China vs United States: Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square

China
0.0019 units per square kilometre
in 2019
United States
0.0022 units per square kilometre
in 2019
China rank
62nd
United States rank
60th

Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square over time

  • China
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 0.0022 units per square kilometre against 0.0019 units per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.0003 units per square kilometre.

That makes United States's figure about 1.2 times China's.

Across all 59 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

China ranks 62nd and United States ranks 60th of 191 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China United States Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0001 units per square kilometre 0.0005 units per square kilometre 0.0004 units per square kilometre United States
1970s 0.0001 units per square kilometre 0.0007 units per square kilometre 0.0006 units per square kilometre United States
1980s 0.0002 units per square kilometre 0.0009 units per square kilometre 0.0007 units per square kilometre United States
1990s 0.0003 units per square kilometre 0.0013 units per square kilometre 0.0009 units per square kilometre United States
2000s 0.0007 units per square kilometre 0.0017 units per square kilometre 0.001 units per square kilometre United States
2010s 0.0016 units per square kilometre 0.002 units per square kilometre 0.0004 units per square kilometre United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power, China or United States?
United States, at 0.0022 units per square kilometre against 0.0019 units per square kilometre in China as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power between China and United States?
0.0003 units per square kilometre, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do China and United States rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power?
China ranks 62nd and United States ranks 60th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 9,768 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 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.