Italy vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Service imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Italy
508,336 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
5,687 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy rank
40th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
39th
Service imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Italy
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Italy currently reports 508,336 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 5,687 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 502,649 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Italy's figure about 89.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 46 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th of 198 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35,746 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 650.74 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 35,095 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Italy |
| 1980s | 62,817 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 788.87 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 62,028 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Italy |
| 1990s | 171,124 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,133 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 169,991 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Italy |
| 2000s | 312,712 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,684 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 310,028 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Italy |
| 2010s | 387,505 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 5,131 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 382,374 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Italy |
| 2020s | 422,798 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 5,067 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 417,731 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher service imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Italy or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Italy, at 508,336 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 5,687 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in service imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 502,649 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for service imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
- Italy ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Service imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Service imports (BoP, 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.