Portugal vs Spain: Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per square kilometre

Portugal
6,829 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
6,879 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
35th
Spain rank
34th

Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per square kilometre over time

  • Portugal
  • Spain
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k196119922023

How they compare

Spain currently reports 6,879 units per square kilometre against 6,829 units per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 50 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.

Portugal ranks 35th and Spain ranks 34th of 189 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 164.04 units per square kilometre 117.32 units per square kilometre 46.72 units per square kilometre Portugal
1970s 167.77 units per square kilometre 179.52 units per square kilometre 11.75 units per square kilometre Spain
1980s 536.3 units per square kilometre 1,083 units per square kilometre 546.6 units per square kilometre Spain
1990s 4,079 units per square kilometre 2,861 units per square kilometre 1,218 units per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 3,255 units per square kilometre 2,092 units per square kilometre 1,163 units per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 5,273 units per square kilometre 4,508 units per square kilometre 765.29 units per square kilometre Portugal
2020s 7,015 units per square kilometre 6,859 units per square kilometre 155.98 units per square kilometre Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserve position in the imf, us dollar, per square kilometre, Portugal or Spain?
Spain, at 6,879 units per square kilometre against 6,829 units per square kilometre in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in reserve position in the imf, us dollar, per square kilometre between Portugal and Spain?
50 units per square kilometre, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for reserve position in the imf, us dollar, per square kilometre?
Portugal ranks 35th and Spain ranks 34th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 10,792 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar 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.