New Zealand vs Tonga: GDP (current LCU), per square kilometre

New Zealand
1.58 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Tonga
1.67 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand rank
166th
Tonga rank
164th

GDP (current LCU), per square kilometre over time

  • New Zealand
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Tonga currently reports 1.67 million current LCU per square kilometre against 1.58 million current LCU per square kilometre in New Zealand, a difference of 90,420 current LCU per square kilometre.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 166th and Tonga ranks 164th of 210 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 3 and Tonga in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Tonga Difference Ahead
1970s 60,325 current LCU per square kilometre 43,465 current LCU per square kilometre 16,860 current LCU per square kilometre New Zealand
1980s 182,729 current LCU per square kilometre 120,307 current LCU per square kilometre 62,422 current LCU per square kilometre New Zealand
1990s 352,365 current LCU per square kilometre 328,521 current LCU per square kilometre 23,844 current LCU per square kilometre New Zealand
2000s 603,478 current LCU per square kilometre 694,896 current LCU per square kilometre 91,418 current LCU per square kilometre Tonga
2010s 971,772 current LCU per square kilometre 1.23 million current LCU per square kilometre 256,666 current LCU per square kilometre Tonga
2020s 1.42 million current LCU per square kilometre 1.63 million current LCU per square kilometre 213,332 current LCU per square kilometre Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current lcu), per square kilometre, New Zealand or Tonga?
Tonga, at 1.67 million current LCU per square kilometre against 1.58 million current LCU per square kilometre in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp (current lcu), per square kilometre between New Zealand and Tonga?
90,420 current LCU per square kilometre, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Tonga?
49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Tonga rank globally for gdp (current lcu), per square kilometre?
New Zealand ranks 166th and Tonga ranks 164th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP (current LCU), per square kilometre
Unit
current LCU per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
210 places, 9,868 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

GDP (current LCU) 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.