Faroe Islands vs United States of America: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre

Faroe Islands
2.85 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
United States of America
3.13 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Faroe Islands rank
39th
United States of America rank
37th

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

  • Faroe Islands
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 3.13 million current US$ per square kilometre against 2.85 million current US$ per square kilometre in Faroe Islands, a difference of 278,470 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Faroe Islands's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was United States of America ahead.

Faroe Islands ranks 39th and United States of America ranks 37th of 183 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Faroe Islands United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 804,882 current US$ per square kilometre 1.04 million current US$ per square kilometre 238,704 current US$ per square kilometre United States of America
2000s 1.40 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.44 million current US$ per square kilometre 41,706 current US$ per square kilometre United States of America
2010s 1.99 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.03 million current US$ per square kilometre 39,115 current US$ per square kilometre United States of America
2020s 2.65 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.79 million current US$ per square kilometre 140,678 current US$ per square kilometre United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre, Faroe Islands or United States of America?
United States of America, at 3.13 million current US$ per square kilometre against 2.85 million current US$ per square kilometre in Faroe Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre between Faroe Islands and United States of America?
278,470 current US$ per square kilometre, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and United States of America?
26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do Faroe Islands and United States of America rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre?
Faroe Islands ranks 39th and United States of America ranks 37th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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.