Bangladesh vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre

Bangladesh
3.54 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
206,946 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
34th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
33rd

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

  • Bangladesh
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M196119922023

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 3.54 million current US$ per square kilometre against 206,946 current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 3.33 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 17.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 34th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 33rd of 183 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 49,225 current US$ per square kilometre 3,192 current US$ per square kilometre 46,034 current US$ per square kilometre Bangladesh
1970s 92,869 current US$ per square kilometre 13,362 current US$ per square kilometre 79,507 current US$ per square kilometre Bangladesh
1980s 172,528 current US$ per square kilometre 41,557 current US$ per square kilometre 130,971 current US$ per square kilometre Bangladesh
1990s 315,776 current US$ per square kilometre 43,706 current US$ per square kilometre 272,070 current US$ per square kilometre Bangladesh
2000s 566,065 current US$ per square kilometre 83,075 current US$ per square kilometre 482,990 current US$ per square kilometre Bangladesh
2010s 1.72 million current US$ per square kilometre 185,792 current US$ per square kilometre 1.54 million current US$ per square kilometre Bangladesh
2020s 3.42 million current US$ per square kilometre 197,664 current US$ per square kilometre 3.22 million current US$ per square kilometre Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre, Bangladesh or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Bangladesh, at 3.54 million current US$ per square kilometre against 206,946 current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre between Bangladesh and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
3.33 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre?
Bangladesh ranks 34th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 33rd of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.