Spain vs United States of America: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre

Spain
3.12 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
United States of America
3.13 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain rank
38th
United States of America rank
37th

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

  • Spain
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 3.13 million current US$ per square kilometre against 3.12 million current US$ per square kilometre in Spain, a difference of 9,740 current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States of America ahead.

Spain ranks 38th and United States of America ranks 37th of 183 countries.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 217,919 current US$ per square kilometre 187,348 current US$ per square kilometre 30,571 current US$ per square kilometre Spain
1980s 512,778 current US$ per square kilometre 464,227 current US$ per square kilometre 48,551 current US$ per square kilometre Spain
1990s 1.20 million current US$ per square kilometre 838,317 current US$ per square kilometre 364,100 current US$ per square kilometre Spain
2000s 2.27 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.44 million current US$ per square kilometre 835,288 current US$ per square kilometre Spain
2010s 2.65 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.03 million current US$ per square kilometre 624,715 current US$ per square kilometre Spain
2020s 2.86 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.79 million current US$ per square kilometre 65,065 current US$ per square kilometre Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre, Spain or United States of America?
United States of America, at 3.13 million current US$ 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$), per square kilometre between Spain and United States of America?
9,740 current US$ per square kilometre, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United States of America?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Spain and United States of America rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre?
Spain ranks 38th and United States of America ranks 37th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.