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

Ireland
7.67 million current international $ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
272,962 current international $ per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland rank
37th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
39th

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

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

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 7.67 million current international $ per square kilometre against 272,962 current international $ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 7.39 million current international $ per square kilometre.

That makes Ireland's figure about 28.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.

Ireland ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 942,597 current international $ per square kilometre 59,207 current international $ per square kilometre 883,390 current international $ per square kilometre Ireland
2000s 2.04 million current international $ per square kilometre 102,472 current international $ per square kilometre 1.93 million current international $ per square kilometre Ireland
2010s 3.51 million current international $ per square kilometre 171,918 current international $ per square kilometre 3.34 million current international $ per square kilometre Ireland
2020s 6.56 million current international $ per square kilometre 242,486 current international $ per square kilometre 6.31 million current international $ per square kilometre Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gni, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre, Ireland or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Ireland, at 7.67 million current international $ per square kilometre against 272,962 current international $ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in gni, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre between Ireland and Sub-Saharan Africa?
7.39 million current international $ per square kilometre, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Sub-Saharan Africa?
33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for gni, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre?
Ireland ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GNI, 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
GNI, 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
247 places, 7,887 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

GNI, 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.