American Samoa vs Lower middle income: Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre

American Samoa
3.18 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Lower middle income
73,356 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
American Samoa rank
26th
Lower middle income rank
27th

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

  • American Samoa
  • Lower middle income
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How they compare

American Samoa currently reports 3.18 million current US$ per square kilometre against 73,356 current US$ per square kilometre in Lower middle income, a difference of 3.11 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes American Samoa's figure about 43.4 times Lower middle income's.

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

American Samoa ranks 26th and Lower middle income ranks 27th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade American Samoa Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 44,444 current US$ per square kilometre 674.17 current US$ per square kilometre 43,770 current US$ per square kilometre American Samoa
1970s 208,500 current US$ per square kilometre 2,221 current US$ per square kilometre 206,279 current US$ per square kilometre American Samoa
1980s 1.35 million current US$ per square kilometre 5,110 current US$ per square kilometre 1.35 million current US$ per square kilometre American Samoa
1990s 2.24 million current US$ per square kilometre 7,404 current US$ per square kilometre 2.23 million current US$ per square kilometre American Samoa
2000s 2.64 million current US$ per square kilometre 20,829 current US$ per square kilometre 2.62 million current US$ per square kilometre American Samoa
2010s 2.74 million current US$ per square kilometre 52,798 current US$ per square kilometre 2.69 million current US$ per square kilometre American Samoa
2020s 3.54 million current US$ per square kilometre 66,245 current US$ per square kilometre 3.47 million current US$ per square kilometre American Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre, American Samoa or Lower middle income?
American Samoa, at 3.18 million current US$ per square kilometre against 73,356 current US$ per square kilometre in Lower middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre between American Samoa and Lower middle income?
3.11 million current US$ per square kilometre, with American Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Lower middle income?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do American Samoa and Lower middle income rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
American Samoa ranks 26th and Lower middle income ranks 27th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.