Portugal vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Portugal
270,350 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
3,696 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
40th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
38th

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

  • Portugal
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
0100.0k200.0k300.0k197519992023

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 270,350 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 3,696 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 266,654 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Portugal's figure about 73.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Portugal ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 38th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 6,045 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 270.89 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5,774 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
1980s 13,495 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 461.7 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 13,033 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
1990s 40,190 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 575.02 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 39,615 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 178,219 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,509 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 176,709 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 194,155 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,939 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 191,216 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
2020s 186,466 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,257 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 183,209 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$), per square kilometre, Portugal or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Portugal, at 270,350 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 3,696 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
266,654 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
45 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Portugal ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 38th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.