France vs Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre

France
1.46 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
13,988 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
France rank
46th
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
44th

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

  • France
  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
0500.0k1.0M1.5M196119922023

How they compare

France currently reports 1.46 million current US$ per square kilometre against 13,988 current US$ per square kilometre in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 1.45 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes France's figure about 104.5 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

Across all 63 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

France ranks 46th and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 44th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade France Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Difference Ahead
1960s 20,406 current US$ per square kilometre 239.87 current US$ per square kilometre 20,166 current US$ per square kilometre France
1970s 99,376 current US$ per square kilometre 694.67 current US$ per square kilometre 98,681 current US$ per square kilometre France
1980s 250,445 current US$ per square kilometre 1,383 current US$ per square kilometre 249,062 current US$ per square kilometre France
1990s 493,869 current US$ per square kilometre 1,691 current US$ per square kilometre 492,178 current US$ per square kilometre France
2000s 894,548 current US$ per square kilometre 4,229 current US$ per square kilometre 890,320 current US$ per square kilometre France
2010s 1.20 million current US$ per square kilometre 9,651 current US$ per square kilometre 1.19 million current US$ per square kilometre France
2020s 1.35 million current US$ per square kilometre 11,911 current US$ per square kilometre 1.34 million current US$ per square kilometre France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre, France or Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
France, at 1.46 million current US$ per square kilometre against 13,988 current US$ per square kilometre in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre between France and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
1.45 million current US$ per square kilometre, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do France and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
France ranks 46th and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 44th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.