Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs United States of America: Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
20,802 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
United States of America
540,957 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
35th
United States of America rank
37th

Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
  • United States of America
0200.0k400.0k600.0k197019962023

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 540,957 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre against 20,802 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 520,155 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre.

That makes United States of America's figure about 26.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 22 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 35th and United States of America ranks 37th of 40 groups.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) United States of America Difference Ahead
2000s 10,515 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 346,460 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 335,946 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre United States of America
2010s 16,588 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 409,005 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 392,417 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre United States of America
2020s 19,459 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 513,899 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 494,440 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or United States of America?
United States of America, at 540,957 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre against 20,802 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and United States of America?
520,155 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and United States of America?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and United States of America rank globally for gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 35th and United States of America ranks 37th of 40 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre
Unit
constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
200 places, 7,878 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Gross capital formation (constant 2015 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.