Small states vs United Arab Emirates: Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre

Small states
172,068 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
6.63 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Small states rank
14th
United Arab Emirates rank
16th

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

  • Small states
  • United Arab Emirates
02.0M4.0M6.0M196119922023

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 6.63 million current US$ per square kilometre against 172,068 current US$ per square kilometre in Small states, a difference of 6.45 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 38.5 times Small states's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Small states ranks 14th and United Arab Emirates ranks 16th of 45 groups.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Small states United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1960s 2,580 current US$ per square kilometre 3,151 current US$ per square kilometre 571.08 current US$ per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
1970s 11,334 current US$ per square kilometre 38,015 current US$ per square kilometre 26,680 current US$ per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
1980s 24,899 current US$ per square kilometre 115,166 current US$ per square kilometre 90,267 current US$ per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
1990s 35,226 current US$ per square kilometre 336,357 current US$ per square kilometre 301,131 current US$ per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
2000s 72,758 current US$ per square kilometre 1.33 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.26 million current US$ per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
2010s 117,398 current US$ per square kilometre 3.58 million current US$ per square kilometre 3.46 million current US$ per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
2020s 148,459 current US$ per square kilometre 5.23 million current US$ per square kilometre 5.08 million current US$ per square kilometre United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre, Small states or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 6.63 million current US$ per square kilometre against 172,068 current US$ per square kilometre in Small states as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre between Small states and United Arab Emirates?
6.45 million current US$ per square kilometre, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Small states and United Arab Emirates?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Small states and United Arab Emirates rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Small states ranks 14th and United Arab Emirates ranks 16th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.