Portugal vs Spain: GDP (current LCU), per square kilometre

Portugal
2.95 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
3.00 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
150th
Spain rank
149th

GDP (current LCU), per square kilometre over time

  • Portugal
  • Spain
01.0M2.0M3.0M196119922023

How they compare

Spain currently reports 3.00 million current LCU per square kilometre against 2.95 million current LCU per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 46,070 current LCU per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.

Portugal ranks 150th and Spain ranks 149th of 210 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 8,009 current LCU per square kilometre 19,403 current LCU per square kilometre 11,394 current LCU per square kilometre Spain
1970s 32,039 current LCU per square kilometre 85,826 current LCU per square kilometre 53,787 current LCU per square kilometre Spain
1980s 259,518 current LCU per square kilometre 369,588 current LCU per square kilometre 110,069 current LCU per square kilometre Spain
1990s 948,801 current LCU per square kilometre 905,763 current LCU per square kilometre 43,038 current LCU per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 1.70 million current LCU per square kilometre 1.80 million current LCU per square kilometre 90,325 current LCU per square kilometre Spain
2010s 2.02 million current LCU per square kilometre 2.22 million current LCU per square kilometre 200,331 current LCU per square kilometre Spain
2020s 2.54 million current LCU per square kilometre 2.62 million current LCU per square kilometre 77,762 current LCU per square kilometre Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current lcu), per square kilometre, Portugal or Spain?
Spain, at 3.00 million current LCU per square kilometre against 2.95 million current LCU per square kilometre in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp (current lcu), per square kilometre between Portugal and Spain?
46,070 current LCU per square kilometre, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for gdp (current lcu), per square kilometre?
Portugal ranks 150th and Spain ranks 149th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (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
GDP (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
211 places, 10,960 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

GDP (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.