Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Tonga: Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per square kilometre

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
470.81 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Tonga
40,637 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
40th
Tonga rank
41st

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

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Tonga
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k197019962023

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 40,637 current US$ per square kilometre against 470.81 current US$ per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 40,166 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Tonga's figure about 86.3 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 46 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 40th and Tonga ranks 41st of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Tonga Difference Ahead
1970s 18.18 current US$ per square kilometre 401.66 current US$ per square kilometre 383.48 current US$ per square kilometre Tonga
1980s 37.62 current US$ per square kilometre 2,252 current US$ per square kilometre 2,214 current US$ per square kilometre Tonga
1990s 61.66 current US$ per square kilometre 1,525 current US$ per square kilometre 1,463 current US$ per square kilometre Tonga
2000s 113.22 current US$ per square kilometre 15,399 current US$ per square kilometre 15,285 current US$ per square kilometre Tonga
2010s 308.56 current US$ per square kilometre 20,565 current US$ per square kilometre 20,257 current US$ per square kilometre Tonga
2020s 415.94 current US$ per square kilometre 40,688 current US$ per square kilometre 40,272 current US$ per square kilometre Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Tonga?
Tonga, at 40,637 current US$ per square kilometre against 470.81 current US$ per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Tonga?
40,166 current US$ per square kilometre, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Tonga?
46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Tonga rank globally for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 40th and Tonga ranks 41st of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, paid (current US$), 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.