Ireland vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre

Ireland
2.19 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
48,919 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland rank
35th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
32nd

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

  • Ireland
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196119922023

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 2.19 million current US$ per square kilometre against 48,919 current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 2.14 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Ireland's figure about 44.8 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

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

Ireland ranks 35th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 32nd of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 14,663 current US$ per square kilometre 600.2 current US$ per square kilometre 14,062 current US$ per square kilometre Ireland
1970s 61,754 current US$ per square kilometre 3,098 current US$ per square kilometre 58,655 current US$ per square kilometre Ireland
1980s 172,111 current US$ per square kilometre 7,966 current US$ per square kilometre 164,144 current US$ per square kilometre Ireland
1990s 442,819 current US$ per square kilometre 8,957 current US$ per square kilometre 433,862 current US$ per square kilometre Ireland
2000s 931,732 current US$ per square kilometre 20,495 current US$ per square kilometre 911,237 current US$ per square kilometre Ireland
2010s 1.17 million current US$ per square kilometre 41,587 current US$ per square kilometre 1.13 million current US$ per square kilometre Ireland
2020s 1.88 million current US$ per square kilometre 44,562 current US$ per square kilometre 1.84 million 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$), per square kilometre, Ireland or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Ireland, at 2.19 million current US$ per square kilometre against 48,919 current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre between Ireland and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
2.14 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Ireland ranks 35th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 32nd of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.