Guatemala vs United States of America: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per square

Guatemala
1.05 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
United States of America
1.14 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Guatemala rank
135th
United States of America rank
132nd

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

  • Guatemala
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 1.14 million current LCU per square kilometre against 1.05 million current LCU per square kilometre in Guatemala, a difference of 97,230 current LCU per square kilometre.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was United States of America ahead.

Guatemala ranks 135th and United States of America ranks 132nd of 195 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala United States of America Difference Ahead
1980s 0 current LCU per square kilometre 0 current LCU per square kilometre 0 current LCU per square kilometre
1990s 58,542 current LCU per square kilometre 0 current LCU per square kilometre 58,542 current LCU per square kilometre Guatemala
2000s 278,574 current LCU per square kilometre 444,799 current LCU per square kilometre 166,225 current LCU per square kilometre United States of America
2010s 577,731 current LCU per square kilometre 714,072 current LCU per square kilometre 136,341 current LCU per square kilometre United States of America
2020s 936,840 current LCU per square kilometre 1.09 million current LCU per square kilometre 152,696 current LCU per square kilometre United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per square, Guatemala or United States of America?
United States of America, at 1.14 million current LCU per square kilometre against 1.05 million current LCU per square kilometre in Guatemala as of 2023.
What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per square between Guatemala and United States of America?
97,230 current LCU per square kilometre, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and United States of America?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Guatemala and United States of America rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per square?
Guatemala ranks 135th and United States of America ranks 132nd 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.