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

Peru
15,559 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
13,995 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Peru rank
113th
South Africa rank
116th

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

  • Peru
  • South Africa
05.0k10.0k15.0k196119922023

How they compare

Peru currently reports 15,559 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 13,995 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 1,564 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was South Africa ahead.

Peru ranks 113th and South Africa ranks 116th of 198 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 534.87 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,997 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,462 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 1,051 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,343 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,292 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 1,652 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,471 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,819 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 4,444 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7,852 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,408 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 9,755 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 13,484 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,729 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 13,155 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 14,430 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,276 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Peru or South Africa?
Peru, at 15,559 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 13,995 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Peru and South Africa?
1,564 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and South Africa?
47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
How do Peru and South Africa rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Peru ranks 113th and South Africa ranks 116th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.