Faroe Islands vs Switzerland: Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita
Faroe Islands
4,766 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2011
Switzerland
8,180 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Faroe Islands rank
5th
Switzerland rank
3rd
Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Faroe Islands
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 8,180 BoP, current US$ per person against 4,766 BoP, current US$ per person in Faroe Islands, a difference of 3,414 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.7 times Faroe Islands's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Faroe Islands ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 5th and Switzerland ranks 3rd of 199 countries.
Faroe Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,721 BoP, current US$ per person | 715.64 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,005 BoP, current US$ per person | Faroe Islands |
| 2000s | 3,288 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,699 BoP, current US$ per person | 588.44 BoP, current US$ per person | Faroe Islands |
| 2010s | 4,237 BoP, current US$ per person | 4,010 BoP, current US$ per person | 227.53 BoP, current US$ per person | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita, Faroe Islands or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 8,180 BoP, current US$ per person against 4,766 BoP, current US$ per person in Faroe Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita between Faroe Islands and Switzerland?
- 3,414 BoP, current US$ per person, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Switzerland?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2011.
- How do Faroe Islands and Switzerland rank globally for secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Faroe Islands ranks 5th and Switzerland ranks 3rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.