Portugal vs Spain: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Portugal
270,350 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
247,132 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
40th
Spain rank
41st

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

  • Portugal
  • Spain
0100.0k200.0k300.0k197519992023

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 270,350 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 247,132 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Spain, a difference of 23,218 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Spain ahead.

Portugal ranks 40th and Spain ranks 41st of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 3,355 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,726 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 628.49 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
1980s 13,495 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8,563 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,932 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
1990s 40,190 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 38,965 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,225 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 178,219 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 141,016 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 37,203 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 194,155 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 152,848 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 41,307 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
2020s 186,466 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 161,228 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 25,237 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Portugal or Spain?
Portugal, at 270,350 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 247,132 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Portugal and Spain?
23,218 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Portugal ranks 40th and Spain ranks 41st of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.