Argentina vs Nigeria: Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Argentina
2,306 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
2,681 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Argentina rank
140th
Nigeria rank
138th

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

  • Argentina
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 2,681 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 2,306 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Argentina, a difference of 375 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Nigeria ahead.

Argentina ranks 140th and Nigeria ranks 138th of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 148.72 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 330.65 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 181.93 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
1980s 182.48 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 236.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 54.14 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
1990s 1,407 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 127.91 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,279 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Argentina
2000s 1,769 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 957.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 811.8 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Argentina
2010s 1,281 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,471 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 190.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 1,506 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,117 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 611.24 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Argentina or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 2,681 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 2,306 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Argentina as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Argentina and Nigeria?
375 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Nigeria?
47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
How do Argentina and Nigeria rank globally for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Argentina ranks 140th and Nigeria ranks 138th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), 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 receipts (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
244 places, 8,921 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Primary income receipts (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.