Australia vs Vanuatu: Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre

Australia
37,364 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Vanuatu
38,802 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
155th
Vanuatu rank
154th

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

  • Australia
  • Vanuatu
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k196119922023

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 38,802 current US$ per square kilometre against 37,364 current US$ per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 1,438 current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Australia ranks 155th and Vanuatu ranks 154th of 205 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Vanuatu in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1960s 451.33 current US$ per square kilometre 656.28 current US$ per square kilometre 204.95 current US$ per square kilometre Vanuatu
1970s 1,365 current US$ per square kilometre 3,060 current US$ per square kilometre 1,695 current US$ per square kilometre Vanuatu
1980s 3,710 current US$ per square kilometre 5,439 current US$ per square kilometre 1,729 current US$ per square kilometre Vanuatu
1990s 7,196 current US$ per square kilometre 7,432 current US$ per square kilometre 236.14 current US$ per square kilometre Vanuatu
2000s 15,649 current US$ per square kilometre 13,970 current US$ per square kilometre 1,678 current US$ per square kilometre Australia
2010s 29,616 current US$ per square kilometre 28,031 current US$ per square kilometre 1,584 current US$ per square kilometre Australia
2020s 34,763 current US$ per square kilometre 28,302 current US$ per square kilometre 6,461 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$), per square kilometre, Australia or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 38,802 current US$ per square kilometre against 37,364 current US$ per square kilometre in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre between Australia and Vanuatu?
1,438 current US$ per square kilometre, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Vanuatu?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and Vanuatu rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Australia ranks 155th and Vanuatu ranks 154th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.