Barbados vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre
Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Barbados
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 1.07 million current US$ per square kilometre against 17,688 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 1.05 million current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Barbados's figure about 60.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 206 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84,238 current US$ per square kilometre | 393.63 current US$ per square kilometre | 83,844 current US$ per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 1970s | 194,884 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,440 current US$ per square kilometre | 193,443 current US$ per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 1980s | 588,140 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,790 current US$ per square kilometre | 585,350 current US$ per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 1990s | 535,349 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,504 current US$ per square kilometre | 531,845 current US$ per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 2000s | 828,139 current US$ per square kilometre | 8,898 current US$ per square kilometre | 819,241 current US$ per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 2010s | 1.11 million current US$ per square kilometre | 15,819 current US$ per square kilometre | 1.10 million current US$ per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 2020s | 961,628 current US$ per square kilometre | 16,263 current US$ per square kilometre | 945,364 current US$ per square kilometre | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre, Barbados or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Barbados, at 1.07 million current US$ 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$), per square kilometre between Barbados and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 1.05 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Barbados ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.