Australia vs Canada: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per square

Australia
127,972 current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Canada
140,521 current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
179th
Canada rank
177th

General government total expenditure (current LCU), per square over time

  • Australia
  • Canada
050.0k100.0k150.0k198020012023

How they compare

Canada currently reports 140,521 current LCU per square kilometre against 127,972 current LCU per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 12,549 current LCU per square kilometre.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 179th and Canada ranks 177th of 195 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Canada Difference Ahead
1980s 2,880 current LCU per square kilometre 24,645 current LCU per square kilometre 21,765 current LCU per square kilometre Canada
1990s 22,298 current LCU per square kilometre 43,056 current LCU per square kilometre 20,757 current LCU per square kilometre Canada
2000s 43,852 current LCU per square kilometre 61,212 current LCU per square kilometre 17,360 current LCU per square kilometre Canada
2010s 79,815 current LCU per square kilometre 89,951 current LCU per square kilometre 10,136 current LCU per square kilometre Canada
2020s 120,712 current LCU per square kilometre 133,304 current LCU per square kilometre 12,592 current LCU per square kilometre Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per square, Australia or Canada?
Canada, at 140,521 current LCU per square kilometre against 127,972 current LCU per square kilometre in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per square between Australia and Canada?
12,549 current LCU per square kilometre, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Australia and Canada rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per square?
Australia ranks 179th and Canada ranks 177th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government total expenditure (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
General government total expenditure (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
195 places, 8,090 data points, 1980–2023
Last refreshed

General government total expenditure (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.