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

Portugal
3.19 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
United States of America
3.04 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
52nd
United States of America rank
54th

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

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

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 3.19 million current US$ per square kilometre against 3.04 million current US$ per square kilometre in United States of America, a difference of 150,750 current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States of America ahead.

Portugal ranks 52nd and United States of America ranks 54th of 210 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 5 and United States of America in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 56,017 current US$ per square kilometre 83,209 current US$ per square kilometre 27,193 current US$ per square kilometre United States of America
1970s 188,396 current US$ per square kilometre 186,778 current US$ per square kilometre 1,618 current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
1980s 414,039 current US$ per square kilometre 455,637 current US$ per square kilometre 41,598 current US$ per square kilometre United States of America
1990s 1.18 million current US$ per square kilometre 827,297 current US$ per square kilometre 352,399 current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 2.06 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.38 million current US$ per square kilometre 683,400 current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 2.47 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.97 million current US$ per square kilometre 502,273 current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
2020s 2.82 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.70 million current US$ per square kilometre 119,550 current US$ per square kilometre Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current us$), per square kilometre, Portugal or United States of America?
Portugal, at 3.19 million current US$ per square kilometre against 3.04 million current US$ per square kilometre in United States of America as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp (current us$), per square kilometre between Portugal and United States of America?
150,750 current US$ per square kilometre, with Portugal 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 us$), per square kilometre?
Portugal ranks 52nd and United States of America ranks 54th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), 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.