Maldives vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre

Maldives
381,923 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
8,113 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives rank
32nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
31st

Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Maldives
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 381,923 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre against 8,113 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 373,810 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Maldives's figure about 47.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.

Maldives ranks 32nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 31st of 183 countries.

Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 125,964 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 4,468 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 121,496 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Maldives
2000s 218,984 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 5,399 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 213,585 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Maldives
2010s 281,366 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 7,193 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 274,173 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Maldives
2020s 354,702 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 7,741 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 346,962 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre, Maldives or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Maldives, at 381,923 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre against 8,113 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre between Maldives and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
373,810 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
How do Maldives and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre?
Maldives ranks 32nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 31st of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre
Unit
constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
218 places, 8,498 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 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.