Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) vs United States: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
204,425 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
United States
3.13 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
34th
United States rank
37th

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
  • United States
01.0M2.0M3.0M196119922023

How they compare

United States currently reports 3.13 million current US$ per square kilometre against 204,425 current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 2.92 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes United States's figure about 15.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 34th and United States ranks 37th of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) United States Difference Ahead
1970s 13,207 current US$ per square kilometre 187,348 current US$ per square kilometre 174,141 current US$ per square kilometre United States
1980s 41,075 current US$ per square kilometre 464,227 current US$ per square kilometre 423,151 current US$ per square kilometre United States
1990s 43,182 current US$ per square kilometre 838,317 current US$ per square kilometre 795,135 current US$ per square kilometre United States
2000s 82,353 current US$ per square kilometre 1.44 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.36 million current US$ per square kilometre United States
2010s 183,996 current US$ per square kilometre 2.03 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.85 million current US$ per square kilometre United States
2020s 195,256 current US$ per square kilometre 2.79 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.60 million current US$ per square kilometre United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) or United States?
United States, at 3.13 million current US$ per square kilometre against 204,425 current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and United States?
2.92 million current US$ per square kilometre, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and United States?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and United States rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 34th and United States ranks 37th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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.