Italy vs Low & middle income: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre

Italy
7.71 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Low & middle income
490,884 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy rank
23rd
Low & middle income rank
20th

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

  • Italy
  • Low & middle income
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M196119922023

How they compare

Italy currently reports 7.71 million current US$ per square kilometre against 490,884 current US$ per square kilometre in Low & middle income, a difference of 7.22 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Italy's figure about 15.7 times Low & middle income's.

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

Italy ranks 23rd and Low & middle income ranks 20th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 743,384 current US$ per square kilometre 15,113 current US$ per square kilometre 728,272 current US$ per square kilometre Italy
1980s 2.03 million current US$ per square kilometre 34,749 current US$ per square kilometre 2.00 million current US$ per square kilometre Italy
1990s 4.05 million current US$ per square kilometre 59,775 current US$ per square kilometre 3.99 million current US$ per square kilometre Italy
2000s 5.98 million current US$ per square kilometre 125,497 current US$ per square kilometre 5.85 million current US$ per square kilometre Italy
2010s 6.88 million current US$ per square kilometre 333,650 current US$ per square kilometre 6.55 million current US$ per square kilometre Italy
2020s 7.10 million current US$ per square kilometre 450,228 current US$ per square kilometre 6.65 million current US$ per square kilometre Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre, Italy or Low & middle income?
Italy, at 7.71 million current US$ per square kilometre against 490,884 current US$ per square kilometre in Low & middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre between Italy and Low & middle income?
7.22 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Low & middle income?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Italy and Low & middle income rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre?
Italy ranks 23rd and Low & middle income ranks 20th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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.