Malta vs Netherlands: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre

Malta
57.72 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Netherlands
30.37 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta rank
5th
Netherlands rank
7th

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

  • Malta
  • Netherlands
020.0M40.0M60.0M196919962023

How they compare

Malta currently reports 57.72 million current US$ per square kilometre against 30.37 million current US$ per square kilometre in Netherlands, a difference of 27.35 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.9 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Netherlands ahead.

Malta ranks 5th and Netherlands ranks 7th of 183 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 4 and Netherlands in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Netherlands Difference Ahead
1970s 1.74 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.78 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.04 million current US$ per square kilometre Netherlands
1980s 4.91 million current US$ per square kilometre 5.43 million current US$ per square kilometre 517,696 current US$ per square kilometre Netherlands
1990s 11.19 million current US$ per square kilometre 10.92 million current US$ per square kilometre 265,856 current US$ per square kilometre Malta
2000s 20.48 million current US$ per square kilometre 18.19 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.29 million current US$ per square kilometre Malta
2010s 33.45 million current US$ per square kilometre 23.23 million current US$ per square kilometre 10.22 million current US$ per square kilometre Malta
2020s 50.73 million current US$ per square kilometre 27.96 million current US$ per square kilometre 22.77 million current US$ per square kilometre Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre, Malta or Netherlands?
Malta, at 57.72 million current US$ per square kilometre against 30.37 million current US$ per square kilometre in Netherlands as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre between Malta and Netherlands?
27.35 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Netherlands?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Malta and Netherlands rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre?
Malta ranks 5th and Netherlands ranks 7th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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.