Portugal vs Spain: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per square
Portugal
1.24 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
1.36 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
129th
Spain rank
127th
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per square over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 1.36 million current LCU per square kilometre against 1.24 million current LCU per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 125,230 current LCU per square kilometre.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Spain ahead.
Portugal ranks 129th and Spain ranks 127th of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 72,403 current LCU per square kilometre | 138,680 current LCU per square kilometre | 66,277 current LCU per square kilometre | Spain |
| 1990s | 414,506 current LCU per square kilometre | 386,243 current LCU per square kilometre | 28,263 current LCU per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2000s | 777,408 current LCU per square kilometre | 716,062 current LCU per square kilometre | 61,346 current LCU per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2010s | 957,915 current LCU per square kilometre | 979,271 current LCU per square kilometre | 21,356 current LCU per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2020s | 1.15 million current LCU per square kilometre | 1.26 million current LCU per square kilometre | 105,615 current LCU per square kilometre | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per square, Portugal or Spain?
- Spain, at 1.36 million current LCU per square kilometre against 1.24 million current LCU per square kilometre in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per square between Portugal and Spain?
- 125,230 current LCU per square kilometre, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per square?
- Portugal ranks 129th and Spain ranks 127th 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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About this data
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.