Portugal vs Spain: How have things changed?, per square kilometre
Portugal
2.03 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
2.02 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
74th
Spain rank
76th
How have things changed?, per square kilometre over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 2.03 metric tons per square kilometre against 2.02 metric tons per square kilometre in Spain, a difference of 0.01 metric tons per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 74th and Spain ranks 76th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.86 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.76 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.1 metric tons per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 1970s | 4.25 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.11 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.15 metric tons per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 1980s | 3.5 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.95 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.5506 metric tons per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 1990s | 3.05 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.76 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2918 metric tons per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2000s | 2.44 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.4 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0384 metric tons per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2010s | 2.24 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.49 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2545 metric tons per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2020s | 2.03 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.12 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0911 metric tons per square kilometre | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher how have things changed?, per square kilometre, Portugal or Spain?
- Portugal, at 2.03 metric tons per square kilometre against 2.02 metric tons per square kilometre in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in how have things changed?, per square kilometre between Portugal and Spain?
- 0.01 metric tons per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- Portugal ranks 74th and Spain ranks 76th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as How have things changed?, 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
How have things changed? 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.