Norway vs Sweden: Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Norway
189,713 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
222,408 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Norway rank
41st
Sweden rank
39th

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

  • Norway
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 222,408 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 189,713 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Norway, a difference of 32,695 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Norway's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Sweden ahead.

Norway ranks 41st and Sweden ranks 39th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 1,045 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,568 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 522.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sweden
1980s 5,916 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7,888 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,972 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sweden
1990s 11,939 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 29,774 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 17,835 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sweden
2000s 62,848 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 101,336 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 38,489 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sweden
2010s 116,503 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 140,495 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 23,992 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sweden
2020s 143,208 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 180,211 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 37,003 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Norway or Sweden?
Sweden, at 222,408 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 189,713 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Norway as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Norway and Sweden?
32,695 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Norway ranks 41st and Sweden ranks 39th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), 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.