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
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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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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.