France vs Ireland: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre

France
5.77 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland
5.45 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
France rank
28th
Ireland rank
29th

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

  • France
  • Ireland
02.0M4.0M6.0M196119922023

How they compare

France currently reports 5.77 million current US$ per square kilometre against 5.45 million current US$ per square kilometre in Ireland, a difference of 321,140 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was France ahead.

France ranks 28th and Ireland ranks 29th of 183 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 608,384 current US$ per square kilometre 153,993 current US$ per square kilometre 454,391 current US$ per square kilometre France
1980s 1.35 million current US$ per square kilometre 393,176 current US$ per square kilometre 955,395 current US$ per square kilometre France
1990s 2.59 million current US$ per square kilometre 890,740 current US$ per square kilometre 1.70 million current US$ per square kilometre France
2000s 3.87 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.48 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.39 million current US$ per square kilometre France
2010s 5.03 million current US$ per square kilometre 3.43 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.60 million current US$ per square kilometre France
2020s 5.42 million current US$ per square kilometre 4.91 million current US$ per square kilometre 505,820 current US$ per square kilometre France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre, France or Ireland?
France, at 5.77 million current US$ per square kilometre against 5.45 million current US$ per square kilometre in Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre between France and Ireland?
321,140 current US$ per square kilometre, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Ireland?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do France and Ireland rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre?
France ranks 28th and Ireland ranks 29th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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.