Saint Lucia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): GDP, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre

Saint Lucia
7.72 million current international $ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
280,262 current international $ per square kilometre
in 2023
Saint Lucia rank
40th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
39th

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

  • Saint Lucia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M199020062023

How they compare

Saint Lucia currently reports 7.72 million current international $ per square kilometre against 280,262 current international $ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 7.44 million current international $ per square kilometre.

That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 27.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

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

Saint Lucia ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 39th of 201 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Saint Lucia Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1990s 1.96 million current international $ per square kilometre 58,136 current international $ per square kilometre 1.90 million current international $ per square kilometre Saint Lucia
2000s 2.93 million current international $ per square kilometre 105,858 current international $ per square kilometre 2.82 million current international $ per square kilometre Saint Lucia
2010s 4.29 million current international $ per square kilometre 177,758 current international $ per square kilometre 4.12 million current international $ per square kilometre Saint Lucia
2020s 6.23 million current international $ per square kilometre 248,518 current international $ per square kilometre 5.98 million current international $ per square kilometre Saint Lucia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre, Saint Lucia or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Saint Lucia, at 7.72 million current international $ per square kilometre against 280,262 current international $ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre between Saint Lucia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
7.44 million current international $ per square kilometre, with Saint Lucia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Lucia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Saint Lucia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for gdp, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre?
Saint Lucia ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.