Kuwait vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Kuwait
306,408 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
3,696 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait rank
36th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
38th

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

  • Kuwait
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 306,408 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 3,696 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 302,712 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 82.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 43 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.

Kuwait ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 38th of 198 countries.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 23,351 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 270.89 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 23,080 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
1980s 38,579 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 461.7 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 38,118 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
1990s 59,976 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 550.54 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 59,425 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
2000s 74,550 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,509 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 73,041 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
2010s 111,189 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,939 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 108,250 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
2020s 226,907 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,257 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 223,651 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Kuwait or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Kuwait, at 306,408 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 3,696 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
302,712 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
43 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.
How do Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Kuwait ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 38th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.