Portugal vs Spain: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre

Portugal
3.15 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
3.12 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
36th
Spain rank
38th

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

  • Portugal
  • Spain
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 3.15 million current US$ per square kilometre against 3.12 million current US$ per square kilometre in Spain, a difference of 37,010 current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 36th and Spain ranks 38th of 183 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 206,833 current US$ per square kilometre 217,919 current US$ per square kilometre 11,087 current US$ per square kilometre Spain
1980s 448,812 current US$ per square kilometre 512,778 current US$ per square kilometre 63,965 current US$ per square kilometre Spain
1990s 1.27 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.20 million current US$ per square kilometre 68,970 current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 2.23 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.27 million current US$ per square kilometre 44,547 current US$ per square kilometre Spain
2010s 2.49 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.65 million current US$ per square kilometre 162,145 current US$ per square kilometre Spain
2020s 2.86 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.86 million current US$ per square kilometre 6,612 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$), per square kilometre, Portugal or Spain?
Portugal, at 3.15 million current US$ per square kilometre against 3.12 million current US$ per square kilometre in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre between Portugal and Spain?
37,010 current US$ per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre?
Portugal ranks 36th and Spain ranks 38th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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.