Italy vs Portugal: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre

Italy
-460,784 current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
-84,675 current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy rank
176th
Portugal rank
173rd

Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre over time

  • Italy
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports -84,675 current LCU per square kilometre against -460,784 current LCU per square kilometre in Italy, a difference of 376,109 current LCU per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 176th and Portugal ranks 173rd of 185 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s 68,353 current LCU per square kilometre -410,471 current LCU per square kilometre 478,823 current LCU per square kilometre Italy
2010s -278,383 current LCU per square kilometre -300,880 current LCU per square kilometre 22,497 current LCU per square kilometre Italy
2020s -607,841 current LCU per square kilometre -176,957 current LCU per square kilometre 430,884 current LCU per square kilometre Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre, Italy or Portugal?
Portugal, at -84,675 current LCU per square kilometre against -460,784 current LCU per square kilometre in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre between Italy and Portugal?
376,109 current LCU per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Portugal?
23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Italy and Portugal rank globally for net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre?
Italy ranks 176th and Portugal ranks 173rd of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Net foreign assets (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
Net foreign assets (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
185 places, 8,583 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Net foreign assets (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.