Faroe Islands vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per square kilometre

Faroe Islands
328,089 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
9,041 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Faroe Islands rank
44th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
43rd

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

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

Faroe Islands currently reports 328,089 current US$ per square kilometre against 9,041 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 319,048 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 36.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Faroe Islands has been ahead every year.

Faroe Islands ranks 44th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 43rd of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Faroe Islands Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 83,754 current US$ per square kilometre 3,498 current US$ per square kilometre 80,256 current US$ per square kilometre Faroe Islands
2000s 120,358 current US$ per square kilometre 4,418 current US$ per square kilometre 115,940 current US$ per square kilometre Faroe Islands
2010s 174,696 current US$ per square kilometre 7,462 current US$ per square kilometre 167,233 current US$ per square kilometre Faroe Islands
2020s 285,460 current US$ per square kilometre 8,847 current US$ per square kilometre 276,612 current US$ per square kilometre Faroe Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher manufacturing, value added (current us$), per square kilometre, Faroe Islands or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Faroe Islands, at 328,089 current US$ per square kilometre against 9,041 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in manufacturing, value added (current us$), per square kilometre between Faroe Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
319,048 current US$ 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)?
26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do Faroe Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for manufacturing, value added (current us$), per square kilometre?
Faroe Islands ranks 44th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 43rd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Manufacturing, value added (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
248 places, 9,503 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Manufacturing, value added (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.