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

Nauru
386,826 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
3,696 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Nauru rank
35th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
38th

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

  • Nauru
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Nauru currently reports 386,826 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 3,696 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 383,130 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Nauru's figure about 104.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Nauru has been ahead every year.

Nauru ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nauru Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 212,842 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,655 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 210,187 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Nauru
2010s 145,218 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,939 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 142,279 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Nauru
2020s 450,000 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,257 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 446,744 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$), per square kilometre, Nauru or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Nauru, at 386,826 BoP, current US$ 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$), per square kilometre between Nauru and Sub-Saharan Africa?
383,130 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Nauru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Sub-Saharan Africa?
16 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
How do Nauru and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Nauru ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.