Somalia vs South Sudan: Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre

Somalia
1,583 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Sudan
1,377 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia rank
200th
South Sudan rank
201st

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

  • Somalia
  • South Sudan
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 1,583 current US$ per square kilometre against 1,377 current US$ per square kilometre in South Sudan, a difference of 206 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times South Sudan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2019 it was South Sudan ahead.

Somalia ranks 200th and South Sudan ranks 201st of 206 countries.

South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia South Sudan Difference Ahead
2010s 908.6 current US$ per square kilometre 2,552 current US$ per square kilometre 1,644 current US$ per square kilometre South Sudan
2020s 1,093 current US$ per square kilometre 1,334 current US$ per square kilometre 241.3 current US$ per square kilometre South Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre, Somalia or South Sudan?
Somalia, at 1,583 current US$ per square kilometre against 1,377 current US$ per square kilometre in South Sudan as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre between Somalia and South Sudan?
206 current US$ per square kilometre, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and South Sudan?
5 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2023.
How do Somalia and South Sudan rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Somalia ranks 200th and South Sudan ranks 201st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), 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.