Marshall Islands vs Nauru: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Marshall Islands
271,843 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Nauru
386,826 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Marshall Islands rank
38th
Nauru rank
35th

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

  • Marshall Islands
  • Nauru
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How they compare

Nauru currently reports 386,826 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 271,843 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Marshall Islands, a difference of 114,983 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Nauru's figure about 1.4 times Marshall Islands's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Nauru ahead.

Marshall Islands ranks 38th and Nauru ranks 35th of 198 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Marshall Islands averaged higher in 1 and Nauru in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Marshall Islands Nauru Difference Ahead
2000s 70,137 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 212,842 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 142,705 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Nauru
2010s 160,679 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 145,218 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 15,461 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Marshall Islands
2020s 181,354 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 450,000 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 268,647 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Nauru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Marshall Islands or Nauru?
Nauru, at 386,826 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 271,843 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Marshall Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Marshall Islands and Nauru?
114,983 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Nauru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Nauru?
16 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
How do Marshall Islands and Nauru rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Marshall Islands ranks 38th and Nauru ranks 35th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.