Portugal vs United Kingdom: Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre

Portugal
14,924 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
United Kingdom
14,308 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
Portugal rank
98th
United Kingdom rank
101st

Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre over time

  • Portugal
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 14,924 current US$ per square kilometre against 14,308 current US$ per square kilometre in United Kingdom, a difference of 616 current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 98th and United Kingdom ranks 101st of 193 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1980s 38,622 current US$ per square kilometre 6,448 current US$ per square kilometre 32,174 current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
1990s 40,446 current US$ per square kilometre 8,791 current US$ per square kilometre 31,655 current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 4,760 current US$ per square kilometre 23,493 current US$ per square kilometre 18,734 current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom
2010s 6,634 current US$ per square kilometre 19,525 current US$ per square kilometre 12,891 current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom
2020s 13,000 current US$ per square kilometre 13,867 current US$ per square kilometre 867.05 current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre, Portugal or United Kingdom?
Portugal, at 14,924 current US$ per square kilometre against 14,308 current US$ per square kilometre in United Kingdom as of 2021.
What is the difference in personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre between Portugal and United Kingdom?
616 current US$ per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United Kingdom?
35 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2021.
How do Portugal and United Kingdom rank globally for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre?
Portugal ranks 98th and United Kingdom ranks 101st of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 6,437 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

Personal remittances and foreign aid received 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.