Ireland vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per

Ireland
995,821 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
53,295 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland rank
29th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
27th

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

  • Ireland
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M196119922023

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 995,821 current US$ per square kilometre against 53,295 current US$ per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 942,526 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Ireland's figure about 18.7 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.

Ireland ranks 29th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 27th of 184 countries.

Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 26,038 current US$ per square kilometre 1,987 current US$ per square kilometre 24,051 current US$ per square kilometre Ireland
1980s 77,153 current US$ per square kilometre 4,343 current US$ per square kilometre 72,810 current US$ per square kilometre Ireland
1990s 166,319 current US$ per square kilometre 11,981 current US$ per square kilometre 154,338 current US$ per square kilometre Ireland
2000s 472,874 current US$ per square kilometre 20,982 current US$ per square kilometre 451,892 current US$ per square kilometre Ireland
2010s 613,720 current US$ per square kilometre 44,976 current US$ per square kilometre 568,745 current US$ per square kilometre Ireland
2020s 891,617 current US$ per square kilometre 44,732 current US$ per square kilometre 846,885 current US$ per square kilometre Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per, Ireland or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Ireland, at 995,821 current US$ per square kilometre against 53,295 current US$ per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per between Ireland and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
942,526 current US$ per square kilometre, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per?
Ireland ranks 29th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 27th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), 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.