Portugal vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Service exports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Portugal
631,007 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
3,278 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
41st
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
38th

Service exports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Portugal
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
0200.0k400.0k600.0k197519992023

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 631,007 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 3,278 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 627,729 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Portugal's figure about 192.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 47 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Portugal ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th of 198 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 12,777 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 275.08 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 12,502 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
1980s 25,518 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 368.89 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 25,149 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
1990s 79,402 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 627.69 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 78,775 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 178,230 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,413 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 176,817 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 337,426 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,608 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 334,818 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
2020s 447,792 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,715 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 445,076 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher service exports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Portugal or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Portugal, at 631,007 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 3,278 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in service exports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa?
627,729 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa?
47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for service exports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Portugal ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Service exports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Service exports (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
243 places, 9,322 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Service exports (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.