Gambia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Gambia
49,772 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2,043 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Gambia rank
38th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
37th

Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Gambia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Gambia currently reports 49,772 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 2,043 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 47,729 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Gambia's figure about 24.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.

Gambia ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 37th of 174 countries.

Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 5,978 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 943.72 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5,034 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Gambia
2010s 14,309 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,597 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 12,712 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Gambia
2020s 48,106 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,839 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 46,267 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Gambia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Gambia, at 49,772 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 2,043 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Gambia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
47,729 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do Gambia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Gambia ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 37th of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Personal transfers, receipts (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
217 places, 5,924 data points, 1968–2023
Last refreshed

Personal transfers, receipts (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.