Ireland vs Sub-Saharan Africa: GNI (current US$), per square kilometre

Ireland
6.14 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
86,316 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland rank
35th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
37th

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

  • Ireland
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
02.0M4.0M6.0M196119922023

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 6.14 million current US$ per square kilometre against 86,316 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 6.05 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Ireland's figure about 71.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 39 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.

Ireland ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 37th of 206 countries.

Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 435,513 current US$ per square kilometre 15,843 current US$ per square kilometre 419,670 current US$ per square kilometre Ireland
1990s 900,452 current US$ per square kilometre 20,609 current US$ per square kilometre 879,843 current US$ per square kilometre Ireland
2000s 2.40 million current US$ per square kilometre 37,426 current US$ per square kilometre 2.36 million current US$ per square kilometre Ireland
2010s 3.43 million current US$ per square kilometre 71,194 current US$ per square kilometre 3.35 million current US$ per square kilometre Ireland
2020s 5.42 million current US$ per square kilometre 86,306 current US$ per square kilometre 5.34 million current US$ per square kilometre Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gni (current us$), per square kilometre, Ireland or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Ireland, at 6.14 million current US$ per square kilometre against 86,316 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in gni (current us$), per square kilometre between Ireland and Sub-Saharan Africa?
6.05 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Sub-Saharan Africa?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for gni (current us$), per square kilometre?
Ireland ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 37th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GNI (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GNI (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
254 places, 13,003 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

GNI (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.