New Zealand vs Panama: GDP (current US$), per square kilometre

New Zealand
973,651 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Panama
1.13 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand rank
88th
Panama rank
85th

GDP (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • New Zealand
  • Panama
0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M196119922023

How they compare

Panama currently reports 1.13 million current US$ per square kilometre against 973,651 current US$ per square kilometre in New Zealand, a difference of 156,199 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Panama's figure about 1.2 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 88th and Panama ranks 85th of 210 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 6 and Panama in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Panama Difference Ahead
1960s 23,031 current US$ per square kilometre 11,807 current US$ per square kilometre 11,223 current US$ per square kilometre New Zealand
1970s 50,090 current US$ per square kilometre 31,425 current US$ per square kilometre 18,665 current US$ per square kilometre New Zealand
1980s 114,906 current US$ per square kilometre 80,309 current US$ per square kilometre 34,597 current US$ per square kilometre New Zealand
1990s 207,780 current US$ per square kilometre 122,692 current US$ per square kilometre 85,088 current US$ per square kilometre New Zealand
2000s 373,638 current US$ per square kilometre 237,069 current US$ per square kilometre 136,569 current US$ per square kilometre New Zealand
2010s 715,026 current US$ per square kilometre 704,634 current US$ per square kilometre 10,392 current US$ per square kilometre New Zealand
2020s 923,954 current US$ per square kilometre 959,652 current US$ per square kilometre 35,698 current US$ per square kilometre Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current us$), per square kilometre, New Zealand or Panama?
Panama, at 1.13 million current US$ per square kilometre against 973,651 current US$ per square kilometre in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp (current us$), per square kilometre between New Zealand and Panama?
156,199 current US$ per square kilometre, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Panama?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Panama rank globally for gdp (current us$), per square kilometre?
New Zealand ranks 88th and Panama ranks 85th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP (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
258 places, 13,774 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

GDP (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.