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

Portugal
189,166 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
222,408 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
42nd
Sweden rank
39th

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

  • Portugal
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 222,408 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 189,166 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 33,242 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 42nd and Sweden ranks 39th of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 979.27 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,568 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 588.34 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sweden
1980s 3,367 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7,888 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,521 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sweden
1990s 35,707 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 29,774 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5,933 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 128,141 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 101,336 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 26,805 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 135,235 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 140,495 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5,260 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sweden
2020s 140,307 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 180,211 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 39,904 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$), per square kilometre, Portugal or Sweden?
Sweden, at 222,408 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 189,166 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Portugal and Sweden?
33,242 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sweden?
49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Sweden rank globally for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Portugal ranks 42nd and Sweden ranks 39th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), 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.