Cameroon vs Lesotho: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Cameroon
2,501 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho
3,401 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Cameroon rank
162nd
Lesotho rank
159th
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Cameroon
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 3,401 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 2,501 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Cameroon, a difference of 900 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.4 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Lesotho ahead.
Cameroon ranks 162nd and Lesotho ranks 159th of 198 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 174.85 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 185.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10.34 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 773.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 820.3 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 46.79 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 1,246 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,505 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,259 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 1,059 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,555 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,496 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 1,550 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,801 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,251 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 2,288 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,798 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,510 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Cameroon or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 3,401 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 2,501 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Cameroon and Lesotho?
- 900 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Lesotho?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Lesotho rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
- Cameroon ranks 162nd and Lesotho ranks 159th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.