Norway vs United States: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Norway
145,487 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
United States
143,278 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Norway rank
50th
United States rank
52nd

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

  • Norway
  • United States
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 145,487 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 143,278 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in United States, a difference of 2,209 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 50th and United States ranks 52nd of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 4 and United States in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway United States Difference Ahead
1970s 3,763 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,100 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,663 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Norway
1980s 10,601 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8,655 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,945 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Norway
1990s 17,765 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 19,931 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,165 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre United States
2000s 62,038 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 52,155 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 9,882 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Norway
2010s 85,441 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 74,069 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 11,372 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Norway
2020s 108,552 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 111,626 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,074 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Norway or United States?
Norway, at 145,487 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 143,278 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Norway and United States?
2,209 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and United States?
49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Norway and United States rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Norway ranks 50th and United States ranks 52nd of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.