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

Iraq
494,624 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Pakistan
469,425 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq rank
94th
Pakistan rank
97th

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

  • Iraq
  • Pakistan
0200.0k400.0k600.0k196119922023

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 494,624 current US$ per square kilometre against 469,425 current US$ per square kilometre in Pakistan, a difference of 25,199 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Pakistan ahead.

Iraq ranks 94th and Pakistan ranks 97th of 183 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Pakistan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 25,627 current US$ per square kilometre 16,923 current US$ per square kilometre 8,704 current US$ per square kilometre Iraq
1980s 123,645 current US$ per square kilometre 44,735 current US$ per square kilometre 78,910 current US$ per square kilometre Iraq
1990s 58,372 current US$ per square kilometre 73,715 current US$ per square kilometre 15,343 current US$ per square kilometre Pakistan
2000s 101,362 current US$ per square kilometre 194,568 current US$ per square kilometre 93,207 current US$ per square kilometre Pakistan
2010s 368,536 current US$ per square kilometre 397,112 current US$ per square kilometre 28,576 current US$ per square kilometre Pakistan
2020s 436,372 current US$ per square kilometre 481,920 current US$ per square kilometre 45,547 current US$ per square kilometre Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre, Iraq or Pakistan?
Iraq, at 494,624 current US$ per square kilometre against 469,425 current US$ per square kilometre in Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre between Iraq and Pakistan?
25,199 current US$ per square kilometre, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Pakistan?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Iraq and Pakistan rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre?
Iraq ranks 94th and Pakistan ranks 97th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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.