Namibia vs Suriname: Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre

Namibia
8,867 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Suriname
10,573 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Namibia rank
192nd
Suriname rank
189th

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

  • Namibia
  • Suriname
05.0k10.0k15.0k196119922023

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 10,573 current US$ per square kilometre against 8,867 current US$ per square kilometre in Namibia, a difference of 1,706 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.2 times Namibia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Suriname ahead.

Namibia ranks 192nd and Suriname ranks 189th of 205 countries.

Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Suriname Difference Ahead
1980s 1,262 current US$ per square kilometre 2,566 current US$ per square kilometre 1,304 current US$ per square kilometre Suriname
1990s 1,777 current US$ per square kilometre 3,273 current US$ per square kilometre 1,496 current US$ per square kilometre Suriname
2000s 3,309 current US$ per square kilometre 5,436 current US$ per square kilometre 2,127 current US$ per square kilometre Suriname
2010s 8,648 current US$ per square kilometre 10,581 current US$ per square kilometre 1,934 current US$ per square kilometre Suriname
2020s 8,050 current US$ per square kilometre 9,990 current US$ per square kilometre 1,940 current US$ per square kilometre Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre, Namibia or Suriname?
Suriname, at 10,573 current US$ per square kilometre against 8,867 current US$ per square kilometre in Namibia as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre between Namibia and Suriname?
1,706 current US$ per square kilometre, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Suriname?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Namibia and Suriname rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Namibia ranks 192nd and Suriname ranks 189th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.