Portugal vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$)

Portugal
1.97 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
66,163 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
40th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
38th

Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) over time

  • Portugal
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196419932023

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 1.97 million current US$ per square kilometre against 66,163 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 1.90 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Portugal's figure about 29.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Portugal ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 131,780 current US$ per square kilometre 4,303 current US$ per square kilometre 127,477 current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
1980s 274,789 current US$ per square kilometre 9,990 current US$ per square kilometre 264,799 current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
1990s 764,154 current US$ per square kilometre 15,544 current US$ per square kilometre 748,610 current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 1.33 million current US$ per square kilometre 26,351 current US$ per square kilometre 1.30 million current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 1.61 million current US$ per square kilometre 49,630 current US$ per square kilometre 1.56 million current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
2020s 1.78 million current US$ per square kilometre 60,832 current US$ per square kilometre 1.72 million current US$ per square kilometre Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current us$), Portugal or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Portugal, at 1.97 million current US$ per square kilometre against 66,163 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current us$) between Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
1.90 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current us$)?
Portugal ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Households and NPISHs Final consumption 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
231 places, 10,432 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Households and NPISHs Final consumption 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.