New Zealand vs Panama: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre

New Zealand
999,013 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Panama
1.10 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand rank
69th
Panama rank
66th

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

  • New Zealand
  • Panama
0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M196119922023

How they compare

Panama currently reports 1.10 million current US$ per square kilometre against 999,013 current US$ per square kilometre in New Zealand, a difference of 97,957 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 69th and Panama ranks 66th of 183 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 5 and Panama in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Panama Difference Ahead
1970s 51,643 current US$ per square kilometre 33,499 current US$ per square kilometre 18,144 current US$ per square kilometre New Zealand
1980s 115,269 current US$ per square kilometre 82,012 current US$ per square kilometre 33,257 current US$ per square kilometre New Zealand
1990s 203,599 current US$ per square kilometre 129,817 current US$ per square kilometre 73,782 current US$ per square kilometre New Zealand
2000s 370,617 current US$ per square kilometre 242,403 current US$ per square kilometre 128,214 current US$ per square kilometre New Zealand
2010s 708,481 current US$ per square kilometre 720,895 current US$ per square kilometre 12,414 current US$ per square kilometre Panama
2020s 952,481 current US$ per square kilometre 930,412 current US$ per square kilometre 22,070 current US$ per square kilometre New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre, New Zealand or Panama?
Panama, at 1.10 million current US$ per square kilometre against 999,013 current US$ per square kilometre in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre between New Zealand and Panama?
97,957 current US$ per square kilometre, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Panama?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Panama rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre?
New Zealand ranks 69th and Panama ranks 66th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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.