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

Norway
189,713 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1,630 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Norway rank
41st
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
38th

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

  • Norway
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k197519992023

How they compare

Norway currently reports 189,713 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 188,083 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Norway's figure about 116.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 40 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.

Norway ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 38th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1980s 6,868 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 122.71 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 6,746 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Norway
1990s 11,580 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 173.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 11,407 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Norway
2000s 62,848 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 377.83 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 62,470 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Norway
2010s 116,503 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 844.75 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 115,658 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Norway
2020s 143,208 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,327 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 141,882 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Norway or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Norway, at 189,713 BoP, current US$ 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$), per square kilometre between Norway and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
188,083 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
40 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2023.
How do Norway and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Norway ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 38th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), 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.