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

Marshall Islands
271,843 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
3,696 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Marshall Islands rank
38th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
38th

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

  • Marshall Islands
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Marshall Islands currently reports 271,843 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 3,696 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 268,147 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Marshall Islands's figure about 73.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Marshall Islands ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th 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 Difference Ahead
2000s 70,991 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,195 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 68,796 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Marshall Islands
2010s 160,679 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,939 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 157,740 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Marshall Islands
2020s 181,354 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,257 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 178,097 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$), per square kilometre, Marshall Islands or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Marshall Islands, at 271,843 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 3,696 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Marshall Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa?
268,147 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Marshall Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Marshall Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Marshall Islands ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.