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

Mauritius
1.15 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
17,688 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritius rank
37th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
39th

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

  • Mauritius
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0500.0k1.0M1.5M196119922023

How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 1.15 million current US$ per square kilometre against 17,688 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 1.13 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Mauritius's figure about 65.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

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

Mauritius ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritius Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 34,100 current US$ per square kilometre 393.63 current US$ per square kilometre 33,706 current US$ per square kilometre Mauritius
1970s 111,724 current US$ per square kilometre 1,440 current US$ per square kilometre 110,284 current US$ per square kilometre Mauritius
1980s 287,044 current US$ per square kilometre 2,790 current US$ per square kilometre 284,255 current US$ per square kilometre Mauritius
1990s 712,709 current US$ per square kilometre 3,504 current US$ per square kilometre 709,206 current US$ per square kilometre Mauritius
2000s 980,787 current US$ per square kilometre 8,898 current US$ per square kilometre 971,888 current US$ per square kilometre Mauritius
2010s 1.27 million current US$ per square kilometre 15,819 current US$ per square kilometre 1.25 million current US$ per square kilometre Mauritius
2020s 1.06 million current US$ per square kilometre 16,263 current US$ per square kilometre 1.04 million current US$ per square kilometre Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre, Mauritius or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Mauritius, at 1.15 million current US$ 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$), per square kilometre between Mauritius and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
1.13 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Mauritius and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Mauritius ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), 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.