Portugal vs United States of America: Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre

Portugal
2.59 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
United States of America
2.52 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
34th
United States of America rank
35th

Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Portugal
  • United States of America
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M197019962023

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 2.59 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre against 2.52 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in United States of America, a difference of 70,990 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre.

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

Portugal ranks 34th and United States of America ranks 35th of 160 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 942,942 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 670,367 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 272,575 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Portugal
1980s 1.24 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 900,141 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 336,077 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Portugal
1990s 1.82 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 1.23 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 595,823 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 2.33 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 1.71 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 619,617 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 2.24 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 2.03 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 204,669 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Portugal
2020s 2.46 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 2.40 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 57,602 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre, Portugal or United States of America?
Portugal, at 2.59 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre against 2.52 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in United States of America as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre between Portugal and United States of America?
70,990 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United States of America?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Portugal and United States of America rank globally for gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre?
Portugal ranks 34th and United States of America ranks 35th of 160 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross national expenditure (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
201 places, 7,891 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Gross national expenditure (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.