Sub-Saharan Africa vs Tuvalu: Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre
Sub-Saharan Africa
5,531 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Tuvalu
894,477 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
36th
Tuvalu rank
35th
Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 894,477 current US$ per square kilometre against 5,531 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 888,946 current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Tuvalu's figure about 161.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Tuvalu has been ahead every year.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 36th and Tuvalu ranks 35th of 44 groups.
Tuvalu has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,633 current US$ per square kilometre | 456,123 current US$ per square kilometre | 453,489 current US$ per square kilometre | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 4,866 current US$ per square kilometre | 966,176 current US$ per square kilometre | 961,310 current US$ per square kilometre | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 4,880 current US$ per square kilometre | 827,784 current US$ per square kilometre | 822,904 current US$ per square kilometre | Tuvalu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre, Sub-Saharan Africa or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 894,477 current US$ 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$), per square kilometre between Sub-Saharan Africa and Tuvalu?
- 888,946 current US$ per square kilometre, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Tuvalu?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Tuvalu rank globally for commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 36th and Tuvalu ranks 35th of 44 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.