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

Portugal
1.24 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
United States of America
1.14 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
129th
United States of America rank
132nd

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

  • Portugal
  • United States of America
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 1.24 million current LCU per square kilometre against 1.14 million current LCU per square kilometre in United States of America, a difference of 92,810 current LCU per square kilometre.

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

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

Portugal ranks 129th and United States of America ranks 132nd of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal United States of America Difference Ahead
1980s 72,403 current LCU per square kilometre 0 current LCU per square kilometre 72,403 current LCU per square kilometre Portugal
1990s 414,506 current LCU per square kilometre 0 current LCU per square kilometre 414,506 current LCU per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 777,408 current LCU per square kilometre 444,799 current LCU per square kilometre 332,609 current LCU per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 957,915 current LCU per square kilometre 714,072 current LCU per square kilometre 243,843 current LCU per square kilometre Portugal
2020s 1.15 million current LCU per square kilometre 1.09 million current LCU per square kilometre 61,170 current LCU per square kilometre Portugal

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 United States of America?
Portugal, at 1.24 million current LCU per square kilometre against 1.14 million current LCU per square kilometre in United States of America as of 2023.
What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per square between Portugal and United States of America?
92,810 current LCU per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United States of America?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Portugal and United States of America rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per square?
Portugal ranks 129th 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.