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

Kenya
44,824 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Vanuatu
48,437 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya rank
142nd
Vanuatu rank
140th

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

  • Kenya
  • Vanuatu
020.0k40.0k60.0k196119922023

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 48,437 current US$ per square kilometre against 44,824 current US$ per square kilometre in Kenya, a difference of 3,613 current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 142nd and Vanuatu ranks 140th of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1980s 3,786 current US$ per square kilometre 5,880 current US$ per square kilometre 2,094 current US$ per square kilometre Vanuatu
1990s 5,395 current US$ per square kilometre 10,014 current US$ per square kilometre 4,619 current US$ per square kilometre Vanuatu
2000s 12,543 current US$ per square kilometre 17,288 current US$ per square kilometre 4,744 current US$ per square kilometre Vanuatu
2010s 31,630 current US$ per square kilometre 38,013 current US$ per square kilometre 6,383 current US$ per square kilometre Vanuatu
2020s 41,734 current US$ per square kilometre 47,644 current US$ per square kilometre 5,910 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 (current us$), per square kilometre, Kenya or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 48,437 current US$ per square kilometre against 44,824 current US$ per square kilometre in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre between Kenya and Vanuatu?
3,613 current US$ per square kilometre, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Vanuatu?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Vanuatu rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre?
Kenya ranks 142nd and Vanuatu ranks 140th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), 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.