Italy vs Sub-Saharan Africa: GDP (current US$), per square kilometre

Italy
7.83 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
88,592 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy rank
34th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
37th

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

  • Italy
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M196119922023

How they compare

Italy currently reports 7.83 million current US$ per square kilometre against 88,592 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 7.75 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Italy's figure about 88.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Italy ranks 34th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 37th of 210 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 245,201 current US$ per square kilometre 2,511 current US$ per square kilometre 242,689 current US$ per square kilometre Italy
1970s 741,949 current US$ per square kilometre 7,066 current US$ per square kilometre 734,883 current US$ per square kilometre Italy
1980s 2.02 million current US$ per square kilometre 16,016 current US$ per square kilometre 2.01 million current US$ per square kilometre Italy
1990s 4.14 million current US$ per square kilometre 21,274 current US$ per square kilometre 4.12 million current US$ per square kilometre Italy
2000s 5.98 million current US$ per square kilometre 37,797 current US$ per square kilometre 5.94 million current US$ per square kilometre Italy
2010s 7.00 million current US$ per square kilometre 73,953 current US$ per square kilometre 6.93 million current US$ per square kilometre Italy
2020s 7.19 million current US$ per square kilometre 88,377 current US$ per square kilometre 7.10 million current US$ per square kilometre Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current us$), per square kilometre, Italy or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Italy, at 7.83 million current US$ per square kilometre against 88,592 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp (current us$), per square kilometre between Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa?
7.75 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for gdp (current us$), per square kilometre?
Italy ranks 34th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 37th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), 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.