France vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Gross capital formation (current US$), per square kilometre

France
1.30 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
53,646 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
France rank
29th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
32nd

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

  • France
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
0500.0k1.0M1.5M196119922023

How they compare

France currently reports 1.30 million current US$ per square kilometre against 53,646 current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 1.25 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes France's figure about 24.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 63 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

France ranks 29th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 32nd of 184 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade France Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 52,495 current US$ per square kilometre 625.98 current US$ per square kilometre 51,869 current US$ per square kilometre France
1970s 162,481 current US$ per square kilometre 4,004 current US$ per square kilometre 158,477 current US$ per square kilometre France
1980s 310,542 current US$ per square kilometre 10,269 current US$ per square kilometre 300,273 current US$ per square kilometre France
1990s 547,525 current US$ per square kilometre 11,411 current US$ per square kilometre 536,114 current US$ per square kilometre France
2000s 855,231 current US$ per square kilometre 24,032 current US$ per square kilometre 831,199 current US$ per square kilometre France
2010s 1.10 million current US$ per square kilometre 48,663 current US$ per square kilometre 1.05 million current US$ per square kilometre France
2020s 1.24 million current US$ per square kilometre 50,095 current US$ per square kilometre 1.19 million current US$ per square kilometre France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross capital formation (current us$), per square kilometre, France or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
France, at 1.30 million current US$ per square kilometre against 53,646 current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross capital formation (current us$), per square kilometre between France and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
1.25 million current US$ per square kilometre, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do France and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for gross capital formation (current us$), per square kilometre?
France ranks 29th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 32nd of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross capital formation (current US$), 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.