or Sub-Saharan Africa?
France, at 615,686 current US$ per square kilometre against 5,531 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre between France and Sub-Saharan Africa?
610,155 current US$ per square kilometre, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Sub-Saharan Africa?
46 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
How do France and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
France ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 36th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Commercial service imports (current US$), 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.