Maldives vs Southern Africa: Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate

Maldives
177.78 % change on previous year
in 2024
Southern Africa
97.36 % change on previous year
in 2024
Maldives rank
5th
Southern Africa rank
2nd

Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate over time

  • Maldives
  • Southern Africa
-2000200400196219932024

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 177.78 % change on previous year against 97.36 % change on previous year in Southern Africa, a difference of 80.42 % change on previous year.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.8 times Southern Africa's.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Maldives ahead.

Maldives ranks 5th and Southern Africa ranks 2nd of 204 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 2 and Southern Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Southern Africa Difference Ahead
1990s -4.76 % change on previous year -31.44 % change on previous year 26.68 % change on previous year Maldives
2000s 8.42 % change on previous year 95.47 % change on previous year 87.05 % change on previous year Southern Africa
2010s 1.6 % change on previous year 30.31 % change on previous year 28.71 % change on previous year Southern Africa
2020s 25.48 % change on previous year 9.51 % change on previous year 15.96 % change on previous year Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher newsprint — import quantity, annual growth rate, Maldives or Southern Africa?
Maldives, at 177.78 % change on previous year against 97.36 % change on previous year in Southern Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in newsprint — import quantity, annual growth rate between Maldives and Southern Africa?
80.42 % change on previous year, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Southern Africa?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Maldives and Southern Africa rank globally for newsprint — import quantity, annual growth rate?
Maldives ranks 5th and Southern Africa ranks 2nd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
252 places, 11,396 data points, 1962–2024
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Newsprint — Import quantity. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.