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

Netherlands
30.37 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
North America
1.72 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Netherlands rank
7th
North America rank
6th

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

  • Netherlands
  • North America
010.0M20.0M30.0M196919962023

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 30.37 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.72 million current US$ per square kilometre in North America, a difference of 28.65 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 17.7 times North America's.

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

Netherlands ranks 7th and North America ranks 6th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands North America Difference Ahead
1970s 2.78 million current US$ per square kilometre 103,874 current US$ per square kilometre 2.67 million current US$ per square kilometre Netherlands
1980s 5.43 million current US$ per square kilometre 255,575 current US$ per square kilometre 5.18 million current US$ per square kilometre Netherlands
1990s 10.92 million current US$ per square kilometre 457,247 current US$ per square kilometre 10.47 million current US$ per square kilometre Netherlands
2000s 18.19 million current US$ per square kilometre 786,594 current US$ per square kilometre 17.40 million current US$ per square kilometre Netherlands
2010s 23.23 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.12 million current US$ per square kilometre 22.11 million current US$ per square kilometre Netherlands
2020s 27.96 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.53 million current US$ per square kilometre 26.43 million current US$ per square kilometre Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre, Netherlands or North America?
Netherlands, at 30.37 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.72 million current US$ per square kilometre in North America as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre between Netherlands and North America?
28.65 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and North America?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Netherlands and North America rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre?
Netherlands ranks 7th and North America ranks 6th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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.