Italy vs Low & middle income: General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per

Italy
1.40 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Low & middle income
75,530 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy rank
23rd
Low & middle income rank
21st

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

  • Italy
  • Low & middle income
0500.0k1.0M1.5M196119922023

How they compare

Italy currently reports 1.40 million current US$ per square kilometre against 75,530 current US$ per square kilometre in Low & middle income, a difference of 1.33 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Italy's figure about 18.6 times Low & middle income's.

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

Italy ranks 23rd and Low & middle income ranks 21st of 184 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 119,222 current US$ per square kilometre 1,895 current US$ per square kilometre 117,327 current US$ per square kilometre Italy
1980s 371,783 current US$ per square kilometre 4,568 current US$ per square kilometre 367,215 current US$ per square kilometre Italy
1990s 767,295 current US$ per square kilometre 7,914 current US$ per square kilometre 759,381 current US$ per square kilometre Italy
2000s 1.16 million current US$ per square kilometre 17,496 current US$ per square kilometre 1.14 million current US$ per square kilometre Italy
2010s 1.37 million current US$ per square kilometre 50,038 current US$ per square kilometre 1.32 million current US$ per square kilometre Italy
2020s 1.38 million current US$ per square kilometre 69,423 current US$ per square kilometre 1.31 million current US$ per square kilometre Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per, Italy or Low & middle income?
Italy, at 1.40 million current US$ per square kilometre against 75,530 current US$ per square kilometre in Low & middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per between Italy and Low & middle income?
1.33 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Low & middle income?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Italy and Low & middle income rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per?
Italy ranks 23rd and Low & middle income ranks 21st of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), 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.