Iceland vs Nigeria: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Iceland
14,887 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
14,254 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Iceland rank
114th
Nigeria rank
115th

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

  • Iceland
  • Nigeria
020.0k40.0k60.0k197619992023

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 14,887 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 14,254 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 633 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Nigeria ahead.

Iceland ranks 114th and Nigeria ranks 115th of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 784.7 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 774.81 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 9.89 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Iceland
1980s 1,811 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,891 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 79.89 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
1990s 2,754 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,296 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 458.38 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Iceland
2000s 22,861 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7,896 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 14,966 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Iceland
2010s 14,032 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 18,678 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,646 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 8,543 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 12,208 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,665 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Iceland or Nigeria?
Iceland, at 14,887 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 14,254 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Iceland and Nigeria?
633 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Nigeria?
47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Nigeria rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Iceland ranks 114th and Nigeria ranks 115th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.