Portugal vs Spain: Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre (Bolt)

Portugal
3.23 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre
in 2022
Spain
3.25 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre
in 2022
Portugal rank
39th
Spain rank
38th

Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre (Bolt) over time

  • Portugal
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 3.25 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre against 3.23 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 24,030 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 39th and Spain ranks 38th of 164 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 636,595 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 478,283 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 158,312 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Portugal
1970s 1.10 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 857,808 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 238,519 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Portugal
1980s 1.50 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 1.17 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 327,332 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Portugal
1990s 2.13 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 1.73 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 403,979 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 2.77 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 2.64 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 129,438 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 2.88 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 3.02 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 136,662 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Spain
2020s 3.04 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 3.09 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 45,910 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre, Portugal or Spain?
Spain, at 3.25 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre against 3.23 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre in Portugal as of 2022.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre between Portugal and Spain?
24,030 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre?
Portugal ranks 39th and Spain ranks 38th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), 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), per square kilometre
Unit
international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
164 places, 9,284 data points, 1961–2022
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product (GDP) 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.