Botswana vs Zimbabwe: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Botswana
1,244 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Zimbabwe
1,143 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
177th
Zimbabwe rank
179th
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Botswana
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 1,244 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1,143 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Zimbabwe, a difference of 101 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Botswana ranks 177th and Zimbabwe ranks 179th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 113.11 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 282.56 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 169.45 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 433.75 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 564.05 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 130.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 736.87 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 761.65 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 24.78 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 943.63 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 350.9 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 592.73 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 2010s | 1,849 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 821.4 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,028 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 2020s | 1,160 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,432 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 272.01 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Botswana or Zimbabwe?
- Botswana, at 1,244 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1,143 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Botswana and Zimbabwe?
- 101 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Zimbabwe?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Zimbabwe rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
- Botswana ranks 177th and Zimbabwe ranks 179th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.