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$), per square kilometre over time
- Malawi
- Zambia
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 2,397 BoP, current US$ 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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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.