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

Northern Mariana Islands
1.69 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2022
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
23,234 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Northern Mariana Islands rank
43rd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
41st

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

  • Northern Mariana Islands
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Northern Mariana Islands currently reports 1.69 million current US$ per square kilometre against 23,234 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 1.67 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Northern Mariana Islands's figure about 72.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Northern Mariana Islands has been ahead every year.

Northern Mariana Islands ranks 43rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 41st of 190 countries.

Northern Mariana Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Northern Mariana Islands Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 1.49 million current US$ per square kilometre 11,414 current US$ per square kilometre 1.48 million current US$ per square kilometre Northern Mariana Islands
2010s 1.41 million current US$ per square kilometre 19,056 current US$ per square kilometre 1.40 million current US$ per square kilometre Northern Mariana Islands
2020s 1.45 million current US$ per square kilometre 19,840 current US$ per square kilometre 1.43 million current US$ per square kilometre Northern Mariana Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre, Northern Mariana Islands or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Northern Mariana Islands, at 1.69 million current US$ per square kilometre against 23,234 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2022.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre between Northern Mariana Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
1.67 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Northern Mariana Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Northern Mariana Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
21 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
How do Northern Mariana Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre?
Northern Mariana Islands ranks 43rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 41st of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), 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.