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

Portugal
5.75 million current international $ per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
5.39 million current international $ per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
50th
Spain rank
51st

GDP, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre over time

  • Portugal
  • Spain
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M6.0M199020062023

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 5.75 million current international $ per square kilometre against 5.39 million current international $ per square kilometre in Spain, a difference of 364,710 current international $ per square kilometre.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 50th and Spain ranks 51st of 201 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Spain Difference Ahead
1990s 1.58 million current international $ per square kilometre 1.30 million current international $ per square kilometre 281,588 current international $ per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 2.60 million current international $ per square kilometre 2.42 million current international $ per square kilometre 184,947 current international $ per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 3.45 million current international $ per square kilometre 3.36 million current international $ per square kilometre 93,438 current international $ per square kilometre Portugal
2020s 4.83 million current international $ per square kilometre 4.56 million current international $ per square kilometre 270,458 current international $ per square kilometre Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre, Portugal or Spain?
Portugal, at 5.75 million current international $ per square kilometre against 5.39 million current international $ per square kilometre in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre between Portugal and Spain?
364,710 current international $ per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for gdp, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre?
Portugal ranks 50th and Spain ranks 51st of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre
Unit
current international $ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
248 places, 8,088 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

GDP, PPP (current international $) 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.