Brazil vs South Africa: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Brazil
13,287 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
13,995 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Brazil rank
119th
South Africa rank
116th

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

  • Brazil
  • South Africa
05.0k10.0k15.0k196119922023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 13,995 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 13,287 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Brazil, a difference of 708 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

Across all 49 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 119th and South Africa ranks 116th of 198 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 495.95 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,813 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,317 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 1,459 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,343 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,884 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 1,831 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,471 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,640 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 3,770 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7,852 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,083 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 8,099 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 13,484 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5,385 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 10,649 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 14,430 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,781 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Brazil or South Africa?
South Africa, at 13,995 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 13,287 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Brazil and South Africa?
708 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and South Africa?
49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Brazil and South Africa rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Brazil ranks 119th and South Africa ranks 116th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.