Laos vs Sierra Leone: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) … square
Laos
23,705 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
26,858 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Laos rank
161st
Sierra Leone rank
158th
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) … square over time
- Laos
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 26,858 current US$ per square kilometre against 23,705 current US$ per square kilometre in Laos, a difference of 3,153 current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Laos ranks 161st and Sierra Leone ranks 158th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 158.61 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,206 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,048 current US$ per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 222.06 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,841 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,619 current US$ per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 296.7 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,297 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,000 current US$ per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 1,731 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,018 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,288 current US$ per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 7,877 current US$ per square kilometre | 8,504 current US$ per square kilometre | 627.22 current US$ per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 29,779 current US$ per square kilometre | 18,591 current US$ per square kilometre | 11,188 current US$ per square kilometre | Laos |
| 2020s | 22,938 current US$ per square kilometre | 23,176 current US$ per square kilometre | 237.5 current US$ per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per, Laos or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 26,858 current US$ per square kilometre against 23,705 current US$ per square kilometre in Laos as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Laos and Sierra Leone?
- 3,153 current US$ per square kilometre, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Sierra Leone?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Laos and Sierra Leone rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
- Laos ranks 161st and Sierra Leone ranks 158th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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 imports by the reporting economy (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.