Portugal vs United States of America: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre
Portugal
3.15 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
United States of America
3.13 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
36th
United States of America rank
37th
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Portugal
- United States of America
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 3.15 million current US$ per square kilometre against 3.13 million current US$ per square kilometre in United States of America, a difference of 27,270 current US$ per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States of America ahead.
Portugal ranks 36th and United States of America ranks 37th of 183 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 5 and United States of America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 206,833 current US$ per square kilometre | 187,348 current US$ per square kilometre | 19,485 current US$ per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 1980s | 448,812 current US$ per square kilometre | 464,227 current US$ per square kilometre | 15,414 current US$ per square kilometre | United States of America |
| 1990s | 1.27 million current US$ per square kilometre | 838,317 current US$ per square kilometre | 433,071 current US$ per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2000s | 2.23 million current US$ per square kilometre | 1.44 million current US$ per square kilometre | 790,741 current US$ per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2010s | 2.49 million current US$ per square kilometre | 2.03 million current US$ per square kilometre | 462,570 current US$ per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2020s | 2.86 million current US$ per square kilometre | 2.79 million current US$ per square kilometre | 71,678 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$), per square kilometre, Portugal or United States of America?
- Portugal, at 3.15 million current US$ per square kilometre against 3.13 million current US$ per square kilometre in United States of America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre between Portugal and United States of America?
- 27,270 current US$ per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United States of America?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and United States of America rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Portugal ranks 36th and United States of America ranks 37th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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.