Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Qatar: Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
67,608 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Qatar
2.74 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
31st
Qatar rank
32nd

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

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Qatar
01.0M2.0M3.0M196119922023

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 2.74 million current US$ per square kilometre against 67,608 current US$ per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 2.67 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Qatar's figure about 40.5 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

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

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 31st and Qatar ranks 32nd of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Qatar Difference Ahead
1960s 510.13 current US$ per square kilometre 4,718 current US$ per square kilometre 4,208 current US$ per square kilometre Qatar
1970s 2,006 current US$ per square kilometre 50,336 current US$ per square kilometre 48,330 current US$ per square kilometre Qatar
1980s 4,407 current US$ per square kilometre 116,262 current US$ per square kilometre 111,855 current US$ per square kilometre Qatar
1990s 10,938 current US$ per square kilometre 213,135 current US$ per square kilometre 202,197 current US$ per square kilometre Qatar
2000s 25,448 current US$ per square kilometre 1.07 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.05 million current US$ per square kilometre Qatar
2010s 49,343 current US$ per square kilometre 2.51 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.46 million current US$ per square kilometre Qatar
2020s 60,251 current US$ per square kilometre 2.58 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.52 million current US$ per square kilometre Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Qatar?
Qatar, at 2.74 million current US$ per square kilometre against 67,608 current US$ per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Qatar?
2.67 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Qatar?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Qatar rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 31st and Qatar ranks 32nd of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.