El Salvador vs United States: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

El Salvador
124,722 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
United States
143,278 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
55th
United States rank
52nd

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

  • El Salvador
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 143,278 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 124,722 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 18,556 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1976 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 55th and United States ranks 52nd of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and United States in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador United States Difference Ahead
1970s 4,072 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,281 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,791 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
1980s 6,563 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8,655 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,093 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre United States
1990s 9,057 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 19,931 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 10,873 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre United States
2000s 27,891 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 52,155 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 24,264 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre United States
2010s 57,253 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 74,069 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 16,816 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre United States
2020s 99,946 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 111,626 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 11,680 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, El Salvador or United States?
United States, at 143,278 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 124,722 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between El Salvador and United States?
18,556 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and United States?
48 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and United States rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
El Salvador ranks 55th and United States ranks 52nd of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.