Guinea-Bissau vs Somalia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 1,078 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 893.79 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 184.21 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Somalia ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 152nd and Somalia ranks 149th of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 4 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10.4 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 8.74 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 1980s | 25.87 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -8.33 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 34.2 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 111.51 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1.76 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 109.76 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 289.6 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 71.86 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 217.73 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 913.48 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 429.96 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 483.51 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 767.34 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 975.35 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 208 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Guinea-Bissau or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 1,078 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 893.79 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Guinea-Bissau and Somalia?
- 184.21 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Somalia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Somalia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 152nd and Somalia ranks 149th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (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.