Lebanon vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre

Lebanon
2.81 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
99,746 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Lebanon rank
40th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
38th

Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Lebanon
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
02.0M4.0M6.0M198220022023

How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 2.81 million current US$ per square kilometre against 99,746 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 2.71 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 28.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

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

Lebanon ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 1.47 million current US$ per square kilometre 23,533 current US$ per square kilometre 1.44 million current US$ per square kilometre Lebanon
2000s 2.74 million current US$ per square kilometre 41,404 current US$ per square kilometre 2.70 million current US$ per square kilometre Lebanon
2010s 5.94 million current US$ per square kilometre 78,918 current US$ per square kilometre 5.86 million current US$ per square kilometre Lebanon
2020s 3.07 million current US$ per square kilometre 92,739 current US$ per square kilometre 2.98 million current US$ per square kilometre Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre, Lebanon or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Lebanon, at 2.81 million current US$ per square kilometre against 99,746 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre between Lebanon and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
2.71 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Lebanon and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre?
Lebanon ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross national 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
226 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Gross national 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.