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

Mauritius
1.07 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
5,531 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritius rank
33rd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
36th

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

  • Mauritius
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 1.07 million current US$ per square kilometre against 5,531 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 1.06 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Mauritius's figure about 193.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Mauritius ranks 33rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 36th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritius Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 75,959 current US$ per square kilometre 610.18 current US$ per square kilometre 75,349 current US$ per square kilometre Mauritius
1980s 91,258 current US$ per square kilometre 723.14 current US$ per square kilometre 90,535 current US$ per square kilometre Mauritius
1990s 283,546 current US$ per square kilometre 1,031 current US$ per square kilometre 282,516 current US$ per square kilometre Mauritius
2000s 579,582 current US$ per square kilometre 2,489 current US$ per square kilometre 577,094 current US$ per square kilometre Mauritius
2010s 1.07 million current US$ per square kilometre 4,866 current US$ per square kilometre 1.06 million current US$ per square kilometre Mauritius
2020s 863,409 current US$ per square kilometre 4,880 current US$ per square kilometre 858,529 current US$ per square kilometre Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre, Mauritius or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Mauritius, at 1.07 million current US$ 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$), per square kilometre between Mauritius and Sub-Saharan Africa?
1.06 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Sub-Saharan Africa?
46 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
How do Mauritius and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Mauritius ranks 33rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 36th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Commercial service imports (current US$), 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.