Kiribati vs Tonga: Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre
Kiribati
380,247 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Tonga
377,778 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Kiribati rank
86th
Tonga rank
87th
Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Kiribati
- Tonga
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 380,247 current US$ per square kilometre against 377,778 current US$ per square kilometre in Tonga, a difference of 2,469 current US$ per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 86th and Tonga ranks 87th of 205 countries.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,938 current US$ per square kilometre | 6,173 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,235 current US$ per square kilometre | Tonga |
| 1970s | 10,988 current US$ per square kilometre | 21,667 current US$ per square kilometre | 10,679 current US$ per square kilometre | Tonga |
| 1980s | 20,864 current US$ per square kilometre | 60,972 current US$ per square kilometre | 40,108 current US$ per square kilometre | Tonga |
| 1990s | 40,741 current US$ per square kilometre | 94,583 current US$ per square kilometre | 53,843 current US$ per square kilometre | Tonga |
| 2000s | 72,840 current US$ per square kilometre | 155,972 current US$ per square kilometre | 83,133 current US$ per square kilometre | Tonga |
| 2010s | 137,901 current US$ per square kilometre | 292,361 current US$ per square kilometre | 154,460 current US$ per square kilometre | Tonga |
| 2020s | 252,778 current US$ per square kilometre | 352,431 current US$ per square kilometre | 99,653 current US$ per square kilometre | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre, Kiribati or Tonga?
- Kiribati, at 380,247 current US$ per square kilometre against 377,778 current US$ per square kilometre in Tonga as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre between Kiribati and Tonga?
- 2,469 current US$ per square kilometre, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Tonga?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Kiribati and Tonga rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Kiribati ranks 86th and Tonga ranks 87th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
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.