Portugal vs Spain: Gross national expenditure (constant LCU), per square kilometre

Portugal
2.53 million constant LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
2.52 million constant LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
107th
Spain rank
109th

Gross national expenditure (constant LCU), per square kilometre over time

  • Portugal
  • Spain
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M197019962023

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 2.53 million constant LCU per square kilometre against 2.52 million constant LCU per square kilometre in Spain, a difference of 11,840 constant LCU per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Spain ahead.

Portugal ranks 107th and Spain ranks 109th of 165 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 920,728 constant LCU per square kilometre 903,287 constant LCU per square kilometre 17,441 constant LCU per square kilometre Portugal
1980s 1.21 million constant LCU per square kilometre 1.11 million constant LCU per square kilometre 94,146 constant LCU per square kilometre Portugal
1990s 1.78 million constant LCU per square kilometre 1.54 million constant LCU per square kilometre 238,317 constant LCU per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 2.28 million constant LCU per square kilometre 2.20 million constant LCU per square kilometre 77,025 constant LCU per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 2.18 million constant LCU per square kilometre 2.26 million constant LCU per square kilometre 78,459 constant LCU per square kilometre Spain
2020s 2.40 million constant LCU per square kilometre 2.40 million constant LCU per square kilometre 1,835 constant LCU per square kilometre Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (constant lcu), per square kilometre, Portugal or Spain?
Portugal, at 2.53 million constant LCU per square kilometre against 2.52 million constant LCU per square kilometre in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (constant lcu), per square kilometre between Portugal and Spain?
11,840 constant LCU per square kilometre, with Portugal 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 national expenditure (constant lcu), per square kilometre?
Portugal ranks 107th and Spain ranks 109th of 165 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (constant 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 national expenditure (constant LCU), per square kilometre
Unit
constant LCU per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
165 places, 6,569 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Gross national expenditure (constant 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.