Australia vs Laos: Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre
Australia
37,364 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Laos
33,141 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
155th
Laos rank
158th
Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Australia
- Laos
How they compare
Australia currently reports 37,364 current US$ per square kilometre against 33,141 current US$ per square kilometre in Laos, a difference of 4,223 current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 155th and Laos ranks 158th of 205 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 451.33 current US$ per square kilometre | 169.94 current US$ per square kilometre | 281.39 current US$ per square kilometre | Australia |
| 1970s | 1,365 current US$ per square kilometre | 247.4 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,118 current US$ per square kilometre | Australia |
| 1980s | 3,710 current US$ per square kilometre | 701.47 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,008 current US$ per square kilometre | Australia |
| 1990s | 7,196 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,029 current US$ per square kilometre | 5,167 current US$ per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2000s | 15,649 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,700 current US$ per square kilometre | 11,949 current US$ per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2010s | 29,616 current US$ per square kilometre | 19,139 current US$ per square kilometre | 10,477 current US$ per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2020s | 34,763 current US$ per square kilometre | 28,746 current US$ per square kilometre | 6,017 current US$ per square kilometre | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre, Australia or Laos?
- Australia, at 37,364 current US$ per square kilometre against 33,141 current US$ per square kilometre in Laos as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre between Australia and Laos?
- 4,223 current US$ per square kilometre, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Laos?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Laos rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 155th and Laos ranks 158th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.