Maldives vs Switzerland: Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre
Maldives
11.73 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
9.25 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives rank
11th
Switzerland rank
13th
Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Maldives
- Switzerland
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 11.73 million current US$ per square kilometre against 9.25 million current US$ per square kilometre in Switzerland, a difference of 2.48 million current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.3 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Switzerland ahead.
Maldives ranks 11th and Switzerland ranks 13th of 205 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,148 current US$ per square kilometre | 94,518 current US$ per square kilometre | 86,370 current US$ per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 27,667 current US$ per square kilometre | 372,600 current US$ per square kilometre | 344,934 current US$ per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 198,333 current US$ per square kilometre | 990,126 current US$ per square kilometre | 791,793 current US$ per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 858,667 current US$ per square kilometre | 1.83 million current US$ per square kilometre | 975,467 current US$ per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 2.47 million current US$ per square kilometre | 3.56 million current US$ per square kilometre | 1.09 million current US$ per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 6.69 million current US$ per square kilometre | 6.65 million current US$ per square kilometre | 39,124 current US$ per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 2020s | 9.54 million current US$ per square kilometre | 8.47 million current US$ per square kilometre | 1.07 million current US$ per square kilometre | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre, Maldives or Switzerland?
- Maldives, at 11.73 million current US$ per square kilometre against 9.25 million current US$ per square kilometre in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre between Maldives and Switzerland?
- 2.48 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Switzerland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Maldives and Switzerland rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Maldives ranks 11th and Switzerland ranks 13th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.