Malta vs Netherlands: Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre

Malta
26.26 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Netherlands
25.05 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta rank
5th
Netherlands rank
6th

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

  • Malta
  • Netherlands
010.0M20.0M30.0M196119922023

How they compare

Malta currently reports 26.26 million current US$ per square kilometre against 25.05 million current US$ per square kilometre in Netherlands, a difference of 1.20 million current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 5th and Netherlands ranks 6th of 205 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 6 and Netherlands in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Netherlands Difference Ahead
1960s 324,306 current US$ per square kilometre 264,284 current US$ per square kilometre 60,022 current US$ per square kilometre Malta
1970s 1.17 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.19 million current US$ per square kilometre 17,447 current US$ per square kilometre Netherlands
1980s 3.02 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.28 million current US$ per square kilometre 739,546 current US$ per square kilometre Malta
1990s 7.75 million current US$ per square kilometre 4.83 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.92 million current US$ per square kilometre Malta
2000s 11.88 million current US$ per square kilometre 10.45 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.43 million current US$ per square kilometre Malta
2010s 19.85 million current US$ per square kilometre 17.05 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.80 million current US$ per square kilometre Malta
2020s 23.26 million current US$ per square kilometre 22.96 million current US$ per square kilometre 295,425 current US$ per square kilometre Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre, Malta or Netherlands?
Malta, at 26.26 million current US$ per square kilometre against 25.05 million current US$ per square kilometre in Netherlands as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre between Malta and Netherlands?
1.20 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Netherlands?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Malta and Netherlands rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Malta ranks 5th and Netherlands ranks 6th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.