Countries historical expense per urban land area

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This scatter chart displays expense (% of GDP) against urban land area (km&sup2). The data is from our countries entity.

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Urban Land Area: Urban land area in square kilometers, based on a combination of population counts (persons), settlement points, and the presence of Nighttime Lights. Areas are defined as urban where contiguous lighted cells from the Nighttime Lights or approximated urban extents based on buffered settlement points for which the total population is greater than 5,000 persons. This metric is expressed in km².
Expense: Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends. This metric is expressed in % of GDP.

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This chart is based on data from: World Bank

Updated: 16 days ago

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