Faroe Islands vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Imports of goods and services (current US$), per square kilometre

Faroe Islands
1.62 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
23,234 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Faroe Islands rank
44th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
41st

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

  • Faroe Islands
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0500.0k1.0M1.5M196519942023

How they compare

Faroe Islands currently reports 1.62 million current US$ per square kilometre against 23,234 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 1.59 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 69.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Faroe Islands has been ahead every year.

Faroe Islands ranks 44th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 41st of 190 countries.

Faroe Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Faroe Islands Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 119,438 current US$ per square kilometre 2,186 current US$ per square kilometre 117,252 current US$ per square kilometre Faroe Islands
1980s 217,924 current US$ per square kilometre 3,300 current US$ per square kilometre 214,624 current US$ per square kilometre Faroe Islands
1990s 270,214 current US$ per square kilometre 4,545 current US$ per square kilometre 265,668 current US$ per square kilometre Faroe Islands
2000s 703,290 current US$ per square kilometre 10,159 current US$ per square kilometre 693,131 current US$ per square kilometre Faroe Islands
2010s 1.07 million current US$ per square kilometre 19,056 current US$ per square kilometre 1.05 million current US$ per square kilometre Faroe Islands
2020s 1.45 million current US$ per square kilometre 20,689 current US$ per square kilometre 1.43 million current US$ per square kilometre Faroe Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre, Faroe Islands or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Faroe Islands, at 1.62 million current US$ per square kilometre against 23,234 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre between Faroe Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
1.59 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Faroe Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
48 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do Faroe Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre?
Faroe Islands ranks 44th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 41st of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), 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 (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
235 places, 10,792 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Imports of goods and services (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.