Portugal vs United States of America: GDP (current LCU), per square kilometre

Portugal
2.95 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
United States of America
3.04 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
150th
United States of America rank
148th

GDP (current LCU), per square kilometre over time

  • Portugal
  • United States of America
01.0M2.0M3.0M196119922023

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 3.04 million current LCU per square kilometre against 2.95 million current LCU per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 89,100 current LCU per square kilometre.

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

Portugal ranks 150th and United States of America ranks 148th of 210 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 3 and United States of America in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 8,009 current LCU per square kilometre 83,209 current LCU per square kilometre 75,200 current LCU per square kilometre United States of America
1970s 32,039 current LCU per square kilometre 186,778 current LCU per square kilometre 154,739 current LCU per square kilometre United States of America
1980s 259,518 current LCU per square kilometre 455,637 current LCU per square kilometre 196,119 current LCU per square kilometre United States of America
1990s 948,801 current LCU per square kilometre 827,297 current LCU per square kilometre 121,504 current LCU per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 1.70 million current LCU per square kilometre 1.38 million current LCU per square kilometre 328,934 current LCU per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 2.02 million current LCU per square kilometre 1.97 million current LCU per square kilometre 47,869 current LCU per square kilometre Portugal
2020s 2.54 million current LCU per square kilometre 2.70 million current LCU per square kilometre 161,712 current LCU per square kilometre United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current lcu), per square kilometre, Portugal or United States of America?
United States of America, at 3.04 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 United States of America?
89,100 current LCU per square kilometre, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United States of America?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Portugal and United States of America rank globally for gdp (current lcu), per square kilometre?
Portugal ranks 150th and United States of America ranks 148th 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.