Africa Eastern and Southern vs United States of America: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre

Africa Eastern and Southern
81,318 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
United States of America
3.13 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
40th
United States of America rank
37th

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

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 3.13 million current US$ per square kilometre against 81,318 current US$ per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 3.05 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes United States of America's figure about 38.4 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 40th and United States of America ranks 37th of 43 groups.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 22,877 current US$ per square kilometre 838,317 current US$ per square kilometre 815,440 current US$ per square kilometre United States of America
2000s 38,844 current US$ per square kilometre 1.44 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.40 million current US$ per square kilometre United States of America
2010s 68,640 current US$ per square kilometre 2.03 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.96 million current US$ per square kilometre United States of America
2020s 76,250 current US$ per square kilometre 2.79 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.72 million current US$ per square kilometre United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre, Africa Eastern and Southern or United States of America?
United States of America, at 3.13 million current US$ per square kilometre against 81,318 current US$ per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre between Africa Eastern and Southern and United States of America?
3.05 million current US$ per square kilometre, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and United States of America?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and United States of America rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 40th and United States of America ranks 37th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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 US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
226 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Gross national expenditure (current US$) 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.