Iraq vs Somalia: Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per square kilometre
Iraq
650.80 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia
756.62 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq rank
19th
Somalia rank
18th
Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per square kilometre over time
- Iraq
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 756.62 million current LCU per square kilometre against 650.80 million current LCU per square kilometre in Iraq, a difference of 105.82 million current LCU per square kilometre.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Somalia ahead.
Iraq ranks 19th and Somalia ranks 18th of 183 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7,693 current LCU per square kilometre | 9,544 current LCU per square kilometre | 1,851 current LCU per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 1980s | 37,999 current LCU per square kilometre | 286,928 current LCU per square kilometre | 248,928 current LCU per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 1990s | 128,550 current LCU per square kilometre | 3.55 million current LCU per square kilometre | 3.42 million current LCU per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 2010s | 459.06 million current LCU per square kilometre | 339.90 million current LCU per square kilometre | 119.16 million current LCU per square kilometre | Iraq |
| 2020s | 590.04 million current LCU per square kilometre | 634.57 million current LCU per square kilometre | 44.53 million current LCU per square kilometre | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current lcu), per square kilometre, Iraq or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 756.62 million current LCU per square kilometre against 650.80 million current LCU per square kilometre in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current lcu), per square kilometre between Iraq and Somalia?
- 105.82 million current LCU per square kilometre, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Somalia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Somalia rank globally for gross national expenditure (current lcu), per square kilometre?
- Iraq ranks 19th and Somalia ranks 18th 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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About this data
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.