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

Sub-Saharan Africa
17,710 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Viet Nam
1.13 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
37th
Viet Nam rank
38th

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

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Viet Nam
0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M196119922023

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 1.13 million current US$ per square kilometre against 17,710 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 1.11 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 63.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 37th and Viet Nam ranks 38th of 45 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa averaged higher in 3 and Viet Nam in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1960s 393.7 current US$ per square kilometre 81.93 current US$ per square kilometre 311.77 current US$ per square kilometre Sub-Saharan Africa
1970s 1,441 current US$ per square kilometre 790.19 current US$ per square kilometre 650.35 current US$ per square kilometre Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 2,791 current US$ per square kilometre 2,413 current US$ per square kilometre 377.41 current US$ per square kilometre Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 3,507 current US$ per square kilometre 17,482 current US$ per square kilometre 13,975 current US$ per square kilometre Viet Nam
2000s 8,913 current US$ per square kilometre 106,842 current US$ per square kilometre 97,929 current US$ per square kilometre Viet Nam
2010s 15,840 current US$ per square kilometre 519,379 current US$ per square kilometre 503,539 current US$ per square kilometre Viet Nam
2020s 16,284 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$), per square kilometre, Sub-Saharan Africa or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 1.13 million current US$ 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$), per square kilometre between Sub-Saharan Africa and Viet Nam?
1.11 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Viet Nam?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Viet Nam rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 37th and Viet Nam ranks 38th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.