Australia vs Canada: Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per square kilometre

Australia
320,424 current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Canada
337,043 current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
172nd
Canada rank
171st

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

  • Australia
  • Canada
0100.0k200.0k300.0k196119922023

How they compare

Canada currently reports 337,043 current LCU per square kilometre against 320,424 current LCU per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 16,619 current LCU per square kilometre.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 172nd and Canada ranks 171st of 183 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Canada Difference Ahead
1960s 3,132 current LCU per square kilometre 6,848 current LCU per square kilometre 3,717 current LCU per square kilometre Canada
1970s 9,242 current LCU per square kilometre 19,510 current LCU per square kilometre 10,268 current LCU per square kilometre Canada
1980s 31,214 current LCU per square kilometre 53,363 current LCU per square kilometre 22,149 current LCU per square kilometre Canada
1990s 65,003 current LCU per square kilometre 89,939 current LCU per square kilometre 24,936 current LCU per square kilometre Canada
2000s 122,475 current LCU per square kilometre 148,686 current LCU per square kilometre 26,211 current LCU per square kilometre Canada
2010s 211,977 current LCU per square kilometre 225,637 current LCU per square kilometre 13,660 current LCU per square kilometre Canada
2020s 279,927 current LCU per square kilometre 300,664 current LCU per square kilometre 20,738 current LCU per square kilometre Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current lcu), per square kilometre, Australia or Canada?
Canada, at 337,043 current LCU per square kilometre against 320,424 current LCU per square kilometre in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current lcu), per square kilometre between Australia and Canada?
16,619 current LCU per square kilometre, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and Canada rank globally for gross national expenditure (current lcu), per square kilometre?
Australia ranks 172nd and Canada ranks 171st of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current 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 (current LCU), per square kilometre
Unit
current LCU per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
183 places, 8,010 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Gross national expenditure (current 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.