Switzerland vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per

Switzerland
2.76 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2.91 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland rank
18th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
16th

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

  • Switzerland
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
01.0M2.0M3.0M196119922023

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 2.91 million current US$ per square kilometre against 2.76 million current US$ per square kilometre in Switzerland, a difference of 155,800 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Switzerland ranks 18th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 16th of 184 countries.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Switzerland United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 147,460 current US$ per square kilometre 195,497 current US$ per square kilometre 48,038 current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 383,009 current US$ per square kilometre 519,774 current US$ per square kilometre 136,765 current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 896,802 current US$ per square kilometre 964,248 current US$ per square kilometre 67,446 current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 1.21 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.86 million current US$ per square kilometre 648,604 current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 2.08 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.26 million current US$ per square kilometre 185,250 current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 2.54 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.76 million current US$ per square kilometre 215,302 current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per, Switzerland or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 2.91 million current US$ per square kilometre against 2.76 million current US$ per square kilometre in Switzerland as of 2023.
What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per between Switzerland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
155,800 current US$ per square kilometre, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Switzerland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per?
Switzerland ranks 18th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 16th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), 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.