Ghana vs Portugal: Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per square kilometre

Ghana
4,558 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
4,023 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana rank
92nd
Portugal rank
95th

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

  • Ghana
  • Portugal
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k197519992023

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 4,558 current US$ per square kilometre against 4,023 current US$ per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 535 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Portugal ahead.

Ghana ranks 92nd and Portugal ranks 95th of 194 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 68.92 current US$ per square kilometre 178.94 current US$ per square kilometre 110.02 current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
1980s 33.58 current US$ per square kilometre 230.76 current US$ per square kilometre 197.18 current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
1990s 20.3 current US$ per square kilometre 2,823 current US$ per square kilometre 2,803 current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 27.44 current US$ per square kilometre 2,479 current US$ per square kilometre 2,452 current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 3,798 current US$ per square kilometre 4,625 current US$ per square kilometre 826.91 current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
2020s 3,624 current US$ per square kilometre 3,728 current US$ per square kilometre 104.01 current US$ per square kilometre Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre, Ghana or Portugal?
Ghana, at 4,558 current US$ per square kilometre against 4,023 current US$ per square kilometre in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre between Ghana and Portugal?
535 current US$ per square kilometre, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Portugal?
35 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Portugal rank globally for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre?
Ghana ranks 92nd and Portugal ranks 95th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, paid (current US$), 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.