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$), per square kilometre over time
- Iceland
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 16,543 BoP, current US$ 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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About this data
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.