Ethiopia vs Zambia: Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Ethiopia
61.3 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
80.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
192nd
Zambia rank
191st
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Ethiopia
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 80.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 61.3 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Ethiopia, a difference of 19.36 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.3 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Zambia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 192nd and Zambia ranks 191st of 197 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.63 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 60.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 39.68 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 2000s | 28.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 33.67 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4.83 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 2010s | 20.93 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 35.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 14.72 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 2020s | 25.81 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 45.69 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 19.88 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Ethiopia or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 80.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 61.3 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Ethiopia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Ethiopia and Zambia?
- 19.36 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Zambia?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Zambia rank globally for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
- Ethiopia ranks 192nd and Zambia ranks 191st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), 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.