Denmark vs Italy: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre

Denmark
9.21 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy
7.71 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Denmark rank
21st
Italy rank
23rd

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

  • Denmark
  • Italy
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M196619942023

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 9.21 million current US$ per square kilometre against 7.71 million current US$ per square kilometre in Italy, a difference of 1.49 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 21st and Italy ranks 23rd of 183 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 4 and Italy in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Italy Difference Ahead
1970s 998,682 current US$ per square kilometre 743,384 current US$ per square kilometre 255,298 current US$ per square kilometre Denmark
1980s 1.96 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.03 million current US$ per square kilometre 71,961 current US$ per square kilometre Italy
1990s 3.85 million current US$ per square kilometre 4.05 million current US$ per square kilometre 201,422 current US$ per square kilometre Italy
2000s 6.00 million current US$ per square kilometre 5.98 million current US$ per square kilometre 20,375 current US$ per square kilometre Denmark
2010s 7.83 million current US$ per square kilometre 6.88 million current US$ per square kilometre 946,188 current US$ per square kilometre Denmark
2020s 9.05 million current US$ per square kilometre 7.10 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.95 million current US$ per square kilometre Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre, Denmark or Italy?
Denmark, at 9.21 million current US$ per square kilometre against 7.71 million current US$ per square kilometre in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre between Denmark and Italy?
1.49 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Italy?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Italy rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre?
Denmark ranks 21st and Italy ranks 23rd of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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.