Netherlands vs Switzerland: Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Netherlands
13.15 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
5.37 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Netherlands rank
8th
Switzerland rank
11th

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

  • Netherlands
  • Switzerland
05.0M10.0M15.0M196719952023

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 13.15 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 5.37 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Switzerland, a difference of 7.77 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 2.4 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 8th and Switzerland ranks 11th of 197 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Switzerland Difference Ahead
1970s 204,163 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 175,678 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 28,484 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Netherlands
1980s 416,998 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 359,203 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 57,796 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Netherlands
1990s 972,819 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 832,644 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 140,175 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Netherlands
2000s 4.94 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2.08 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2.86 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Netherlands
2010s 9.57 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3.68 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5.89 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Netherlands
2020s 10.44 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4.50 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5.94 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Netherlands or Switzerland?
Netherlands, at 13.15 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 5.37 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Switzerland as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Netherlands and Switzerland?
7.77 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Switzerland?
47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
How do Netherlands and Switzerland rank globally for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Netherlands ranks 8th and Switzerland ranks 11th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), 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.