Palau vs Vietnam: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Palau
87,461 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Vietnam
86,189 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Palau rank
65th
Vietnam rank
66th

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

  • Palau
  • Vietnam
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How they compare

Palau currently reports 87,461 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 86,189 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Vietnam, a difference of 1,272 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Palau ahead.

Palau ranks 65th and Vietnam ranks 66th of 198 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 2 and Vietnam in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Palau Vietnam Difference Ahead
2000s 18,138 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 10,591 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7,547 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Palau
2010s 51,300 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 36,307 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 14,992 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Palau
2020s 47,642 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 66,234 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 18,592 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Palau or Vietnam?
Palau, at 87,461 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 86,189 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Vietnam as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Palau and Vietnam?
1,272 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Vietnam?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Palau and Vietnam rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Palau ranks 65th and Vietnam ranks 66th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.