Benin vs Vanuatu: General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per

Benin
16,582 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Vanuatu
17,986 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
140th
Vanuatu rank
139th

General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per over time

  • Benin
  • Vanuatu
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196119922023

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 17,986 current US$ per square kilometre against 16,582 current US$ per square kilometre in Benin, a difference of 1,404 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Benin ranks 140th and Vanuatu ranks 139th of 184 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Vanuatu in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1980s 1,474 current US$ per square kilometre 3,153 current US$ per square kilometre 1,680 current US$ per square kilometre Vanuatu
1990s 2,734 current US$ per square kilometre 4,556 current US$ per square kilometre 1,822 current US$ per square kilometre Vanuatu
2000s 5,390 current US$ per square kilometre 5,218 current US$ per square kilometre 171.85 current US$ per square kilometre Benin
2010s 11,566 current US$ per square kilometre 11,089 current US$ per square kilometre 477.07 current US$ per square kilometre Benin
2020s 15,947 current US$ per square kilometre 18,753 current US$ per square kilometre 2,806 current US$ per square kilometre Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per, Benin or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 17,986 current US$ per square kilometre against 16,582 current US$ per square kilometre in Benin as of 2023.
What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per between Benin and Vanuatu?
1,404 current US$ per square kilometre, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Vanuatu?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Benin and Vanuatu rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per?
Benin ranks 140th and Vanuatu ranks 139th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
General government final consumption expenditure (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
227 places, 10,408 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

General government final consumption expenditure (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.