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

Iceland
14,887 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
13,995 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Iceland rank
114th
South Africa rank
116th

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

  • Iceland
  • South Africa
020.0k40.0k60.0k196119922023

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 14,887 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 13,995 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 892 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1976 it was South Africa ahead.

Iceland ranks 114th and South Africa ranks 116th of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 727.43 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,883 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,155 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 1,811 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,343 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,532 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 2,754 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,471 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 716.8 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 22,861 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7,852 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 15,009 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Iceland
2010s 14,032 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 13,484 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 547.54 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Iceland
2020s 8,543 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 14,430 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5,887 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Iceland or South Africa?
Iceland, at 14,887 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 13,995 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Iceland and South Africa?
892 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and South Africa?
48 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do Iceland and South Africa rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Iceland ranks 114th and South Africa ranks 116th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.