Ireland vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre

Ireland
5.45 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
330,091 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland rank
29th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
29th

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

  • Ireland
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
02.0M4.0M6.0M196119922023

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 5.45 million current US$ per square kilometre against 330,091 current US$ per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 5.12 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Ireland's figure about 16.5 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.

Ireland ranks 29th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 153,993 current US$ per square kilometre 19,010 current US$ per square kilometre 134,983 current US$ per square kilometre Ireland
1980s 393,176 current US$ per square kilometre 40,088 current US$ per square kilometre 353,088 current US$ per square kilometre Ireland
1990s 890,740 current US$ per square kilometre 87,951 current US$ per square kilometre 802,790 current US$ per square kilometre Ireland
2000s 2.48 million current US$ per square kilometre 145,901 current US$ per square kilometre 2.34 million current US$ per square kilometre Ireland
2010s 3.43 million current US$ per square kilometre 277,883 current US$ per square kilometre 3.15 million current US$ per square kilometre Ireland
2020s 4.91 million current US$ per square kilometre 273,252 current US$ per square kilometre 4.64 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$), per square kilometre, Ireland or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Ireland, at 5.45 million current US$ per square kilometre against 330,091 current US$ per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre between Ireland and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
5.12 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre?
Ireland ranks 29th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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.