New Zealand vs Thailand: Gross capital formation (current US$), per square kilometre

New Zealand
234,524 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Thailand
226,624 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand rank
67th
Thailand rank
69th

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

  • New Zealand
  • Thailand
0100.0k200.0k300.0k196119922023

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 234,524 current US$ per square kilometre against 226,624 current US$ per square kilometre in Thailand, a difference of 7,900 current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 67th and Thailand ranks 69th of 184 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Thailand Difference Ahead
1970s 13,048 current US$ per square kilometre 7,737 current US$ per square kilometre 5,311 current US$ per square kilometre New Zealand
1980s 27,979 current US$ per square kilometre 26,513 current US$ per square kilometre 1,466 current US$ per square kilometre New Zealand
1990s 45,142 current US$ per square kilometre 94,597 current US$ per square kilometre 49,455 current US$ per square kilometre Thailand
2000s 87,781 current US$ per square kilometre 96,325 current US$ per square kilometre 8,544 current US$ per square kilometre Thailand
2010s 162,662 current US$ per square kilometre 205,340 current US$ per square kilometre 42,678 current US$ per square kilometre Thailand
2020s 229,184 current US$ per square kilometre 253,335 current US$ per square kilometre 24,151 current US$ per square kilometre Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross capital formation (current us$), per square kilometre, New Zealand or Thailand?
New Zealand, at 234,524 current US$ per square kilometre against 226,624 current US$ per square kilometre in Thailand as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross capital formation (current us$), per square kilometre between New Zealand and Thailand?
7,900 current US$ per square kilometre, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Thailand?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Thailand rank globally for gross capital formation (current us$), per square kilometre?
New Zealand ranks 67th and Thailand ranks 69th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross capital formation (current US$), 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.