Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Ireland: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
238,728 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland
5.45 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
31st
Ireland rank
29th

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

  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Ireland
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 5.45 million current US$ per square kilometre against 238,728 current US$ per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 5.21 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Ireland's figure about 22.8 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 31st and Ireland ranks 29th of 43 groups.

Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 188,873 current US$ per square kilometre 890,740 current US$ per square kilometre 701,867 current US$ per square kilometre Ireland
2000s 88,196 current US$ per square kilometre 2.48 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.39 million current US$ per square kilometre Ireland
2010s 177,871 current US$ per square kilometre 3.43 million current US$ per square kilometre 3.25 million current US$ per square kilometre Ireland
2020s 205,242 current US$ per square kilometre 4.91 million current US$ per square kilometre 4.70 million current US$ per square kilometre Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Ireland?
Ireland, at 5.45 million current US$ per square kilometre against 238,728 current US$ per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Ireland?
5.21 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Ireland?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Ireland rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 31st and Ireland ranks 29th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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.