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

Portugal
0.637 million USD per square kilometre
in 2023
United States
0.6482 million USD per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
49th
United States rank
47th

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

  • Portugal
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 0.6482 million USD per square kilometre against 0.637 million USD per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 0.0112 million USD per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 49th and United States ranks 47th of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 5 and United States in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal United States Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0529 million USD per square kilometre 0.0392 million USD per square kilometre 0.0137 million USD per square kilometre Portugal
1980s 0.1159 million USD per square kilometre 0.1046 million USD per square kilometre 0.0112 million USD per square kilometre Portugal
1990s 0.2962 million USD per square kilometre 0.1752 million USD per square kilometre 0.121 million USD per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 0.4868 million USD per square kilometre 0.3009 million USD per square kilometre 0.1859 million USD per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 0.423 million USD per square kilometre 0.3996 million USD per square kilometre 0.0233 million USD per square kilometre Portugal
2020s 0.5701 million USD per square kilometre 0.5777 million USD per square kilometre 0.0076 million USD per square kilometre United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre, Portugal or United States?
United States, at 0.6482 million USD per square kilometre against 0.637 million USD per square kilometre in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre between Portugal and United States?
0.0112 million USD per square kilometre, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United States?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Portugal and United States rank globally for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre?
Portugal ranks 49th and United States ranks 47th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 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.