Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
72,022 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
3.27 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
28th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
25th

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

  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
01.0M2.0M3.0M196119922023

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 3.27 million current US$ per square kilometre against 72,022 current US$ per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 3.20 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 45.4 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 63 years both countries report, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been ahead every year.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 28th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 25th of 45 groups.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 532.18 current US$ per square kilometre 66,656 current US$ per square kilometre 66,123 current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1970s 2,037 current US$ per square kilometre 212,374 current US$ per square kilometre 210,337 current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 4,358 current US$ per square kilometre 537,126 current US$ per square kilometre 532,768 current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 11,509 current US$ per square kilometre 1.08 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.07 million current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 26,746 current US$ per square kilometre 2.02 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.99 million current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 52,519 current US$ per square kilometre 2.73 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.68 million current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 64,104 current US$ per square kilometre 3.05 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.98 million current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 3.27 million current US$ per square kilometre against 72,022 current US$ per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
3.20 million current US$ per square kilometre, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 28th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 25th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.