Kuwait vs United Kingdom: Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Kuwait
2.12 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom
2.13 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait rank
18th
United Kingdom rank
17th

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

  • Kuwait
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 2.13 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 2.12 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Kuwait, a difference of 7,240 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 18th and United Kingdom ranks 17th of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1970s 127,440 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 85,784 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 41,656 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
1980s 387,445 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 319,660 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 67,784 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
1990s 337,431 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 584,064 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 246,633 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom
2000s 481,211 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.42 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 936,853 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom
2010s 1.07 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.08 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 17,902 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom
2020s 1.91 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.40 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 505,656 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Kuwait or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 2.13 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 2.12 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Kuwait as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Kuwait and United Kingdom?
7,240 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and United Kingdom?
47 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Kuwait and United Kingdom rank globally for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Kuwait ranks 18th and United Kingdom ranks 17th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), 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.