Bangladesh vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Gross capital formation (current US$), per square kilometre

Bangladesh
1.04 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
61,053 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
32nd
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
31st

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

  • Bangladesh
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M196119922023

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 1.04 million current US$ per square kilometre against 61,053 current US$ per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 980,527 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 17.1 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 32nd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 31st of 184 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 5,382 current US$ per square kilometre 1,256 current US$ per square kilometre 4,126 current US$ per square kilometre Bangladesh
1970s 7,875 current US$ per square kilometre 4,725 current US$ per square kilometre 3,151 current US$ per square kilometre Bangladesh
1980s 26,870 current US$ per square kilometre 9,045 current US$ per square kilometre 17,825 current US$ per square kilometre Bangladesh
1990s 60,073 current US$ per square kilometre 17,457 current US$ per square kilometre 42,616 current US$ per square kilometre Bangladesh
2000s 137,221 current US$ per square kilometre 29,580 current US$ per square kilometre 107,641 current US$ per square kilometre Bangladesh
2010s 490,187 current US$ per square kilometre 55,510 current US$ per square kilometre 434,676 current US$ per square kilometre Bangladesh
2020s 1.02 million current US$ per square kilometre 51,328 current US$ per square kilometre 964,933 current US$ per square kilometre Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross capital formation (current us$), per square kilometre, Bangladesh or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Bangladesh, at 1.04 million current US$ per square kilometre against 61,053 current US$ per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross capital formation (current us$), per square kilometre between Bangladesh and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
980,527 current US$ per square kilometre, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for gross capital formation (current us$), per square kilometre?
Bangladesh ranks 32nd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 31st of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross capital formation (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross capital formation (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, 10,293 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Gross capital formation (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.