Japan vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per square

Japan
2.52 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
17,875 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
27th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
28th

Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per square over time

  • Japan
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 2.52 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre against 17,875 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 2.51 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 141.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 27th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 28th of 169 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 902,952 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 9,733 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 893,218 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Japan
2000s 1.50 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 18,637 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 1.48 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Japan
2010s 2.09 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 16,219 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 2.07 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Japan
2020s 2.35 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 16,482 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 2.33 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher exports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per square, Japan or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Japan, at 2.52 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre against 17,875 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in exports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per square between Japan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
2.51 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Japan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for exports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per square?
Japan ranks 27th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 28th of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre
Unit
constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
203 places, 8,433 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 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.