Maldives vs South Asia: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Maldives
2.72 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Asia
28,342 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives rank
16th
South Asia rank
16th

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

  • Maldives
  • South Asia
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 2.72 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 28,342 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in South Asia, a difference of 2.70 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Maldives's figure about 96.1 times South Asia's.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.

Maldives ranks 16th and South Asia ranks 16th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives South Asia Difference Ahead
1970s 5,333 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 181.81 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5,152 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
1980s 37,629 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 492.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 37,136 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
1990s 89,073 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,562 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 87,511 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
2000s 401,273 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,263 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 397,011 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
2010s 1.27 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 12,940 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.26 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
2020s 2.03 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 22,283 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2.01 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Maldives or South Asia?
Maldives, at 2.72 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 28,342 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in South Asia as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Maldives and South Asia?
2.70 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and South Asia?
45 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.
How do Maldives and South Asia rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Maldives ranks 16th and South Asia ranks 16th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.