Italy vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per square

Italy
7.04 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
83,192 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy rank
32nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
32nd

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per square over time

  • Italy
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 7.04 million current US$ per square kilometre against 83,192 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 6.96 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Italy's figure about 84.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

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

Italy ranks 32nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 32nd of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 1.92 million current US$ per square kilometre 14,747 current US$ per square kilometre 1.91 million current US$ per square kilometre Italy
1990s 3.75 million current US$ per square kilometre 20,466 current US$ per square kilometre 3.73 million current US$ per square kilometre Italy
2000s 5.37 million current US$ per square kilometre 35,025 current US$ per square kilometre 5.34 million current US$ per square kilometre Italy
2010s 6.24 million current US$ per square kilometre 70,076 current US$ per square kilometre 6.17 million current US$ per square kilometre Italy
2020s 6.45 million current US$ per square kilometre 83,492 current US$ per square kilometre 6.36 million current US$ per square kilometre Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per square, Italy or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Italy, at 7.04 million current US$ per square kilometre against 83,192 current 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) (current us$), per square between Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
6.96 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
How do Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per square?
Italy ranks 32nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 32nd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (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
243 places, 10,300 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (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.