Botswana vs Kenya: Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Botswana
400.71 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya
317.05 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
171st
Kenya rank
174th
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Botswana
- Kenya
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 400.71 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 317.05 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Kenya, a difference of 83.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.3 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Kenya ahead.
Botswana ranks 171st and Kenya ranks 174th of 197 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 107.95 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 84.48 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 23.47 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 1980s | 230.08 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 57.08 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 173 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 1990s | 862.16 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 92.04 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 770.11 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 2000s | 701.4 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 162.07 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 539.33 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 2010s | 458.16 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 411.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 47.07 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 2020s | 291.89 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 287.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4.59 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Botswana or Kenya?
- Botswana, at 400.71 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 317.05 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Botswana and Kenya?
- 83.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Kenya?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Kenya rank globally for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
- Botswana ranks 171st and Kenya ranks 174th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.