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

Portugal
3.19 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
3.24 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
52nd
Spain rank
51st

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

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

How they compare

Spain currently reports 3.24 million current US$ per square kilometre against 3.19 million current US$ per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 49,800 current US$ per square kilometre.

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

Portugal ranks 52nd and Spain ranks 51st 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 56,017 current US$ per square kilometre 51,032 current US$ per square kilometre 4,985 current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
1970s 188,396 current US$ per square kilometre 212,728 current US$ per square kilometre 24,332 current US$ per square kilometre Spain
1980s 414,039 current US$ per square kilometre 503,480 current US$ per square kilometre 89,442 current US$ per square kilometre Spain
1990s 1.18 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.18 million current US$ per square kilometre 1,139 current US$ per square kilometre Spain
2000s 2.06 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.19 million current US$ per square kilometre 132,999 current US$ per square kilometre Spain
2010s 2.47 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.72 million current US$ per square kilometre 246,503 current US$ per square kilometre Spain
2020s 2.82 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.91 million current US$ per square kilometre 87,212 current US$ per square kilometre Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current us$), per square kilometre, Portugal or Spain?
Spain, at 3.24 million current US$ per square kilometre against 3.19 million current US$ per square kilometre in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp (current us$), per square kilometre between Portugal and Spain?
49,800 current US$ 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 us$), per square kilometre?
Portugal ranks 52nd and Spain ranks 51st of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), 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.