Benin vs Equatorial Guinea: Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre
Benin
46,577 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea
54,831 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
149th
Equatorial Guinea rank
146th
Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Benin
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 54,831 current US$ per square kilometre against 46,577 current US$ per square kilometre in Benin, a difference of 8,254 current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Benin ranks 149th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 146th of 205 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Equatorial Guinea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 331.09 current US$ per square kilometre | 930.88 current US$ per square kilometre | 599.79 current US$ per square kilometre | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1970s | 1,595 current US$ per square kilometre | 652.41 current US$ per square kilometre | 942.13 current US$ per square kilometre | Benin |
| 1980s | 3,547 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,294 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,253 current US$ per square kilometre | Benin |
| 1990s | 5,012 current US$ per square kilometre | 6,392 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,380 current US$ per square kilometre | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 10,982 current US$ per square kilometre | 67,487 current US$ per square kilometre | 56,505 current US$ per square kilometre | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 27,132 current US$ per square kilometre | 162,225 current US$ per square kilometre | 135,093 current US$ per square kilometre | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 40,415 current US$ per square kilometre | 58,975 current US$ per square kilometre | 18,560 current US$ per square kilometre | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre, Benin or Equatorial Guinea?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 54,831 current US$ per square kilometre against 46,577 current US$ per square kilometre in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre between Benin and Equatorial Guinea?
- 8,254 current US$ per square kilometre, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Equatorial Guinea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 149th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 146th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.