Finland vs Malaysia: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Finland
101,798 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia
95,306 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Finland rank
58th
Malaysia rank
60th

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

  • Finland
  • Malaysia
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k197419982023

How they compare

Finland currently reports 101,798 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 95,306 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 6,492 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 58th and Malaysia ranks 60th of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 3 and Malaysia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 2,373 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,681 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 307.99 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
1980s 8,244 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7,451 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 793.72 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Finland
1990s 22,688 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 17,787 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,902 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Finland
2000s 49,988 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 37,134 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 12,854 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Finland
2010s 62,780 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 71,840 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 9,060 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
2020s 79,178 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 90,191 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 11,012 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Finland or Malaysia?
Finland, at 101,798 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 95,306 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Finland and Malaysia?
6,492 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Malaysia?
49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Finland and Malaysia rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Finland ranks 58th and Malaysia ranks 60th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.