Caribbean vs Western Africa: Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled
Caribbean
18,121 1000 USD
in 2024
Western Africa
21,065 1000 USD
in 2024
Caribbean rank
25th
Western Africa rank
24th
Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled over time
- Caribbean
- Western Africa
How they compare
Western Africa currently reports 21,065 1000 USD against 18,121 1000 USD in Caribbean, a difference of 2,944 1000 USD.
That makes Western Africa's figure about 1.2 times Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Caribbean ahead.
Caribbean ranks 25th and Western Africa ranks 24th of 28 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Caribbean averaged higher in 5 and Western Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,228 1000 USD | 2,162 1000 USD | 4,067 1000 USD | Caribbean |
| 1970s | 12,904 1000 USD | 12,956 1000 USD | 52.4 1000 USD | Western Africa |
| 1980s | 34,808 1000 USD | 14,869 1000 USD | 19,939 1000 USD | Caribbean |
| 1990s | 34,046 1000 USD | 9,684 1000 USD | 24,362 1000 USD | Caribbean |
| 2000s | 51,746 1000 USD | 25,689 1000 USD | 26,058 1000 USD | Caribbean |
| 2010s | 45,193 1000 USD | 41,011 1000 USD | 4,182 1000 USD | Caribbean |
| 2020s | 18,839 1000 USD | 22,326 1000 USD | 3,487 1000 USD | Western Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher newsprint — import value, gaps filled, Caribbean or Western Africa?
- Western Africa, at 21,065 1000 USD against 18,121 1000 USD in Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in newsprint — import value, gaps filled between Caribbean and Western Africa?
- 2,944 1000 USD, with Western Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Western Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Caribbean and Western Africa rank globally for newsprint — import value, gaps filled?
- Caribbean ranks 25th and Western Africa ranks 24th of 28 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Newsprint — Import value with 102 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.