Kenya vs Lesotho: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Kenya
3,497 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho
3,401 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya rank
158th
Lesotho rank
159th
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Kenya
- Lesotho
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 3,497 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 3,401 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Lesotho, a difference of 96 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 158th and Lesotho ranks 159th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 354.56 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 167.78 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 186.78 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 1980s | 477.36 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 820.3 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 342.94 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 490.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,505 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,015 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 339.79 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,555 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,216 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 1,882 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,801 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,919 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 2,789 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,798 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,009 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Kenya or Lesotho?
- Kenya, at 3,497 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 3,401 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Kenya and Lesotho?
- 96 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Lesotho?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Lesotho rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 158th and Lesotho ranks 159th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.