Liberia vs Zimbabwe: Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre

Liberia
21,553 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Zimbabwe
23,818 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Liberia rank
169th
Zimbabwe rank
167th

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

  • Liberia
  • Zimbabwe
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k196119922023

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 23,818 current US$ per square kilometre against 21,553 current US$ per square kilometre in Liberia, a difference of 2,265 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Liberia ahead.

Liberia ranks 169th and Zimbabwe ranks 167th of 205 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1960s 1,164 current US$ per square kilometre 773.77 current US$ per square kilometre 390.17 current US$ per square kilometre Liberia
1970s 3,269 current US$ per square kilometre 1,743 current US$ per square kilometre 1,526 current US$ per square kilometre Liberia
1980s 4,083 current US$ per square kilometre 3,458 current US$ per square kilometre 625.08 current US$ per square kilometre Liberia
1990s 5,030 current US$ per square kilometre 6,087 current US$ per square kilometre 1,057 current US$ per square kilometre Zimbabwe
2000s 4,383 current US$ per square kilometre 6,343 current US$ per square kilometre 1,960 current US$ per square kilometre Zimbabwe
2010s 12,625 current US$ per square kilometre 15,822 current US$ per square kilometre 3,197 current US$ per square kilometre Zimbabwe
2020s 16,554 current US$ per square kilometre 20,090 current US$ per square kilometre 3,536 current US$ per square kilometre Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre, Liberia or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 23,818 current US$ per square kilometre against 21,553 current US$ per square kilometre in Liberia as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre between Liberia and Zimbabwe?
2,265 current US$ per square kilometre, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Zimbabwe?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Liberia and Zimbabwe rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Liberia ranks 169th and Zimbabwe ranks 167th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.