Saudi Arabia vs United States: Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per square kilometre

Saudi Arabia
592,727 current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
United States
649,940 current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Saudi Arabia rank
122nd
United States rank
119th

Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per square kilometre over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • United States
0200.0k400.0k600.0k196819952023

How they compare

United States currently reports 649,940 current LCU per square kilometre against 592,727 current LCU per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 57,213 current LCU per square kilometre.

That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Saudi Arabia ranks 122nd and United States ranks 119th of 177 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia United States Difference Ahead
1970s 16,408 current LCU per square kilometre 41,539 current LCU per square kilometre 25,131 current LCU per square kilometre United States
1980s 44,654 current LCU per square kilometre 104,637 current LCU per square kilometre 59,983 current LCU per square kilometre United States
1990s 48,196 current LCU per square kilometre 175,171 current LCU per square kilometre 126,974 current LCU per square kilometre United States
2000s 114,689 current LCU per square kilometre 300,875 current LCU per square kilometre 186,186 current LCU per square kilometre United States
2010s 309,275 current LCU per square kilometre 399,649 current LCU per square kilometre 90,374 current LCU per square kilometre United States
2020s 462,112 current LCU per square kilometre 578,519 current LCU per square kilometre 116,407 current LCU per square kilometre United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per square kilometre, Saudi Arabia or United States?
United States, at 649,940 current LCU per square kilometre against 592,727 current LCU per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per square kilometre between Saudi Arabia and United States?
57,213 current LCU per square kilometre, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and United States?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Saudi Arabia and United States rank globally for gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per square kilometre?
Saudi Arabia ranks 122nd and United States ranks 119th of 177 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), 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 (current LCU), per square kilometre
Unit
current LCU per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
177 places, 7,630 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU) 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.