Sweden vs Syria: Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre

Sweden
8,010 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
Syria
8,836 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2010
Sweden rank
111th
Syria rank
109th

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

  • Sweden
  • Syria
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k197019952021

How they compare

Syria currently reports 8,836 current US$ per square kilometre against 8,010 current US$ per square kilometre in Sweden, a difference of 826 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Syria ahead.

Sweden ranks 111th and Syria ranks 109th of 193 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sweden Syria Difference Ahead
1970s 127.48 current US$ per square kilometre 2,956 current US$ per square kilometre 2,829 current US$ per square kilometre Syria
1980s 135.6 current US$ per square kilometre 2,244 current US$ per square kilometre 2,109 current US$ per square kilometre Syria
1990s 589.88 current US$ per square kilometre 1,894 current US$ per square kilometre 1,304 current US$ per square kilometre Syria
2000s 4,862 current US$ per square kilometre 4,113 current US$ per square kilometre 749.6 current US$ per square kilometre Sweden
2010s 9,970 current US$ per square kilometre 8,836 current US$ per square kilometre 1,134 current US$ per square kilometre Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre, Sweden or Syria?
Syria, at 8,836 current US$ per square kilometre against 8,010 current US$ per square kilometre in Sweden as of 2010.
What is the difference in personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre between Sweden and Syria?
826 current US$ per square kilometre, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Syria?
34 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2010.
How do Sweden and Syria rank globally for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre?
Sweden ranks 111th and Syria ranks 109th 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.