Maldives vs Portugal: Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Maldives
184,768 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
189,166 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives rank
43rd
Portugal rank
42nd

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

  • Maldives
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 189,166 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 184,768 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Maldives, a difference of 4,398 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Portugal ahead.

Maldives ranks 43rd and Portugal ranks 42nd of 197 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Portugal Difference Ahead
1980s 4,250 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,692 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 558.21 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
1990s 17,936 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 35,707 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 17,771 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 37,694 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 128,141 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 90,447 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 33,144 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 135,235 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 102,091 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
2020s 99,633 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 140,307 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 40,674 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Maldives or Portugal?
Portugal, at 189,166 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 184,768 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Maldives as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Maldives and Portugal?
4,398 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Portugal?
42 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2023.
How do Maldives and Portugal rank globally for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Maldives ranks 43rd and Portugal ranks 42nd of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), 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.