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

Portugal
2.53 million constant LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
United States
2.71 million constant LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
107th
United States rank
105th

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

  • Portugal
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 2.71 million constant LCU per square kilometre against 2.53 million constant LCU per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 180,340 constant LCU per square kilometre.

That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 107th and United States ranks 105th of 165 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal United States Difference Ahead
1970s 920,728 constant LCU per square kilometre 721,798 constant LCU per square kilometre 198,930 constant LCU per square kilometre Portugal
1980s 1.21 million constant LCU per square kilometre 968,985 constant LCU per square kilometre 237,955 constant LCU per square kilometre Portugal
1990s 1.78 million constant LCU per square kilometre 1.32 million constant LCU per square kilometre 461,268 constant LCU per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 2.28 million constant LCU per square kilometre 1.84 million constant LCU per square kilometre 436,748 constant LCU per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 2.18 million constant LCU per square kilometre 2.18 million constant LCU per square kilometre 3,690 constant LCU per square kilometre United States
2020s 2.40 million constant LCU per square kilometre 2.59 million constant LCU per square kilometre 181,895 constant LCU per square kilometre United States

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 United States?
United States, at 2.71 million constant LCU per square kilometre against 2.53 million constant LCU per square kilometre in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (constant lcu), per square kilometre between Portugal and United States?
180,340 constant LCU 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 national expenditure (constant lcu), per square kilometre?
Portugal ranks 107th and United States ranks 105th 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.