Ireland vs Lower middle income: General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per

Ireland
995,821 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Lower middle income
40,940 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland rank
29th
Lower middle income rank
32nd

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

  • Ireland
  • Lower middle income
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M196119922023

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 995,821 current US$ per square kilometre against 40,940 current US$ per square kilometre in Lower middle income, a difference of 954,881 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Ireland's figure about 24.3 times Lower middle income's.

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

Ireland ranks 29th and Lower middle income ranks 32nd of 184 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 26,038 current US$ per square kilometre 1,825 current US$ per square kilometre 24,213 current US$ per square kilometre Ireland
1980s 77,153 current US$ per square kilometre 4,451 current US$ per square kilometre 72,702 current US$ per square kilometre Ireland
1990s 166,319 current US$ per square kilometre 5,833 current US$ per square kilometre 160,487 current US$ per square kilometre Ireland
2000s 472,874 current US$ per square kilometre 11,687 current US$ per square kilometre 461,187 current US$ per square kilometre Ireland
2010s 613,720 current US$ per square kilometre 28,619 current US$ per square kilometre 585,102 current US$ per square kilometre Ireland
2020s 891,617 current US$ per square kilometre 38,800 current US$ per square kilometre 852,816 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$), per, Ireland or Lower middle income?
Ireland, at 995,821 current US$ per square kilometre against 40,940 current US$ per square kilometre in Lower middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per between Ireland and Lower middle income?
954,881 current US$ per square kilometre, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Lower middle income?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Lower middle income rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per?
Ireland ranks 29th and Lower middle income ranks 32nd of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), 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.