Sub-Saharan Africa vs United States of America: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$)

Sub-Saharan Africa
66,223 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
United States of America
2.06 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
36th
United States of America rank
39th

Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • United States of America
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196419932023

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 2.06 million current US$ per square kilometre against 66,223 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 1.99 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes United States of America's figure about 31.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 36th and United States of America ranks 39th of 43 groups.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 4,303 current US$ per square kilometre 113,052 current US$ per square kilometre 108,749 current US$ per square kilometre United States of America
1980s 9,992 current US$ per square kilometre 285,098 current US$ per square kilometre 275,106 current US$ per square kilometre United States of America
1990s 15,556 current US$ per square kilometre 535,300 current US$ per square kilometre 519,744 current US$ per square kilometre United States of America
2000s 26,366 current US$ per square kilometre 926,973 current US$ per square kilometre 900,607 current US$ per square kilometre United States of America
2010s 49,663 current US$ per square kilometre 1.33 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.28 million current US$ per square kilometre United States of America
2020s 60,886 current US$ per square kilometre 1.83 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.77 million current US$ per square kilometre United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current us$), Sub-Saharan Africa or United States of America?
United States of America, at 2.06 million current US$ per square kilometre against 66,223 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current us$) between Sub-Saharan Africa and United States of America?
1.99 million current US$ per square kilometre, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and United States of America?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and United States of America rank globally for households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current us$)?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 36th and United States of America ranks 39th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Households and NPISHs Final consumption 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
231 places, 10,432 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Households and NPISHs Final consumption 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.