Spain vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre

Spain
2.43 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
79,374 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain rank
40th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
38th

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

  • Spain
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M196519942023

How they compare

Spain currently reports 2.43 million current US$ per square kilometre against 79,374 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 2.35 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Spain's figure about 30.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Spain ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 160,713 current US$ per square kilometre 5,167 current US$ per square kilometre 155,546 current US$ per square kilometre Spain
1980s 394,389 current US$ per square kilometre 12,247 current US$ per square kilometre 382,142 current US$ per square kilometre Spain
1990s 922,551 current US$ per square kilometre 19,193 current US$ per square kilometre 903,358 current US$ per square kilometre Spain
2000s 1.66 million current US$ per square kilometre 32,618 current US$ per square kilometre 1.63 million current US$ per square kilometre Spain
2010s 2.12 million current US$ per square kilometre 61,044 current US$ per square kilometre 2.06 million current US$ per square kilometre Spain
2020s 2.23 million current US$ per square kilometre 73,634 current US$ per square kilometre 2.15 million current US$ per square kilometre Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher final consumption expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre, Spain or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Spain, at 2.43 million current US$ per square kilometre against 79,374 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in final consumption expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre between Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
2.35 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for final consumption expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre?
Spain ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
228 places, 10,484 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Final consumption expenditure (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.