Kenya vs Tanzania: Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Kenya
317.05 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Tanzania
340 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya rank
174th
Tanzania rank
173rd
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Kenya
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 340 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 317.05 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Kenya, a difference of 22.95 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 174th and Tanzania ranks 173rd of 197 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 80.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 13.86 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 66.97 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 1980s | 57.08 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 6.5 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 50.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 1990s | 92.04 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 31.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 60.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 2000s | 162.07 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 101.01 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 61.06 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 2010s | 411.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 161.02 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 250.07 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 2020s | 287.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 197.23 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 90.08 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$), per square kilometre, Kenya or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 340 BoP, current US$ 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$), per square kilometre between Kenya and Tanzania?
- 22.95 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tanzania?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Tanzania rank globally for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 174th and Tanzania ranks 173rd of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), 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.