Ireland vs Kuwait: Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre

Ireland
2.19 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait
2.10 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland rank
35th
Kuwait rank
38th

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

  • Ireland
  • Kuwait
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196119922023

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 2.19 million current US$ per square kilometre against 2.10 million current US$ per square kilometre in Kuwait, a difference of 89,490 current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kuwait ahead.

Ireland ranks 35th and Kuwait ranks 38th of 205 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 3 and Kuwait in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Kuwait Difference Ahead
1960s 14,663 current US$ per square kilometre 24,130 current US$ per square kilometre 9,468 current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
1970s 61,754 current US$ per square kilometre 140,499 current US$ per square kilometre 78,746 current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
1980s 172,111 current US$ per square kilometre 368,754 current US$ per square kilometre 196,644 current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
1990s 442,819 current US$ per square kilometre 394,905 current US$ per square kilometre 47,914 current US$ per square kilometre Ireland
2000s 931,732 current US$ per square kilometre 823,698 current US$ per square kilometre 108,034 current US$ per square kilometre Ireland
2010s 1.17 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.68 million current US$ per square kilometre 517,323 current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
2020s 1.88 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.85 million current US$ per square kilometre 34,152 current US$ per square kilometre Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre, Ireland or Kuwait?
Ireland, at 2.19 million current US$ per square kilometre against 2.10 million current US$ per square kilometre in Kuwait as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre between Ireland and Kuwait?
89,490 current US$ per square kilometre, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Kuwait?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Kuwait rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Ireland ranks 35th and Kuwait ranks 38th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.