Democratic Republic of Congo vs Namibia: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Democratic Republic of Congo
1,126 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Namibia
1,210 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
181st
Namibia rank
178th

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

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 1,210 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1,126 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Namibia ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 181st and Namibia ranks 178th of 198 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 1 and Namibia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Namibia Difference Ahead
2000s 82.27 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 479.06 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 396.78 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Namibia
2010s 597 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 694.42 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 97.41 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Namibia
2020s 965.35 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 916.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 49.26 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Democratic Republic of Congo or Namibia?
Namibia, at 1,210 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1,126 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Democratic Republic of Congo and Namibia?
84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Namibia?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Namibia rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 181st and Namibia ranks 178th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.