China vs Greece: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre

China
1.90 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Greece
1.98 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
50th
Greece rank
49th

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

  • China
  • Greece
01.0M2.0M3.0M196119922023

How they compare

Greece currently reports 1.98 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.90 million current US$ per square kilometre in China, a difference of 70,140 current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Greece ahead.

China ranks 50th and Greece ranks 49th of 183 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Greece in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Greece Difference Ahead
1960s 6,682 current US$ per square kilometre 64,164 current US$ per square kilometre 57,483 current US$ per square kilometre Greece
1970s 14,652 current US$ per square kilometre 235,003 current US$ per square kilometre 220,350 current US$ per square kilometre Greece
1980s 28,270 current US$ per square kilometre 476,994 current US$ per square kilometre 448,725 current US$ per square kilometre Greece
1990s 71,703 current US$ per square kilometre 1.03 million current US$ per square kilometre 962,834 current US$ per square kilometre Greece
2000s 265,136 current US$ per square kilometre 2.00 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.73 million current US$ per square kilometre Greece
2010s 1.12 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.84 million current US$ per square kilometre 722,625 current US$ per square kilometre Greece
2020s 1.81 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.81 million current US$ per square kilometre 2,130 current US$ per square kilometre China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre, China or Greece?
Greece, at 1.98 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.90 million current US$ per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre between China and Greece?
70,140 current US$ per square kilometre, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Greece?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and Greece rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre?
China ranks 50th and Greece ranks 49th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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.