Portugal vs Spain: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per square kilometre

Portugal
0.637 million USD per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
0.6466 million USD per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
49th
Spain rank
48th

Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per square kilometre over time

  • Portugal
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.6466 million USD per square kilometre against 0.637 million USD per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 0.0096 million USD per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Spain ahead.

Portugal ranks 49th and Spain ranks 48th of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0529 million USD per square kilometre 0.0534 million USD per square kilometre 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre Spain
1980s 0.1159 million USD per square kilometre 0.1145 million USD per square kilometre 0.0014 million USD per square kilometre Portugal
1990s 0.2962 million USD per square kilometre 0.273 million USD per square kilometre 0.0232 million USD per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 0.4868 million USD per square kilometre 0.6064 million USD per square kilometre 0.1196 million USD per square kilometre Spain
2010s 0.423 million USD per square kilometre 0.5282 million USD per square kilometre 0.1053 million USD per square kilometre Spain
2020s 0.5701 million USD per square kilometre 0.595 million USD per square kilometre 0.0248 million USD per square kilometre Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre, Portugal or Spain?
Spain, at 0.6466 million USD per square kilometre against 0.637 million USD per square kilometre in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre between Portugal and Spain?
0.0096 million USD per square kilometre, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre?
Portugal ranks 49th and Spain ranks 48th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 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 — Value US$, per square kilometre
Unit
million USD per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 9,641 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value 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.