Egypt vs Ghana: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Egypt
20,267 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana
21,430 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Egypt rank
106th
Ghana rank
104th

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

  • Egypt
  • Ghana
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 21,430 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 20,267 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Egypt, a difference of 1,163 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 106th and Ghana ranks 104th of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and Ghana in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Ghana Difference Ahead
1970s 384.06 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 180.9 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 203.16 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Egypt
1980s 1,028 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 469.72 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 558.4 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Egypt
1990s 1,782 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 492.13 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,290 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Egypt
2000s 1,460 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,145 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 314.32 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Egypt
2010s 7,279 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 9,906 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,627 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Ghana
2020s 16,457 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 22,531 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 6,074 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Egypt or Ghana?
Ghana, at 21,430 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 20,267 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Egypt as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Egypt and Ghana?
1,163 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Ghana?
47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
How do Egypt and Ghana rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Egypt ranks 106th and Ghana ranks 104th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.