France vs Low income: Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre

France
1.46 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Low income
9,259 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
France rank
46th
Low income rank
45th

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

  • France
  • Low income
0500.0k1.0M1.5M196119922023

How they compare

France currently reports 1.46 million current US$ per square kilometre against 9,259 current US$ per square kilometre in Low income, a difference of 1.45 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes France's figure about 157.9 times Low income's.

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

France ranks 46th and Low income ranks 45th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade France Low income Difference Ahead
1960s 20,406 current US$ per square kilometre 197.71 current US$ per square kilometre 20,209 current US$ per square kilometre France
1970s 99,376 current US$ per square kilometre 641.34 current US$ per square kilometre 98,734 current US$ per square kilometre France
1980s 250,445 current US$ per square kilometre 1,577 current US$ per square kilometre 248,868 current US$ per square kilometre France
1990s 493,869 current US$ per square kilometre 1,638 current US$ per square kilometre 492,231 current US$ per square kilometre France
2000s 894,548 current US$ per square kilometre 4,061 current US$ per square kilometre 890,488 current US$ per square kilometre France
2010s 1.20 million current US$ per square kilometre 7,236 current US$ per square kilometre 1.19 million current US$ per square kilometre France
2020s 1.35 million current US$ per square kilometre 7,973 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$), per square kilometre, France or Low income?
France, at 1.46 million current US$ per square kilometre against 9,259 current US$ per square kilometre in Low income as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre between France and Low income?
1.45 million current US$ per square kilometre, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Low income?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do France and Low income rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
France ranks 46th and Low income ranks 45th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.