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$), per square kilometre over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 3.15 million current US$ 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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About this data
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.