New Zealand vs Saudi Arabia: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per square

New Zealand
646,500 current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
601,589 current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand rank
144th
Saudi Arabia rank
146th

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

  • New Zealand
  • Saudi Arabia
0200.0k400.0k600.0k198020012023

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 646,500 current LCU per square kilometre against 601,589 current LCU per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 44,911 current LCU per square kilometre.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

New Zealand ranks 144th and Saudi Arabia ranks 146th of 195 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1980s 53,735 current LCU per square kilometre 0 current LCU per square kilometre 53,735 current LCU per square kilometre New Zealand
1990s 152,661 current LCU per square kilometre 87,625 current LCU per square kilometre 65,036 current LCU per square kilometre New Zealand
2000s 224,476 current LCU per square kilometre 168,500 current LCU per square kilometre 55,977 current LCU per square kilometre New Zealand
2010s 367,397 current LCU per square kilometre 436,922 current LCU per square kilometre 69,525 current LCU per square kilometre Saudi Arabia
2020s 584,243 current LCU per square kilometre 532,891 current LCU per square kilometre 51,352 current LCU per square kilometre New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per square, New Zealand or Saudi Arabia?
New Zealand, at 646,500 current LCU per square kilometre against 601,589 current LCU per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per square between New Zealand and Saudi Arabia?
44,911 current LCU per square kilometre, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Saudi Arabia?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Saudi Arabia rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per square?
New Zealand ranks 144th and Saudi Arabia ranks 146th 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.