Australia vs Vanuatu: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Australia
50,597 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Vanuatu
47,526 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2022
Australia rank
146th
Vanuatu rank
148th

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Australia
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 50,597 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 47,526 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Vanuatu, a difference of 3,071 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Vanuatu's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 146th and Vanuatu ranks 148th of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Vanuatu in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1980s 7,028 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 6,319 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 708.76 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Australia
1990s 8,951 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 9,332 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 380.91 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Vanuatu
2000s 19,435 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 17,909 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,526 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Australia
2010s 39,007 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 36,966 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,041 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Australia
2020s 41,019 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 42,059 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,040 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Australia or Vanuatu?
Australia, at 50,597 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 47,526 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Vanuatu as of 2023.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Australia and Vanuatu?
3,071 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Vanuatu?
34 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2022.
How do Australia and Vanuatu rank globally for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Australia ranks 146th and Vanuatu ranks 148th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 9,368 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Imports of goods and services (BoP, 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.