Rwanda vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre

Rwanda
21,978 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
432.4 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
8th

Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Rwanda
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 21,978 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre against 432.4 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 21,546 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 50.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Rwanda ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th of 114 countries.

Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 194.11 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre 9.57 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre 184.54 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre Rwanda
1980s 962.57 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre 50.4 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre 912.16 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre Rwanda
1990s 1,559 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre 102.48 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre 1,457 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre Rwanda
2000s 1,712 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre 120.21 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre 1,592 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre Rwanda
2010s 6,957 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre 205.23 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre 6,752 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre Rwanda
2020s 14,786 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre 364.29 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre 14,422 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net financial flows, ida (nfl, current us$), per square kilometre, Rwanda or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Rwanda, at 21,978 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre against 432.4 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in net financial flows, ida (nfl, current us$), per square kilometre between Rwanda and Sub-Saharan Africa?
21,546 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sub-Saharan Africa?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Rwanda and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for net financial flows, ida (nfl, current us$), per square kilometre?
Rwanda ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th of 114 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
NFL, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
151 places, 6,729 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, 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.