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

Cuba
86,445 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
96,265 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Cuba rank
129th
Saudi Arabia rank
126th

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

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

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 96,265 current US$ per square kilometre against 86,445 current US$ per square kilometre in Cuba, a difference of 9,820 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 129th and Saudi Arabia ranks 126th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 8,755 current US$ per square kilometre 219.31 current US$ per square kilometre 8,536 current US$ per square kilometre Cuba
1970s 28,813 current US$ per square kilometre 3,718 current US$ per square kilometre 25,095 current US$ per square kilometre Cuba
1980s 69,775 current US$ per square kilometre 13,245 current US$ per square kilometre 56,530 current US$ per square kilometre Cuba
1990s 28,710 current US$ per square kilometre 13,070 current US$ per square kilometre 15,639 current US$ per square kilometre Cuba
2000s 73,549 current US$ per square kilometre 28,515 current US$ per square kilometre 45,034 current US$ per square kilometre Cuba
2010s 115,292 current US$ per square kilometre 68,644 current US$ per square kilometre 46,648 current US$ per square kilometre Cuba
2020s 83,013 current US$ per square kilometre 79,972 current US$ per square kilometre 3,041 current US$ per square kilometre Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre, Cuba or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 96,265 current US$ per square kilometre against 86,445 current US$ per square kilometre in Cuba as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre between Cuba and Saudi Arabia?
9,820 current US$ per square kilometre, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Saudi Arabia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Cuba and Saudi Arabia rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Cuba ranks 129th and Saudi Arabia ranks 126th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.