Portugal vs Spain: Final consumption expenditure (constant LCU), per square kilometre
Portugal
2.03 million constant LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
1.99 million constant LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
112th
Spain rank
114th
Final consumption expenditure (constant LCU), per square kilometre over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 2.03 million constant LCU per square kilometre against 1.99 million constant LCU per square kilometre in Spain, a difference of 44,100 constant LCU per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Spain ahead.
Portugal ranks 112th and Spain ranks 114th of 173 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 741,124 constant LCU per square kilometre | 703,088 constant LCU per square kilometre | 38,036 constant LCU per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 1980s | 975,345 constant LCU per square kilometre | 899,514 constant LCU per square kilometre | 75,831 constant LCU per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 1990s | 1.39 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 1.21 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 173,648 constant LCU per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2000s | 1.78 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 1.67 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 104,483 constant LCU per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2010s | 1.80 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 1.81 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 11,790 constant LCU per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2020s | 1.93 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 1.89 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 43,220 constant LCU per square kilometre | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher final consumption expenditure (constant lcu), per square kilometre, Portugal or Spain?
- Portugal, at 2.03 million constant LCU per square kilometre against 1.99 million constant LCU per square kilometre in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in final consumption expenditure (constant lcu), per square kilometre between Portugal and Spain?
- 44,100 constant LCU per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for final consumption expenditure (constant lcu), per square kilometre?
- Portugal ranks 112th and Spain ranks 114th of 173 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Final consumption expenditure (constant LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) 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.