Lebanon vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre
Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Lebanon
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 1.77 million current US$ per square kilometre against 19,836 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 1.75 million current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 89.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Lebanon has been ahead every year.
Lebanon ranks 42nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 40th of 205 countries.
Lebanon has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48,800 current US$ per square kilometre | 366.37 current US$ per square kilometre | 48,433 current US$ per square kilometre | Lebanon |
| 1970s | 144,438 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,266 current US$ per square kilometre | 143,172 current US$ per square kilometre | Lebanon |
| 1980s | 274,946 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,714 current US$ per square kilometre | 272,233 current US$ per square kilometre | Lebanon |
| 1990s | 555,093 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,411 current US$ per square kilometre | 551,682 current US$ per square kilometre | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 996,608 current US$ per square kilometre | 8,084 current US$ per square kilometre | 988,524 current US$ per square kilometre | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 1.99 million current US$ per square kilometre | 16,289 current US$ per square kilometre | 1.97 million current US$ per square kilometre | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 1.54 million current US$ per square kilometre | 17,610 current US$ per square kilometre | 1.52 million current US$ per square kilometre | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre, Lebanon or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Lebanon, at 1.77 million current US$ per square kilometre against 19,836 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre between Lebanon and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 1.75 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Lebanon and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Lebanon ranks 42nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 40th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.