Portugal vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Portugal
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 3.15 million current US$ per square kilometre against 99,746 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 3.05 million current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Portugal's figure about 31.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 42 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Portugal ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 183 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 458,272 current US$ per square kilometre | 15,747 current US$ per square kilometre | 442,524 current US$ per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 1990s | 1.27 million current US$ per square kilometre | 23,533 current US$ per square kilometre | 1.25 million current US$ per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2000s | 2.23 million current US$ per square kilometre | 41,404 current US$ per square kilometre | 2.19 million current US$ per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2010s | 2.49 million current US$ per square kilometre | 78,918 current US$ per square kilometre | 2.41 million current US$ per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2020s | 2.86 million current US$ per square kilometre | 92,739 current US$ per square kilometre | 2.77 million 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$), per square kilometre, Portugal or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Portugal, at 3.15 million current US$ per square kilometre against 99,746 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre between Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 3.05 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Portugal ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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.