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

Iceland
14,887 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Samoa
16,543 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Iceland rank
114th
Samoa rank
112th

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

  • Iceland
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 16,543 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 14,887 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Iceland, a difference of 1,656 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 114th and Samoa ranks 112th of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 5 and Samoa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Samoa Difference Ahead
1970s 784.7 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 380.49 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 404.22 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Iceland
1980s 1,811 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 861.88 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 948.99 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Iceland
1990s 2,754 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,098 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,656 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Iceland
2000s 35,273 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 14,068 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 21,205 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Iceland
2010s 14,032 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 12,599 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,433 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Iceland
2020s 8,543 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 12,622 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,079 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Iceland or Samoa?
Samoa, at 16,543 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 14,887 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Iceland as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Iceland and Samoa?
1,656 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Samoa?
43 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Samoa rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Iceland ranks 114th and Samoa ranks 112th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.