Spain vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Spain
247,132 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
3,691 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain rank
41st
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
40th

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

  • Spain
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0100.0k200.0k300.0k197519992023

How they compare

Spain currently reports 247,132 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 3,691 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 243,441 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Spain's figure about 67.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

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

Spain ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 40th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 4,652 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 270.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,381 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Spain
1980s 8,563 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 461.18 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8,102 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Spain
1990s 38,965 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 573.96 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 38,391 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Spain
2000s 141,016 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,507 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 139,509 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Spain
2010s 152,848 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,936 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 149,912 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Spain
2020s 161,228 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,253 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 157,976 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Spain or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Spain, at 247,132 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 3,691 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
243,441 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
45 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.
How do Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Spain ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 40th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.