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

Botswana
1,244 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Suriname
1,142 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
177th
Suriname rank
180th

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

  • Botswana
  • Suriname
-1.0k01.0k2.0k3.0k197519992023

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 1,244 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1,142 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Suriname, a difference of 102 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Suriname's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 177th and Suriname ranks 180th of 198 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Suriname in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Suriname Difference Ahead
2000s 1,991 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 295.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,696 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Botswana
2010s 1,849 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,477 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 372.11 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Botswana
2020s 1,160 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,382 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 222.24 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Botswana or Suriname?
Botswana, at 1,244 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1,142 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Suriname as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Botswana and Suriname?
102 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Suriname?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Suriname rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Botswana ranks 177th and Suriname ranks 180th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.