Malawi vs Vanuatu: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Malawi
2,397 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Vanuatu
2,379 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2022
Malawi rank
164th
Vanuatu rank
165th

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

  • Malawi
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 2,397 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 2,379 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Vanuatu, a difference of 18 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Malawi ranks 164th and Vanuatu ranks 165th of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Vanuatu in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1980s 1,120 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,969 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,849 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Vanuatu
1990s 653.08 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,440 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,786 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Vanuatu
2000s 896.22 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,512 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,615 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Vanuatu
2010s 2,498 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,801 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,302 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Vanuatu
2020s 4,032 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,978 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,054 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Malawi or Vanuatu?
Malawi, at 2,397 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 2,379 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Vanuatu as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Malawi and Vanuatu?
18 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Vanuatu?
41 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2022.
How do Malawi and Vanuatu rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Malawi ranks 164th and Vanuatu ranks 165th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.