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

Ethiopia
349.23 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
745.69 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
191st
Sierra Leone rank
188th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Sierra Leone
-2.0k02.0k4.0k6.0k197720002023

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 745.69 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 349.23 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Ethiopia, a difference of 396.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 2.1 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 191st and Sierra Leone ranks 188th of 198 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1990s 70.79 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 308.96 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 238.17 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2000s 41.27 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 736.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 695.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2010s 257.56 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,529 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,271 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2020s 475.64 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 852.27 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 376.63 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Ethiopia or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 745.69 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 349.23 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Ethiopia and Sierra Leone?
396.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sierra Leone?
31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Sierra Leone rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Ethiopia ranks 191st and Sierra Leone ranks 188th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.