Eritrea vs Ethiopia: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Eritrea
104.4 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2000
Ethiopia
349.23 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Eritrea rank
194th
Ethiopia rank
191st

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

  • Eritrea
  • Ethiopia
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 349.23 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 104.4 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Eritrea, a difference of 244.83 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 3.3 times Eritrea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 194th and Ethiopia ranks 191st of 198 countries.

Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1990s 97.23 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 63.85 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 33.38 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Eritrea
2000s 104.4 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 52.02 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 52.37 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Eritrea or Ethiopia?
Ethiopia, at 349.23 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 104.4 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Eritrea as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Eritrea and Ethiopia?
244.83 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Ethiopia?
5 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2000.
How do Eritrea and Ethiopia rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Eritrea ranks 194th and Ethiopia ranks 191st of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.