Poland vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre

Poland
1.25 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
17,710 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Poland rank
34th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
37th

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

  • Poland
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Poland currently reports 1.25 million current US$ per square kilometre against 17,710 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 1.23 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Poland's figure about 70.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Poland ranks 34th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 37th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Poland Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 7,271 current US$ per square kilometre 393.7 current US$ per square kilometre 6,878 current US$ per square kilometre Poland
1970s 27,882 current US$ per square kilometre 1,441 current US$ per square kilometre 26,441 current US$ per square kilometre Poland
1980s 41,813 current US$ per square kilometre 2,791 current US$ per square kilometre 39,023 current US$ per square kilometre Poland
1990s 66,171 current US$ per square kilometre 3,507 current US$ per square kilometre 62,663 current US$ per square kilometre Poland
2000s 288,933 current US$ per square kilometre 8,913 current US$ per square kilometre 280,020 current US$ per square kilometre Poland
2010s 694,432 current US$ per square kilometre 15,840 current US$ per square kilometre 678,592 current US$ per square kilometre Poland
2020s 1.11 million current US$ per square kilometre 16,284 current US$ per square kilometre 1.09 million current US$ per square kilometre Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre, Poland or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Poland, at 1.25 million current US$ per square kilometre against 17,710 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre between Poland and Sub-Saharan Africa?
1.23 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Sub-Saharan Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Poland and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Poland ranks 34th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 37th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), 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.