Kenya vs Malawi: Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Kenya
317.05 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi
278.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya rank
174th
Malawi rank
177th

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

  • Kenya
  • Malawi
0200400600800197519992023

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 317.05 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 278.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Malawi, a difference of 38.47 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 174th and Malawi ranks 177th of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 5 and Malawi in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Malawi Difference Ahead
1970s 94.72 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 12.8 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 81.92 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Kenya
1980s 57.08 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 42.69 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 14.39 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Kenya
1990s 92.04 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 98.05 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 6 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malawi
2000s 162.07 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 71.1 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 90.97 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Kenya
2010s 411.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 73 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 338.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Kenya
2020s 287.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 241.41 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 45.9 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Kenya or Malawi?
Kenya, at 317.05 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 278.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Kenya and Malawi?
38.47 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Malawi?
46 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Malawi rank globally for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Kenya ranks 174th and Malawi ranks 177th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), 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.