Africa Eastern and Southern vs Ireland: Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre

Africa Eastern and Southern
21,354 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland
2.19 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
36th
Ireland rank
35th

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

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Ireland
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196119922023

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 2.19 million current US$ per square kilometre against 21,354 current US$ per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 2.17 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Ireland's figure about 102.7 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

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

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 36th and Ireland ranks 35th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 460.24 current US$ per square kilometre 14,663 current US$ per square kilometre 14,202 current US$ per square kilometre Ireland
1970s 1,282 current US$ per square kilometre 61,754 current US$ per square kilometre 60,472 current US$ per square kilometre Ireland
1980s 3,052 current US$ per square kilometre 172,111 current US$ per square kilometre 169,058 current US$ per square kilometre Ireland
1990s 4,157 current US$ per square kilometre 442,819 current US$ per square kilometre 438,662 current US$ per square kilometre Ireland
2000s 9,597 current US$ per square kilometre 931,732 current US$ per square kilometre 922,135 current US$ per square kilometre Ireland
2010s 17,646 current US$ per square kilometre 1.17 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.15 million current US$ per square kilometre Ireland
2020s 18,708 current US$ per square kilometre 1.88 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.86 million current US$ per square kilometre Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre, Africa Eastern and Southern or Ireland?
Ireland, at 2.19 million current US$ per square kilometre against 21,354 current US$ per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre between Africa Eastern and Southern and Ireland?
2.17 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Ireland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Ireland rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 36th and Ireland ranks 35th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports (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
252 places, 14,042 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports (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.