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

Lebanon
645,739 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
5,531 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Lebanon rank
37th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
36th

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

  • Lebanon
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 645,739 current US$ per square kilometre against 5,531 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 640,208 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 116.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Lebanon has been ahead every year.

Lebanon ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 36th of 198 countries.

Lebanon has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 880,304 current US$ per square kilometre 2,801 current US$ per square kilometre 877,503 current US$ per square kilometre Lebanon
2010s 1.28 million current US$ per square kilometre 4,866 current US$ per square kilometre 1.27 million current US$ per square kilometre Lebanon
2020s 556,446 current US$ per square kilometre 4,880 current US$ per square kilometre 551,566 current US$ per square kilometre Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre, Lebanon or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Lebanon, at 645,739 current US$ 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$), per square kilometre between Lebanon and Sub-Saharan Africa?
640,208 current US$ per square kilometre, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Sub-Saharan Africa?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Lebanon and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Lebanon ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 36th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Commercial service imports (current US$), 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.