Botswana vs Namibia: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Botswana
1,244 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Namibia
1,210 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
177th
Namibia rank
178th

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

  • Botswana
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 1,244 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1,210 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Namibia, a difference of 34 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 177th and Namibia ranks 178th of 198 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Namibia Difference Ahead
1990s 939.49 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 210.27 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 729.22 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Botswana
2000s 1,813 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 346.74 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,466 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Botswana
2010s 1,849 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 694.42 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,155 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Botswana
2020s 1,160 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 916.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 243.59 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Botswana or Namibia?
Botswana, at 1,244 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1,210 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Namibia as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Botswana and Namibia?
34 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Namibia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Namibia rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Botswana ranks 177th and Namibia ranks 178th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.