Gambia vs Vanuatu: How have things changed?, per square kilometre

Gambia
5.49 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Vanuatu
5.69 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Gambia rank
42nd
Vanuatu rank
40th

How have things changed?, per square kilometre over time

  • Gambia
  • Vanuatu
05101520196519942023

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 5.69 metric tons per square kilometre against 5.49 metric tons per square kilometre in Gambia, a difference of 0.2 metric tons per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 42nd and Vanuatu ranks 40th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 3 and Vanuatu in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1960s 0.6324 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1477 metric tons per square kilometre 0.4847 metric tons per square kilometre Gambia
1970s 1.16 metric tons per square kilometre 0.2075 metric tons per square kilometre 0.9551 metric tons per square kilometre Gambia
1980s 1.31 metric tons per square kilometre 0.9197 metric tons per square kilometre 0.3951 metric tons per square kilometre Gambia
1990s 2.55 metric tons per square kilometre 4.61 metric tons per square kilometre 2.05 metric tons per square kilometre Vanuatu
2000s 3.72 metric tons per square kilometre 12.04 metric tons per square kilometre 8.32 metric tons per square kilometre Vanuatu
2010s 4.94 metric tons per square kilometre 5.21 metric tons per square kilometre 0.2627 metric tons per square kilometre Vanuatu
2020s 5.28 metric tons per square kilometre 6.02 metric tons per square kilometre 0.7388 metric tons per square kilometre Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, per square kilometre, Gambia or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 5.69 metric tons per square kilometre against 5.49 metric tons per square kilometre in Gambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, per square kilometre between Gambia and Vanuatu?
0.2 metric tons per square kilometre, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Vanuatu?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Gambia and Vanuatu rank globally for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
Gambia ranks 42nd and Vanuatu ranks 40th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
How have things changed?, per square kilometre
Unit
metric tons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 11,549 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed

How have things changed? 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.