Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Portugal: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
206,946 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
3.15 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
33rd
Portugal rank
36th

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Portugal
01.0M2.0M3.0M196119922023

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 3.15 million current US$ per square kilometre against 206,946 current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 2.95 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Portugal's figure about 15.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 33rd and Portugal ranks 36th of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 13,362 current US$ per square kilometre 206,833 current US$ per square kilometre 193,471 current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
1980s 41,557 current US$ per square kilometre 448,812 current US$ per square kilometre 407,256 current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
1990s 43,706 current US$ per square kilometre 1.27 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.23 million current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 83,075 current US$ per square kilometre 2.23 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.15 million current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 185,792 current US$ per square kilometre 2.49 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.31 million current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
2020s 197,664 current US$ per square kilometre 2.86 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.67 million current US$ per square kilometre Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Portugal?
Portugal, at 3.15 million current US$ per square kilometre against 206,946 current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Portugal?
2.95 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Portugal?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Portugal rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 33rd and Portugal ranks 36th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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.