Australia vs Canada: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre
Australia
215,661 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Canada
249,679 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
125th
Canada rank
122nd
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 249,679 current US$ per square kilometre against 215,661 current US$ per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 34,018 current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.
Australia ranks 125th and Canada ranks 122nd 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 | 3,508 current US$ per square kilometre | 6,390 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,882 current US$ per square kilometre | Canada |
| 1970s | 11,206 current US$ per square kilometre | 18,540 current US$ per square kilometre | 7,334 current US$ per square kilometre | Canada |
| 1980s | 26,394 current US$ per square kilometre | 42,277 current US$ per square kilometre | 15,883 current US$ per square kilometre | Canada |
| 1990s | 47,185 current US$ per square kilometre | 67,696 current US$ per square kilometre | 20,510 current US$ per square kilometre | Canada |
| 2000s | 86,916 current US$ per square kilometre | 119,729 current US$ per square kilometre | 32,813 current US$ per square kilometre | Canada |
| 2010s | 181,331 current US$ per square kilometre | 194,061 current US$ per square kilometre | 12,730 current US$ per square kilometre | Canada |
| 2020s | 196,810 current US$ per square kilometre | 229,354 current US$ per square kilometre | 32,544 current US$ per square kilometre | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre, Australia or Canada?
- Canada, at 249,679 current US$ per square kilometre against 215,661 current US$ per square kilometre in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre between Australia and Canada?
- 34,018 current US$ 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 us$), per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 125th and Canada ranks 122nd of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.