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

Australia
16,865 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Iceland
14,887 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
111th
Iceland rank
114th

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

  • Australia
  • Iceland
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 16,865 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 14,887 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Iceland, a difference of 1,978 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Iceland ahead.

Australia ranks 111th and Iceland ranks 114th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Iceland Difference Ahead
1980s 1,987 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,690 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 702.82 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Iceland
1990s 2,312 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,754 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 442.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Iceland
2000s 6,068 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 22,861 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 16,793 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Iceland
2010s 11,125 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 14,032 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,907 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Iceland
2020s 13,859 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8,543 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5,316 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Australia or Iceland?
Australia, at 16,865 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 14,887 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Iceland as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Australia and Iceland?
1,978 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Iceland?
35 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
How do Australia and Iceland rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Australia ranks 111th and Iceland ranks 114th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.