Least developed countries vs Naoero: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square

Least developed countries
1,672 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Naoero
72,314 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Least developed countries rank
38th
Naoero rank
36th

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square over time

  • Least developed countries
  • Naoero
-400.0k-200.0k0200.0k400.0k197019962023

How they compare

Naoero currently reports 72,314 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1,672 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Least developed countries, a difference of 70,642 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Naoero's figure about 43.3 times Least developed countries's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2018 it was Naoero ahead.

Least developed countries ranks 38th and Naoero ranks 36th of 47 groups.

Across the 2 decades both report, Least developed countries averaged higher in 1 and Naoero in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Least developed countries Naoero Difference Ahead
2010s 936.06 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 247,491 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 246,555 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Naoero
2020s 1,321 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -52,134 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 53,455 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Least developed countries

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Least developed countries or Naoero?
Naoero, at 72,314 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1,672 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Least developed countries as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Least developed countries and Naoero?
70,642 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Naoero ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and Naoero?
6 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2023.
How do Least developed countries and Naoero rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Least developed countries ranks 38th and Naoero ranks 36th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 11,736 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

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.