Switzerland vs Upper middle income: GDP (current US$), per square kilometre

Switzerland
23.50 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Upper middle income
696,602 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland rank
15th
Upper middle income rank
14th

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

  • Switzerland
  • Upper middle income
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M196119922023

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 23.50 million current US$ per square kilometre against 696,602 current US$ per square kilometre in Upper middle income, a difference of 22.80 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 33.7 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

Switzerland ranks 15th and Upper middle income ranks 14th of 210 countries.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Switzerland Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 434,189 current US$ per square kilometre 6,059 current US$ per square kilometre 428,130 current US$ per square kilometre Switzerland
1970s 1.60 million current US$ per square kilometre 19,266 current US$ per square kilometre 1.58 million current US$ per square kilometre Switzerland
1980s 3.77 million current US$ per square kilometre 43,666 current US$ per square kilometre 3.72 million current US$ per square kilometre Switzerland
1990s 7.64 million current US$ per square kilometre 78,125 current US$ per square kilometre 7.56 million current US$ per square kilometre Switzerland
2000s 10.56 million current US$ per square kilometre 169,480 current US$ per square kilometre 10.39 million current US$ per square kilometre Switzerland
2010s 17.93 million current US$ per square kilometre 468,153 current US$ per square kilometre 17.46 million current US$ per square kilometre Switzerland
2020s 21.41 million current US$ per square kilometre 638,924 current US$ per square kilometre 20.77 million current US$ per square kilometre Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current us$), per square kilometre, Switzerland or Upper middle income?
Switzerland, at 23.50 million current US$ per square kilometre against 696,602 current US$ per square kilometre in Upper middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp (current us$), per square kilometre between Switzerland and Upper middle income?
22.80 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Upper middle income?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Switzerland and Upper middle income rank globally for gdp (current us$), per square kilometre?
Switzerland ranks 15th and Upper middle income ranks 14th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), 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.