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

Mauritius
6.31 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
Mauritius rank
28th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
26th

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

  • Mauritius
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
02.0M4.0M6.0M197619992023

How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 6.31 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 6.23 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Mauritius's figure about 80.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 43 years both countries report, Mauritius has been ahead every year.

Mauritius ranks 28th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 26th of 192 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritius Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 1.24 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 27,532 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 1.21 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Mauritius
1990s 2.12 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 31,454 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 2.09 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Mauritius
2000s 3.48 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 45,580 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 3.44 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Mauritius
2010s 5.29 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 65,562 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 5.23 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Mauritius
2020s 5.79 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 74,268 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 5.72 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Mauritius

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$), per, Mauritius or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Mauritius, at 6.31 million constant 2015 US$ 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$), per between Mauritius and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
6.23 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
How do Mauritius and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per?
Mauritius ranks 28th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 26th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), 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.