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

New Zealand
-346,629 current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
-84,675 current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand rank
175th
Portugal rank
173rd

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

  • New Zealand
  • Portugal
-600.0k-400.0k-200.0k0196119922023

How they compare

Portugal currently reports -84,675 current LCU per square kilometre against -346,629 current LCU per square kilometre in New Zealand, a difference of 261,954 current LCU per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2001 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 175th and Portugal ranks 173rd of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s -202,371 current LCU per square kilometre -410,471 current LCU per square kilometre 208,100 current LCU per square kilometre New Zealand
2010s -307,291 current LCU per square kilometre -290,149 current LCU per square kilometre 17,142 current LCU per square kilometre Portugal
2020s -381,862 current LCU per square kilometre -176,957 current LCU per square kilometre 204,905 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, New Zealand or Portugal?
Portugal, at -84,675 current LCU per square kilometre against -346,629 current LCU per square kilometre in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre between New Zealand and Portugal?
261,954 current LCU per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Portugal?
21 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Portugal rank globally for net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre?
New Zealand ranks 175th 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.