Benin vs Congo: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Benin
4,730 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Congo
5,011 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
Benin rank
150th
Congo rank
149th
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Benin
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 5,011 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 4,730 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Benin, a difference of 281 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Congo ahead.
Benin ranks 150th and Congo ranks 149th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Congo in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37.49 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 226.01 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 188.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Congo |
| 1980s | 286.06 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 645.21 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 359.15 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Congo |
| 1990s | 333.7 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,452 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,119 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Congo |
| 2000s | 492.88 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,232 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,739 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Congo |
| 2010s | 1,472 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,171 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 698.82 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Congo |
| 2020s | 3,663 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,636 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,026 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Benin or Congo?
- Congo, at 5,011 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 4,730 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Benin as of 2021.
- What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Benin and Congo?
- 281 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Congo?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2021.
- How do Benin and Congo rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 150th and Congo ranks 149th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.