Spain vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per square

Spain
554,550 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
20,253 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain rank
32nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
29th

Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per square over time

  • Spain
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0200.0k400.0k600.0k197019962023

How they compare

Spain currently reports 554,550 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre against 20,253 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 534,297 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Spain's figure about 27.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Spain ranks 32nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 159 countries.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 563,207 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 10,416 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 552,791 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Spain
2010s 459,197 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 16,265 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 442,932 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Spain
2020s 517,492 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 18,860 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 498,632 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per square, Spain or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Spain, at 554,550 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre against 20,253 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per square between Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
534,297 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per square?
Spain ranks 32nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 159 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre
Unit
constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 7,629 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 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.