Maldives vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre

Maldives
1.41 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
44,088 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives rank
32nd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
32nd

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

  • Maldives
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 1.41 million current US$ per square kilometre against 44,088 current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 1.37 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Maldives's figure about 32.0 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.

Maldives ranks 32nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 32nd of 206 countries.

Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1960s 7,407 current US$ per square kilometre 570.38 current US$ per square kilometre 6,837 current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
1970s 12,333 current US$ per square kilometre 3,117 current US$ per square kilometre 9,216 current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
1980s 74,000 current US$ per square kilometre 6,408 current US$ per square kilometre 67,592 current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
1990s 263,000 current US$ per square kilometre 7,174 current US$ per square kilometre 255,826 current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
2000s 599,666 current US$ per square kilometre 21,467 current US$ per square kilometre 578,199 current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
2010s 1.00 million current US$ per square kilometre 35,838 current US$ per square kilometre 965,495 current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
2020s 1.16 million current US$ per square kilometre 37,836 current US$ per square kilometre 1.12 million current US$ per square kilometre Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre, Maldives or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Maldives, at 1.41 million current US$ per square kilometre against 44,088 current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre between Maldives and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
1.37 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Maldives and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Maldives ranks 32nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 32nd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), 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.