What is the difference in country area — area, per unit of gdp between Portugal and Spain?

0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP, with Portugal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Country area — Area, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Portugal vs Spain: Country area — Area, per unit of GDP

Portugal

0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Spain

0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Portugal rank

144th

Spain rank

145th

Country area — Area, per unit of GDP over time

Portugal
Spain

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP against 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP in Spain, a difference of 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.

Portugal ranks 144th and Spain ranks 145th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 6 and Spain in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	Spain
1970s	0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	Portugal
1980s	0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	Portugal
1990s	0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	Portugal
2000s	0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	Portugal
2010s	0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	Portugal
2020s	0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher country area — area, per unit of gdp, Portugal or Spain?: Portugal, at 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP against 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in country area — area, per unit of gdp between Portugal and Spain?: 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for country area — area, per unit of gdp?: Portugal ranks 144th and Spain ranks 145th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Country area — Area, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Country area — Area, per unit of GDP
Unit: 1000 ha per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 189 places, 9,990 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Country area — Area divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.