France vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): GDP (current US$), per square kilometre

France
5.67 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
88,504 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
France rank
39th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
39th

GDP (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • France
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
02.0M4.0M6.0M196119922023

How they compare

France currently reports 5.67 million current US$ per square kilometre against 88,504 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 5.58 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes France's figure about 64.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 63 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

France ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 210 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 189,196 current US$ per square kilometre 2,511 current US$ per square kilometre 186,685 current US$ per square kilometre France
1970s 612,393 current US$ per square kilometre 7,064 current US$ per square kilometre 605,329 current US$ per square kilometre France
1980s 1.34 million current US$ per square kilometre 16,006 current US$ per square kilometre 1.32 million current US$ per square kilometre France
1990s 2.64 million current US$ per square kilometre 21,249 current US$ per square kilometre 2.62 million current US$ per square kilometre France
2000s 3.89 million current US$ per square kilometre 37,757 current US$ per square kilometre 3.85 million current US$ per square kilometre France
2010s 4.99 million current US$ per square kilometre 73,894 current US$ per square kilometre 4.91 million current US$ per square kilometre France
2020s 5.32 million current US$ per square kilometre 88,305 current US$ per square kilometre 5.23 million current US$ per square kilometre France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current us$), per square kilometre, France or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
France, at 5.67 million current US$ per square kilometre against 88,504 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp (current us$), per square kilometre between France and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
5.58 million current US$ per square kilometre, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do France and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for gdp (current us$), per square kilometre?
France ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP (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
258 places, 13,774 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

GDP (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.