Brunei vs Sub-Saharan Africa: GDP, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre

Brunei
7.41 million current international $ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
280,262 current international $ per square kilometre
in 2023
Brunei rank
41st
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
39th

GDP, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre over time

  • Brunei
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M199020062023

How they compare

Brunei currently reports 7.41 million current international $ per square kilometre against 280,262 current international $ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 7.13 million current international $ per square kilometre.

That makes Brunei's figure about 26.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Brunei ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th of 201 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brunei Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 3.85 million current international $ per square kilometre 58,136 current international $ per square kilometre 3.79 million current international $ per square kilometre Brunei
2000s 5.37 million current international $ per square kilometre 105,858 current international $ per square kilometre 5.26 million current international $ per square kilometre Brunei
2010s 5.77 million current international $ per square kilometre 177,758 current international $ per square kilometre 5.60 million current international $ per square kilometre Brunei
2020s 6.78 million current international $ per square kilometre 248,518 current international $ per square kilometre 6.53 million current international $ per square kilometre Brunei

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre, Brunei or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Brunei, at 7.41 million current international $ per square kilometre against 280,262 current international $ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre between Brunei and Sub-Saharan Africa?
7.13 million current international $ per square kilometre, with Brunei ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Sub-Saharan Africa?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Brunei and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for gdp, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre?
Brunei ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre
Unit
current international $ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
248 places, 8,088 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

GDP, PPP (current international $) 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.