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
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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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.