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

Portugal
2.92 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
2.88 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
128th
Spain rank
129th

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

  • Portugal
  • Spain
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 2.92 million current LCU per square kilometre against 2.88 million current LCU per square kilometre in Spain, a difference of 34,220 current LCU per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Spain ahead.

Portugal ranks 128th and Spain ranks 129th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 35,247 current LCU per square kilometre 87,817 current LCU per square kilometre 52,570 current LCU per square kilometre Spain
1980s 277,474 current LCU per square kilometre 375,365 current LCU per square kilometre 97,891 current LCU per square kilometre Spain
1990s 1.02 million current LCU per square kilometre 920,636 current LCU per square kilometre 102,849 current LCU per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 1.85 million current LCU per square kilometre 1.86 million current LCU per square kilometre 13,008 current LCU per square kilometre Spain
2010s 2.03 million current LCU per square kilometre 2.16 million current LCU per square kilometre 132,627 current LCU per square kilometre Spain
2020s 2.58 million current LCU per square kilometre 2.57 million current LCU per square kilometre 6,370 current LCU per square kilometre Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current lcu), per square kilometre, Portugal or Spain?
Portugal, at 2.92 million current LCU per square kilometre against 2.88 million current LCU per square kilometre in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current lcu), per square kilometre between Portugal and Spain?
34,220 current 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 (current lcu), per square kilometre?
Portugal ranks 128th and Spain ranks 129th 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.