Africa Western and Central vs Kuwait: Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre

Africa Western and Central
17,501 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait
2.10 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Africa Western and Central rank
41st
Kuwait rank
38th

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

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Kuwait
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196119922023

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 2.10 million current US$ per square kilometre against 17,501 current US$ per square kilometre in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 2.09 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 120.2 times Africa Western and Central's.

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

Africa Western and Central ranks 41st and Kuwait ranks 38th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Kuwait Difference Ahead
1960s 254.92 current US$ per square kilometre 24,130 current US$ per square kilometre 23,875 current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
1970s 1,240 current US$ per square kilometre 140,499 current US$ per square kilometre 139,259 current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
1980s 2,300 current US$ per square kilometre 368,754 current US$ per square kilometre 366,455 current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
1990s 2,461 current US$ per square kilometre 394,905 current US$ per square kilometre 392,443 current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
2000s 6,098 current US$ per square kilometre 823,698 current US$ per square kilometre 817,600 current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
2010s 14,315 current US$ per square kilometre 1.68 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.67 million current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
2020s 15,938 current US$ per square kilometre 1.85 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.83 million current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre, Africa Western and Central or Kuwait?
Kuwait, at 2.10 million current US$ per square kilometre against 17,501 current US$ per square kilometre in Africa Western and Central as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre between Africa Western and Central and Kuwait?
2.09 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Kuwait?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Africa Western and Central and Kuwait rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Africa Western and Central ranks 41st and Kuwait ranks 38th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.