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

South Africa
13,995 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Tunisia
13,923 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa rank
116th
Tunisia rank
117th

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

  • South Africa
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 13,995 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 13,923 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Tunisia, a difference of 72 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1976 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 116th and Tunisia ranks 117th of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 4 and Tunisia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Tunisia Difference Ahead
1970s 1,883 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,497 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 385.8 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 3,343 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,656 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 687 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 3,471 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5,092 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,621 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Tunisia
2000s 7,852 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 10,773 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,921 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Tunisia
2010s 13,484 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 11,951 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,533 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 14,430 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 12,062 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,369 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$), per square kilometre, South Africa or Tunisia?
South Africa, at 13,995 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 13,923 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Tunisia as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between South Africa and Tunisia?
72 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Tunisia?
48 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do South Africa and Tunisia rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
South Africa ranks 116th and Tunisia ranks 117th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.