Iraq vs New Caledonia: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre

Iraq
494,624 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
New Caledonia
580,728 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq rank
94th
New Caledonia rank
91st

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

  • Iraq
  • New Caledonia
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How they compare

New Caledonia currently reports 580,728 current US$ per square kilometre against 494,624 current US$ per square kilometre in Iraq, a difference of 86,104 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes New Caledonia's figure about 1.2 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 94th and New Caledonia ranks 91st of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq New Caledonia Difference Ahead
1990s 166,253 current US$ per square kilometre 211,999 current US$ per square kilometre 45,745 current US$ per square kilometre New Caledonia
2000s 101,362 current US$ per square kilometre 404,917 current US$ per square kilometre 303,555 current US$ per square kilometre New Caledonia
2010s 368,536 current US$ per square kilometre 643,643 current US$ per square kilometre 275,107 current US$ per square kilometre New Caledonia
2020s 436,372 current US$ per square kilometre 590,443 current US$ per square kilometre 154,071 current US$ per square kilometre New Caledonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre, Iraq or New Caledonia?
New Caledonia, at 580,728 current US$ per square kilometre against 494,624 current US$ per square kilometre in Iraq as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre between Iraq and New Caledonia?
86,104 current US$ per square kilometre, with New Caledonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and New Caledonia?
27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Iraq and New Caledonia rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre?
Iraq ranks 94th and New Caledonia ranks 91st of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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.