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

Malawi
2,397 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
2,325 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
164th
Zambia rank
166th

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

  • Malawi
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 2,397 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 2,325 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Zambia, a difference of 72 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 164th and Zambia ranks 166th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 936.65 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 230.5 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 706.15 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malawi
1980s 1,196 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 429.26 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 766.79 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malawi
1990s 681.91 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 502.13 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 179.78 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malawi
2000s 896.22 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 879.78 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 16.44 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malawi
2010s 2,498 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,177 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,321 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malawi
2020s 3,623 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,985 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,638 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$), per square kilometre, Malawi or Zambia?
Malawi, at 2,397 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 2,325 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Malawi and Zambia?
72 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zambia?
41 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Zambia rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Malawi ranks 164th and Zambia ranks 166th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.