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

China
1.90 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Romania
1.59 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
50th
Romania rank
53rd

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

  • China
  • Romania
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196119922023

How they compare

China currently reports 1.90 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.59 million current US$ per square kilometre in Romania, a difference of 319,650 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes China's figure about 1.2 times Romania's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Romania ahead.

China ranks 50th and Romania ranks 53rd of 183 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Romania Difference Ahead
1990s 71,703 current US$ per square kilometre 155,634 current US$ per square kilometre 83,931 current US$ per square kilometre Romania
2000s 265,136 current US$ per square kilometre 498,982 current US$ per square kilometre 233,846 current US$ per square kilometre Romania
2010s 1.12 million current US$ per square kilometre 894,765 current US$ per square kilometre 220,755 current US$ per square kilometre China
2020s 1.81 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.35 million current US$ per square kilometre 462,090 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$), per square kilometre, China or Romania?
China, at 1.90 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.59 million current US$ per square kilometre in Romania as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre between China and Romania?
319,650 current US$ per square kilometre, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Romania?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do China and Romania rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre?
China ranks 50th and Romania ranks 53rd of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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.