Maldives vs Upper middle income: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Maldives
2.72 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Upper middle income
21,879 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives rank
16th
Upper middle income rank
18th
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Maldives
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 2.72 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 21,879 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Upper middle income, a difference of 2.70 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Maldives's figure about 124.5 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 16th and Upper middle income ranks 18th of 198 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 49,888 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,497 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 48,390 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 1990s | 91,562 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,212 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 89,351 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 2000s | 401,273 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 5,045 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 396,229 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 2010s | 1.27 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 13,968 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 | 19,593 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$), per square kilometre, Maldives or Upper middle income?
- Maldives, at 2.72 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 21,879 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Upper middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Maldives and Upper middle income?
- 2.70 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Upper middle income?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2023.
- How do Maldives and Upper middle income rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
- Maldives ranks 16th and Upper middle income ranks 18th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.