Ireland vs Switzerland: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Ireland
5.82 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
6.30 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland rank
12th
Switzerland rank
11th

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

  • Ireland
  • Switzerland
02.0M4.0M6.0M197720002023

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 6.30 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 5.82 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Ireland, a difference of 477,770 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

Ireland ranks 12th and Switzerland ranks 11th of 198 countries.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Switzerland Difference Ahead
2000s 1.83 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2.46 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 632,792 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Switzerland
2010s 2.17 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3.68 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.51 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Switzerland
2020s 4.60 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5.28 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 677,038 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Ireland or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 6.30 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 5.82 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Ireland and Switzerland?
477,770 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Switzerland?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Switzerland rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Ireland ranks 12th and Switzerland ranks 11th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.