Botswana vs China: Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Botswana
3,185 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
China
3,603 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
157th
China rank
155th

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

  • Botswana
  • China
02.0k4.0k6.0k197519992023

How they compare

China currently reports 3,603 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 3,185 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Botswana, a difference of 418 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 157th and China ranks 155th of 197 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and China in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana China Difference Ahead
1980s 324.48 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 56.95 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 267.54 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Botswana
1990s 671.88 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 263.43 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 408.44 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Botswana
2000s 1,427 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,873 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,446 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre China
2010s 2,802 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,252 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,451 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre China
2020s 2,773 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,344 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,571 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Botswana or China?
China, at 3,603 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 3,185 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Botswana as of 2023.
What is the difference in secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Botswana and China?
418 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and China?
42 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2023.
How do Botswana and China rank globally for secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Botswana ranks 157th and China ranks 155th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary 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, 8,812 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Secondary 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.