Aruba vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre

Aruba
927,778 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
17,688 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Aruba rank
42nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
39th

Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Aruba
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
010.0M20.0M30.0M196119922023

How they compare

Aruba currently reports 927,778 current US$ per square kilometre against 17,688 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 910,090 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Aruba's figure about 52.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 38 years both countries report, Aruba has been ahead every year.

Aruba ranks 42nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 206 countries.

Aruba has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Aruba Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 369,444 current US$ per square kilometre 2,679 current US$ per square kilometre 366,766 current US$ per square kilometre Aruba
1990s 6.70 million current US$ per square kilometre 3,504 current US$ per square kilometre 6.70 million current US$ per square kilometre Aruba
2000s 18.70 million current US$ per square kilometre 8,898 current US$ per square kilometre 18.70 million current US$ per square kilometre Aruba
2010s 4.69 million current US$ per square kilometre 15,819 current US$ per square kilometre 4.68 million current US$ per square kilometre Aruba
2020s 812,501 current US$ per square kilometre 16,263 current US$ per square kilometre 796,238 current US$ per square kilometre Aruba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre, Aruba or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Aruba, at 927,778 current US$ per square kilometre against 17,688 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre between Aruba and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
910,090 current US$ per square kilometre, with Aruba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
38 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2023.
How do Aruba and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Aruba ranks 42nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports (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
253 places, 14,096 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports (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.