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$), per square kilometre over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 270,350 BoP, current US$ 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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About this data
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.