Faroe Islands vs Sub-Saharan Africa: General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per

Faroe Islands
776,299 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
13,646 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Faroe Islands rank
34th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
35th

General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per over time

  • Faroe Islands
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k196519942023

How they compare

Faroe Islands currently reports 776,299 current US$ per square kilometre against 13,646 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 762,653 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 56.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Faroe Islands has been ahead every year.

Faroe Islands ranks 34th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 35th of 184 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Faroe Islands Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 204,176 current US$ per square kilometre 3,562 current US$ per square kilometre 200,613 current US$ per square kilometre Faroe Islands
2000s 369,104 current US$ per square kilometre 6,038 current US$ per square kilometre 363,066 current US$ per square kilometre Faroe Islands
2010s 583,634 current US$ per square kilometre 11,609 current US$ per square kilometre 572,025 current US$ per square kilometre Faroe Islands
2020s 741,128 current US$ per square kilometre 13,187 current US$ per square kilometre 727,941 current US$ per square kilometre Faroe Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per, Faroe Islands or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Faroe Islands, at 776,299 current US$ per square kilometre against 13,646 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per between Faroe Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa?
762,653 current US$ per square kilometre, with Faroe Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa?
26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do Faroe Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per?
Faroe Islands ranks 34th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 35th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
General government final consumption expenditure (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
227 places, 10,408 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

General government final consumption expenditure (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.