Spain vs United States: GDP (current US$), per square kilometre

Spain
3.24 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
United States
3.03 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain rank
51st
United States rank
53rd

GDP (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Spain
  • United States
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 3.24 million current US$ per square kilometre against 3.03 million current US$ per square kilometre in United States, a difference of 211,700 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States ahead.

Spain ranks 51st and United States ranks 53rd of 210 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain United States Difference Ahead
1970s 212,728 current US$ per square kilometre 186,778 current US$ per square kilometre 25,950 current US$ per square kilometre Spain
1980s 503,480 current US$ per square kilometre 455,637 current US$ per square kilometre 47,843 current US$ per square kilometre Spain
1990s 1.18 million current US$ per square kilometre 827,297 current US$ per square kilometre 353,538 current US$ per square kilometre Spain
2000s 2.19 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.38 million current US$ per square kilometre 816,398 current US$ per square kilometre Spain
2010s 2.72 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.97 million current US$ per square kilometre 748,776 current US$ per square kilometre Spain
2020s 2.91 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.70 million current US$ per square kilometre 211,470 current US$ per square kilometre Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current us$), per square kilometre, Spain or United States?
Spain, at 3.24 million current US$ per square kilometre against 3.03 million current US$ per square kilometre in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp (current us$), per square kilometre between Spain and United States?
211,700 current US$ per square kilometre, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United States?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Spain and United States rank globally for gdp (current us$), per square kilometre?
Spain ranks 51st and United States ranks 53rd of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP (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
210 places, 9,850 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

GDP (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.