Canada vs El Salvador: Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Canada
18,685 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador
19,824 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Canada rank
94th
El Salvador rank
91st

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

  • Canada
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 19,824 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 18,685 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Canada, a difference of 1,139 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1976 it was El Salvador ahead.

Canada ranks 94th and El Salvador ranks 91st of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and El Salvador in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada El Salvador Difference Ahead
1970s 536.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,487 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,951 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
1980s 1,165 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,092 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 926.79 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
1990s 1,969 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,680 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 710.97 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
2000s 4,467 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8,334 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,867 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
2010s 9,020 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 6,145 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,875 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Canada
2020s 14,370 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 13,241 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,129 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Canada or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 19,824 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 18,685 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Canada as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Canada and El Salvador?
1,139 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and El Salvador?
48 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do Canada and El Salvador rank globally for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Canada ranks 94th and El Salvador ranks 91st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), 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.