Namibia vs Zimbabwe: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Namibia
1,210 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Zimbabwe
1,143 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Namibia rank
178th
Zimbabwe rank
179th

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

  • Namibia
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 1,210 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1,143 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Zimbabwe, a difference of 67 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Namibia ranks 178th and Zimbabwe ranks 179th of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1990s 192.44 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 761.65 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 569.21 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Zimbabwe
2000s 477.11 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 350.9 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 126.2 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Namibia
2010s 694.42 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 821.4 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 126.99 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Zimbabwe
2020s 916.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,432 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 515.6 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Namibia or Zimbabwe?
Namibia, at 1,210 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1,143 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Namibia and Zimbabwe?
67 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Zimbabwe?
20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Namibia and Zimbabwe rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Namibia ranks 178th and Zimbabwe ranks 179th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.