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

Mauritius
6.11 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
83,192 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritius rank
34th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
32nd

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

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

How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 6.11 million current US$ per square kilometre against 83,192 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 6.03 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Mauritius's figure about 73.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

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

Mauritius ranks 34th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 32nd of 204 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 602,854 current US$ per square kilometre 14,747 current US$ per square kilometre 588,107 current US$ per square kilometre Mauritius
1990s 1.58 million current US$ per square kilometre 20,466 current US$ per square kilometre 1.56 million current US$ per square kilometre Mauritius
2000s 2.96 million current US$ per square kilometre 35,025 current US$ per square kilometre 2.93 million current US$ per square kilometre Mauritius
2010s 5.62 million current US$ per square kilometre 70,076 current US$ per square kilometre 5.55 million current US$ per square kilometre Mauritius
2020s 5.51 million current US$ per square kilometre 83,492 current US$ per square kilometre 5.43 million current 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) (current us$), per square, Mauritius or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Mauritius, at 6.11 million current US$ 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$), per square between Mauritius and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
6.03 million current US$ 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) (current us$), per square?
Mauritius ranks 34th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 32nd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), 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.