France vs Germany: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

France
572,107 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Germany
878,419 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
France rank
26th
Germany rank
23rd

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

  • France
  • Germany
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 878,419 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 572,107 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in France, a difference of 306,312 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.5 times France's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Germany ahead.

France ranks 26th and Germany ranks 23rd of 198 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Germany Difference Ahead
1970s 13,346 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 21,999 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8,654 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Germany
1980s 49,783 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 54,927 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5,143 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Germany
1990s 105,288 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 233,763 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 128,475 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Germany
2000s 237,661 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 513,551 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 275,890 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Germany
2010s 271,299 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 467,280 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 195,981 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Germany
2020s 355,326 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 541,808 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 186,482 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, France or Germany?
Germany, at 878,419 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 572,107 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in France as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between France and Germany?
306,312 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
41 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do France and Germany rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
France ranks 26th and Germany ranks 23rd of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.