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

Madagascar
2,143 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
2,287 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Madagascar rank
187th
Zambia rank
186th

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

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

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 2,287 current US$ per square kilometre against 2,143 current US$ per square kilometre in Madagascar, a difference of 144 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Zambia ahead.

Madagascar ranks 187th and Zambia ranks 186th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 326.94 current US$ per square kilometre 566.59 current US$ per square kilometre 239.65 current US$ per square kilometre Zambia
1980s 272.49 current US$ per square kilometre 470.26 current US$ per square kilometre 197.78 current US$ per square kilometre Zambia
1990s 452.97 current US$ per square kilometre 425 current US$ per square kilometre 27.98 current US$ per square kilometre Madagascar
2000s 1,195 current US$ per square kilometre 668.34 current US$ per square kilometre 526.92 current US$ per square kilometre Madagascar
2010s 1,892 current US$ per square kilometre 1,854 current US$ per square kilometre 38.06 current US$ per square kilometre Madagascar
2020s 1,795 current US$ per square kilometre 1,974 current US$ per square kilometre 179.31 current US$ per square kilometre Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre, Madagascar or Zambia?
Zambia, at 2,287 current US$ per square kilometre against 2,143 current US$ per square kilometre in Madagascar as of 2023.
What is the difference in commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre between Madagascar and Zambia?
144 current US$ per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Zambia?
41 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
How do Madagascar and Zambia rank globally for commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Madagascar ranks 187th and Zambia ranks 186th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Commercial service imports (current US$), 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.