Ireland vs Italy: Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre

Ireland
10.00 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy
10.16 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland rank
27th
Italy rank
26th

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

  • Ireland
  • Italy
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M196119922023

How they compare

Italy currently reports 10.16 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 10.00 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in Ireland, a difference of 160,070 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre.

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

Ireland ranks 27th and Italy ranks 26th of 181 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Italy Difference Ahead
1960s 371,725 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 1.89 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 1.52 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Italy
1970s 575,681 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 3.35 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2.78 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Italy
1980s 854,788 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 4.84 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 3.98 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Italy
1990s 1.52 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 6.60 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 5.08 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Italy
2000s 3.45 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 8.06 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 4.61 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Italy
2010s 5.61 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 8.79 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 3.18 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Italy
2020s 9.93 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 9.65 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 276,490 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre, Ireland or Italy?
Italy, at 10.16 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 10.00 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre between Ireland and Italy?
160,070 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Italy?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Italy rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre?
Ireland ranks 27th and Italy ranks 26th of 181 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 2021 prices per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
181 places, 9,758 data points, 1961–2023
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.