Ireland vs Portugal: Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Ireland
148,573 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
143,748 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland rank
39th
Portugal rank
41st

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

  • Ireland
  • Portugal
050.0k100.0k150.0k197519992023

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 148,573 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 143,748 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 4,825 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 39th and Portugal ranks 41st of 197 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s 104,151 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 76,349 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 27,802 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Ireland
2010s 79,409 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 99,924 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 20,514 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
2020s 120,393 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 142,669 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 22,276 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Ireland or Portugal?
Ireland, at 148,573 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 143,748 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Ireland and Portugal?
4,825 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Portugal?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Portugal rank globally for secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Ireland ranks 39th and Portugal ranks 41st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), 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.