Ireland vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per

Ireland
6.86 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
77,917 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland rank
26th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
26th

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per over time

  • Ireland
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M198120022023

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 6.86 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre against 77,917 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 6.78 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Ireland's figure about 88.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.

Ireland ranks 26th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 26th of 192 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 1.82 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 32,463 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 1.79 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Ireland
2000s 2.79 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 45,580 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 2.74 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Ireland
2010s 3.83 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 65,562 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 3.76 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Ireland
2020s 6.46 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 74,268 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 6.39 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per, Ireland or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Ireland, at 6.86 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre against 77,917 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per between Ireland and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
6.78 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per?
Ireland ranks 26th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 26th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (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
226 places, 9,168 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (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.