Laos vs Myanmar: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Laos
5,186 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Myanmar
5,969 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2019
Laos rank
147th
Myanmar rank
144th

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

  • Laos
  • Myanmar
02.0k4.0k6.0k197619992023

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 5,969 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 5,186 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Laos, a difference of 783 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.2 times Laos's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Myanmar ahead.

Laos ranks 147th and Myanmar ranks 144th of 198 countries.

Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Myanmar Difference Ahead
1980s 10.11 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 123.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 112.98 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Myanmar
1990s 75.39 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 155.4 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 80.01 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Myanmar
2000s 294.56 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,656 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,361 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Myanmar
2010s 1,919 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,320 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,401 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Laos or Myanmar?
Myanmar, at 5,969 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 5,186 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Laos as of 2019.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Laos and Myanmar?
783 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Myanmar?
36 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2019.
How do Laos and Myanmar rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Laos ranks 147th and Myanmar ranks 144th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.