Nigeria vs Peru: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Nigeria
14,254 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Peru
15,559 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
115th
Peru rank
113th

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

  • Nigeria
  • Peru
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How they compare

Peru currently reports 15,559 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 14,254 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 1,305 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 115th and Peru ranks 113th of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 5 and Peru in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Peru Difference Ahead
1970s 774.81 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 534.87 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 239.94 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
1980s 1,891 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,051 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 839.42 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
1990s 2,296 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,652 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 643.49 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
2000s 7,896 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,444 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,452 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 18,678 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 9,755 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8,923 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 12,208 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 13,155 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 946.42 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Nigeria or Peru?
Peru, at 15,559 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 14,254 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Nigeria and Peru?
1,305 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Peru?
47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Peru rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Nigeria ranks 115th and Peru ranks 113th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.