Portugal vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre

Portugal
498,587 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
20,802 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
38th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
35th

Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Portugal
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0200.0k400.0k600.0k197019962023

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 498,587 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre against 20,802 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 477,785 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Portugal's figure about 24.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Portugal ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 35th of 160 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 487,241 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 10,515 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 476,726 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 380,638 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 16,588 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 364,050 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Portugal
2020s 469,240 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 19,459 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 449,781 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre, Portugal or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Portugal, at 498,587 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre against 20,802 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre between Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
477,785 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre?
Portugal ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 35th of 160 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre
Unit
constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
200 places, 7,878 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Gross capital formation (constant 2015 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.