Australia vs Canada: Gross capital formation (current LCU), per square kilometre

Australia
79,981 current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Canada
79,750 current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
167th
Canada rank
168th

Gross capital formation (current LCU), per square kilometre over time

  • Australia
  • Canada
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k196119922023

How they compare

Australia currently reports 79,981 current LCU per square kilometre against 79,750 current LCU per square kilometre in Canada, a difference of 231 current LCU per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.

Australia ranks 167th and Canada ranks 168th of 184 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Canada in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Canada Difference Ahead
1960s 993.03 current LCU per square kilometre 1,656 current LCU per square kilometre 662.74 current LCU per square kilometre Canada
1970s 2,584 current LCU per square kilometre 4,720 current LCU per square kilometre 2,136 current LCU per square kilometre Canada
1980s 8,537 current LCU per square kilometre 12,091 current LCU per square kilometre 3,554 current LCU per square kilometre Canada
1990s 16,173 current LCU per square kilometre 18,195 current LCU per square kilometre 2,022 current LCU per square kilometre Canada
2000s 32,248 current LCU per square kilometre 33,765 current LCU per square kilometre 1,517 current LCU per square kilometre Canada
2010s 54,378 current LCU per square kilometre 52,858 current LCU per square kilometre 1,520 current LCU per square kilometre Australia
2020s 67,990 current LCU per square kilometre 71,899 current LCU per square kilometre 3,909 current LCU per square kilometre Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross capital formation (current lcu), per square kilometre, Australia or Canada?
Australia, at 79,981 current LCU per square kilometre against 79,750 current LCU per square kilometre in Canada as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross capital formation (current lcu), per square kilometre between Australia and Canada?
231 current LCU per square kilometre, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and Canada rank globally for gross capital formation (current lcu), per square kilometre?
Australia ranks 167th and Canada ranks 168th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross capital formation (current LCU), 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 (current LCU), per square kilometre
Unit
current LCU per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
184 places, 8,138 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Gross capital formation (current LCU) 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.