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

Portugal
143,748 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom
150,510 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
41st
United Kingdom rank
38th

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

  • Portugal
  • United Kingdom
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k197019962023

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 150,510 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 143,748 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 6,762 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

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

Portugal ranks 41st and United Kingdom ranks 38th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1970s 16,581 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8,270 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8,311 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
1980s 36,457 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 29,383 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7,075 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
1990s 77,662 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 86,962 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 9,300 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom
2000s 63,529 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 119,734 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 56,205 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom
2010s 99,924 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 155,898 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 55,974 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom
2020s 142,669 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 149,152 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 6,483 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Portugal or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 150,510 BoP, current US$ 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$), per square kilometre between Portugal and United Kingdom?
6,762 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United Kingdom?
49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Portugal and United Kingdom rank globally for secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Portugal ranks 41st and United Kingdom ranks 38th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), 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.