Faroe Islands vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita

Faroe Islands
2,409 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa
65.51 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Faroe Islands rank
38th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
37th

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita over time

  • Faroe Islands
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Faroe Islands currently reports 2,409 BoP, current US$ per person against 65.51 BoP, current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 2,343 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 36.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Faroe Islands has been ahead every year.

Faroe Islands ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 37th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Faroe Islands Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 1,807 BoP, current US$ per person 18.59 BoP, current US$ per person 1,788 BoP, current US$ per person Faroe Islands
2000s 2,081 BoP, current US$ per person 40.47 BoP, current US$ per person 2,041 BoP, current US$ per person Faroe Islands
2010s 2,505 BoP, current US$ per person 75.82 BoP, current US$ per person 2,429 BoP, current US$ per person Faroe Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita, Faroe Islands or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Faroe Islands, at 2,409 BoP, current US$ per person against 65.51 BoP, current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2011.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita between Faroe Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa?
2,343 BoP, current US$ per person, with Faroe Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa?
14 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2011.
How do Faroe Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita?
Faroe Islands ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 37th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 9,548 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.