Norway vs Sweden: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Norway
145,487 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
155,006 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Norway rank
50th
Sweden rank
48th
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 155,006 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 145,487 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Norway, a difference of 9,519 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 50th and Sweden ranks 48th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,763 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,590 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,173 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Norway |
| 1980s | 10,601 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 12,467 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,867 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 1990s | 17,765 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 45,073 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 27,308 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 2000s | 62,038 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 85,782 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 23,744 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 2010s | 85,441 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 116,388 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 30,947 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 2020s | 108,552 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 121,481 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 12,929 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Norway or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 155,006 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 145,487 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Norway and Sweden?
- 9,519 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
- Norway ranks 50th and Sweden ranks 48th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.