Cape Verde vs Kenya: Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre

Cape Verde
12,655 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya
12,380 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
171st
Kenya rank
172nd

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

  • Cape Verde
  • Kenya
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196119922023

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 12,655 current US$ per square kilometre against 12,380 current US$ per square kilometre in Kenya, a difference of 275 current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 171st and Kenya ranks 172nd of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Kenya Difference Ahead
1960s 275.71 current US$ per square kilometre 374.05 current US$ per square kilometre 98.34 current US$ per square kilometre Kenya
1970s 496.28 current US$ per square kilometre 1,187 current US$ per square kilometre 690.25 current US$ per square kilometre Kenya
1980s 1,141 current US$ per square kilometre 1,843 current US$ per square kilometre 701.52 current US$ per square kilometre Kenya
1990s 2,035 current US$ per square kilometre 2,846 current US$ per square kilometre 810.96 current US$ per square kilometre Kenya
2000s 4,591 current US$ per square kilometre 5,509 current US$ per square kilometre 918.8 current US$ per square kilometre Kenya
2010s 15,633 current US$ per square kilometre 10,184 current US$ per square kilometre 5,448 current US$ per square kilometre Cape Verde
2020s 12,965 current US$ per square kilometre 11,782 current US$ per square kilometre 1,184 current US$ per square kilometre Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre, Cape Verde or Kenya?
Cape Verde, at 12,655 current US$ per square kilometre against 12,380 current US$ per square kilometre in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre between Cape Verde and Kenya?
275 current US$ per square kilometre, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Kenya?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Cape Verde and Kenya rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Cape Verde ranks 171st and Kenya ranks 172nd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), 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.