New Zealand vs Saudi Arabia: Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per square kilometre

New Zealand
1.24 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
1.37 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand rank
143rd
Saudi Arabia rank
142nd

Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per square kilometre over time

  • New Zealand
  • Saudi Arabia
0500.0k1.0M1.5M196819952023

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 1.37 million current LCU per square kilometre against 1.24 million current LCU per square kilometre in New Zealand, a difference of 126,670 current LCU per square kilometre.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 143rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 142nd of 185 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 34,900 current LCU per square kilometre 31,901 current LCU per square kilometre 3,000 current LCU per square kilometre New Zealand
1980s 138,533 current LCU per square kilometre 138,480 current LCU per square kilometre 53.69 current LCU per square kilometre New Zealand
1990s 269,033 current LCU per square kilometre 178,933 current LCU per square kilometre 90,100 current LCU per square kilometre New Zealand
2000s 456,109 current LCU per square kilometre 286,829 current LCU per square kilometre 169,280 current LCU per square kilometre New Zealand
2010s 741,157 current LCU per square kilometre 789,244 current LCU per square kilometre 48,087 current LCU per square kilometre Saudi Arabia
2020s 1.11 million current LCU per square kilometre 1.20 million current LCU per square kilometre 84,338 current LCU per square kilometre Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per square kilometre, New Zealand or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 1.37 million current LCU per square kilometre against 1.24 million current LCU per square kilometre in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per square kilometre between New Zealand and Saudi Arabia?
126,670 current LCU per square kilometre, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Saudi Arabia?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Saudi Arabia rank globally for final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per square kilometre?
New Zealand ranks 143rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 142nd of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per square kilometre
Unit
current LCU per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
185 places, 8,200 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Final consumption expenditure (current 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.