Australia vs China: Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per square kilometre

Australia
1,792 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
China
1,645 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
116th
China rank
119th

Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Australia
  • China
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 1,792 current US$ per square kilometre against 1,645 current US$ per square kilometre in China, a difference of 147 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times China's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 116th and China ranks 119th of 194 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and China in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia China Difference Ahead
1980s 50.09 current US$ per square kilometre 0.3062 current US$ per square kilometre 49.79 current US$ per square kilometre Australia
1990s 81.33 current US$ per square kilometre 14.62 current US$ per square kilometre 66.71 current US$ per square kilometre Australia
2000s 245.49 current US$ per square kilometre 190.52 current US$ per square kilometre 54.97 current US$ per square kilometre Australia
2010s 882.46 current US$ per square kilometre 709.6 current US$ per square kilometre 172.87 current US$ per square kilometre Australia
2020s 1,169 current US$ per square kilometre 1,770 current US$ per square kilometre 600.93 current US$ per square kilometre China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre, Australia or China?
Australia, at 1,792 current US$ per square kilometre against 1,645 current US$ per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre between Australia and China?
147 current US$ per square kilometre, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and China?
42 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2023.
How do Australia and China rank globally for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre?
Australia ranks 116th and China ranks 119th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 9,204 data points, 1966–2023
Last refreshed

Personal remittances, paid (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.