Kenya vs Malawi: Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre
Kenya
31,995 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi
33,316 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya rank
160th
Malawi rank
157th
Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Kenya
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 33,316 current US$ per square kilometre against 31,995 current US$ per square kilometre in Kenya, a difference of 1,321 current US$ per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.
Kenya ranks 160th and Malawi ranks 157th of 205 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 497.44 current US$ per square kilometre | 651.72 current US$ per square kilometre | 154.29 current US$ per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 1970s | 1,710 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,233 current US$ per square kilometre | 522.76 current US$ per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 1980s | 3,068 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,641 current US$ per square kilometre | 573.49 current US$ per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 1990s | 4,412 current US$ per square kilometre | 6,496 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,083 current US$ per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 2000s | 10,756 current US$ per square kilometre | 12,189 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,433 current US$ per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 2010s | 27,934 current US$ per square kilometre | 27,113 current US$ per square kilometre | 821.1 current US$ per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 2020s | 32,169 current US$ per square kilometre | 27,784 current US$ per square kilometre | 4,385 current US$ per square kilometre | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre, Kenya or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 33,316 current US$ per square kilometre against 31,995 current US$ per square kilometre in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre between Kenya and Malawi?
- 1,321 current US$ per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Malawi?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Malawi rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 160th and Malawi ranks 157th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.