Hungary vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre

Hungary
1.71 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
19,836 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Hungary rank
43rd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
40th

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

  • Hungary
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196119922023

How they compare

Hungary currently reports 1.71 million current US$ per square kilometre against 19,836 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 1.69 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Hungary's figure about 86.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

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

Hungary ranks 43rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 40th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Hungary Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 16,751 current US$ per square kilometre 366.37 current US$ per square kilometre 16,385 current US$ per square kilometre Hungary
1970s 60,076 current US$ per square kilometre 1,266 current US$ per square kilometre 58,810 current US$ per square kilometre Hungary
1980s 99,884 current US$ per square kilometre 2,714 current US$ per square kilometre 97,171 current US$ per square kilometre Hungary
1990s 187,499 current US$ per square kilometre 3,411 current US$ per square kilometre 184,088 current US$ per square kilometre Hungary
2000s 712,148 current US$ per square kilometre 8,084 current US$ per square kilometre 704,063 current US$ per square kilometre Hungary
2010s 1.13 million current US$ per square kilometre 16,289 current US$ per square kilometre 1.11 million current US$ per square kilometre Hungary
2020s 1.58 million current US$ per square kilometre 17,610 current US$ per square kilometre 1.57 million current US$ per square kilometre Hungary

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre, Hungary or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Hungary, at 1.71 million current US$ per square kilometre against 19,836 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre between Hungary and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
1.69 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Hungary ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Hungary and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Hungary ranks 43rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 40th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.