Somalia vs Yemen: Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre
Somalia
6,400 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Yemen
8,718 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia rank
195th
Yemen rank
193rd
Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Somalia
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 8,718 current US$ per square kilometre against 6,400 current US$ per square kilometre in Somalia, a difference of 2,318 current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.4 times Somalia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.
Somalia ranks 195th and Yemen ranks 193rd of 205 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 636.02 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,568 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,932 current US$ per square kilometre | Yemen |
| 1990s | 435.49 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,959 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,523 current US$ per square kilometre | Yemen |
| 2000s | 666.78 current US$ per square kilometre | 10,430 current US$ per square kilometre | 9,763 current US$ per square kilometre | Yemen |
| 2010s | 3,308 current US$ per square kilometre | 14,397 current US$ per square kilometre | 11,090 current US$ per square kilometre | Yemen |
| 2020s | 6,182 current US$ per square kilometre | 9,407 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,225 current US$ per square kilometre | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre, Somalia or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 8,718 current US$ per square kilometre against 6,400 current US$ per square kilometre in Somalia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre between Somalia and Yemen?
- 2,318 current US$ per square kilometre, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Yemen?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
- How do Somalia and Yemen rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Somalia ranks 195th and Yemen ranks 193rd of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.