Denmark vs Germany: Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Denmark
1.21 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Germany
1.29 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Denmark rank
22nd
Germany rank
21st

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

  • Denmark
  • Germany
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 1.29 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1.21 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Denmark, a difference of 79,050 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Germany ahead.

Denmark ranks 22nd and Germany ranks 21st of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Germany in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Germany Difference Ahead
1970s 11,515 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 22,628 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 11,113 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Germany
1980s 50,054 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 71,016 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 20,962 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Germany
1990s 188,767 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 243,819 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 55,052 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Germany
2000s 519,359 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 565,871 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 46,512 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Germany
2010s 738,463 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 750,858 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 12,395 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Germany
2020s 967,787 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 925,209 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 42,578 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Denmark or Germany?
Germany, at 1.29 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1.21 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Denmark as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Denmark and Germany?
79,050 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Germany?
41 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Germany rank globally for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Denmark ranks 22nd and Germany ranks 21st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), 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.