Cameroon vs Malawi: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Cameroon
2,501 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi
2,397 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Cameroon rank
162nd
Malawi rank
164th

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

  • Cameroon
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 2,501 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 2,397 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Malawi, a difference of 104 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Malawi ahead.

Cameroon ranks 162nd and Malawi ranks 164th of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Malawi Difference Ahead
1970s 210.18 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 936.65 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 726.47 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malawi
1980s 773.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,196 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 422.54 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malawi
1990s 1,246 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 653.08 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 593.1 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Cameroon
2000s 1,059 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 896.22 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 163.26 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Cameroon
2010s 1,550 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,498 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 947.69 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malawi
2020s 2,288 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,623 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,335 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Cameroon or Malawi?
Cameroon, at 2,501 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 2,397 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Cameroon and Malawi?
104 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Malawi?
46 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Malawi rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Cameroon ranks 162nd and Malawi ranks 164th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.