Marshall Islands vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Marshall Islands
271,843 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
3,691 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Marshall Islands rank
38th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
40th

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

  • Marshall Islands
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Marshall Islands currently reports 271,843 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 3,691 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 268,152 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Marshall Islands's figure about 73.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Marshall Islands has been ahead every year.

Marshall Islands ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 40th of 198 countries.

Marshall Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Marshall Islands Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 70,991 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,192 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 68,799 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Marshall Islands
2010s 160,679 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,936 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 157,744 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Marshall Islands
2020s 181,354 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,253 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 178,101 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Marshall Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Marshall Islands or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Marshall Islands, at 271,843 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 3,691 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Marshall Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
268,152 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Marshall Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Marshall Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Marshall Islands ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 40th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.