Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Viet Nam: Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre
Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 1.13 million current US$ per square kilometre against 17,688 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 1.11 million current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 63.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 39th and Viet Nam ranks 38th of 45 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) averaged higher in 3 and Viet Nam in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 393.63 current US$ per square kilometre | 81.93 current US$ per square kilometre | 311.7 current US$ per square kilometre | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 1,440 current US$ per square kilometre | 790.19 current US$ per square kilometre | 649.99 current US$ per square kilometre | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 2,790 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,413 current US$ per square kilometre | 376.35 current US$ per square kilometre | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 3,504 current US$ per square kilometre | 17,482 current US$ per square kilometre | 13,978 current US$ per square kilometre | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 8,898 current US$ per square kilometre | 106,842 current US$ per square kilometre | 97,943 current US$ per square kilometre | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 15,819 current US$ per square kilometre | 519,379 current US$ per square kilometre | 503,560 current US$ per square kilometre | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 16,263 current US$ per square kilometre | 1.07 million current US$ per square kilometre | 1.06 million current US$ per square kilometre | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 1.13 million current US$ 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$), per square kilometre between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Viet Nam?
- 1.11 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Viet Nam?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Viet Nam rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 39th and Viet Nam ranks 38th of 45 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.