Kiribati vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Kiribati
241,210 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1,630 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Kiribati rank
36th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
38th

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

  • Kiribati
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k197920012023

How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 241,210 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1,630 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 239,580 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Kiribati's figure about 147.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Kiribati has been ahead every year.

Kiribati ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 38th of 197 countries.

Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1980s 15,170 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 122.71 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 15,047 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Kiribati
1990s 22,851 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 162.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 22,689 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Kiribati
2000s 73,307 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 575.17 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 72,732 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Kiribati
2010s 173,747 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 844.75 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 172,902 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Kiribati
2020s 204,079 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,327 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 202,753 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Kiribati or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Kiribati, at 241,210 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1,630 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Kiribati and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
239,580 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
30 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2023.
How do Kiribati and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Kiribati ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 38th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), 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.