Australia vs Canada: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Australia
16,865 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Canada
20,008 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
111th
Canada rank
108th

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

  • Australia
  • Canada
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 20,008 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 16,865 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 3,143 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Canada ahead.

Australia ranks 111th and Canada ranks 108th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Canada Difference Ahead
1980s 1,987 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,938 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,951 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Canada
1990s 2,312 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,303 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,991 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Canada
2000s 6,068 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 6,822 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 753.74 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Canada
2010s 11,125 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 10,820 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 304.57 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Australia
2020s 13,859 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 14,923 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,065 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Australia or Canada?
Canada, at 20,008 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 16,865 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Australia and Canada?
3,143 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
35 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
How do Australia and Canada rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Australia ranks 111th and Canada ranks 108th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary income payments (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
245 places, 9,137 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Primary income payments (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.