Portugal vs United States: GNI (current LCU), per square kilometre

Portugal
2.85 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
United States
3.04 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
147th
United States rank
145th

GNI (current LCU), per square kilometre over time

  • Portugal
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 3.04 million current LCU per square kilometre against 2.85 million current LCU per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 194,160 current LCU per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States ahead.

Portugal ranks 147th and United States ranks 145th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 2 and United States in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal United States Difference Ahead
1970s 31,882 current LCU per square kilometre 188,463 current LCU per square kilometre 156,582 current LCU per square kilometre United States
1980s 252,403 current LCU per square kilometre 458,741 current LCU per square kilometre 206,338 current LCU per square kilometre United States
1990s 950,671 current LCU per square kilometre 830,375 current LCU per square kilometre 120,296 current LCU per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 1.67 million current LCU per square kilometre 1.38 million current LCU per square kilometre 283,401 current LCU per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 1.97 million current LCU per square kilometre 2.00 million current LCU per square kilometre 24,752 current LCU per square kilometre United States
2020s 2.49 million current LCU per square kilometre 2.72 million current LCU per square kilometre 224,702 current LCU per square kilometre United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gni (current lcu), per square kilometre, Portugal or United States?
United States, at 3.04 million current LCU per square kilometre against 2.85 million current LCU per square kilometre in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in gni (current lcu), per square kilometre between Portugal and United States?
194,160 current LCU per square kilometre, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United States?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Portugal and United States rank globally for gni (current lcu), per square kilometre?
Portugal ranks 147th and United States ranks 145th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GNI (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
GNI (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
206 places, 9,446 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

GNI (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.