Chile vs Saudi Arabia: Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre

Chile
114,764 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
96,265 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Chile rank
123rd
Saudi Arabia rank
126th

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

  • Chile
  • Saudi Arabia
050.0k100.0k150.0k196119922023

How they compare

Chile currently reports 114,764 current US$ per square kilometre against 96,265 current US$ per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 18,499 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.2 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 123rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 126th of 205 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 5 and Saudi Arabia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 1,059 current US$ per square kilometre 219.31 current US$ per square kilometre 839.6 current US$ per square kilometre Chile
1970s 2,803 current US$ per square kilometre 3,718 current US$ per square kilometre 914.77 current US$ per square kilometre Saudi Arabia
1980s 6,329 current US$ per square kilometre 13,245 current US$ per square kilometre 6,916 current US$ per square kilometre Saudi Arabia
1990s 18,968 current US$ per square kilometre 13,070 current US$ per square kilometre 5,898 current US$ per square kilometre Chile
2000s 43,178 current US$ per square kilometre 28,515 current US$ per square kilometre 14,662 current US$ per square kilometre Chile
2010s 93,927 current US$ per square kilometre 68,644 current US$ per square kilometre 25,284 current US$ per square kilometre Chile
2020s 114,946 current US$ per square kilometre 79,972 current US$ per square kilometre 34,973 current US$ per square kilometre Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre, Chile or Saudi Arabia?
Chile, at 114,764 current US$ per square kilometre against 96,265 current US$ per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre between Chile and Saudi Arabia?
18,499 current US$ per square kilometre, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Saudi Arabia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Chile and Saudi Arabia rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Chile ranks 123rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 126th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.