Rwanda vs Somalia: GDP (current LCU), per square kilometre

Rwanda
696.27 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia
475.13 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda rank
21st
Somalia rank
23rd

GDP (current LCU), per square kilometre over time

  • Rwanda
  • Somalia
0200.0M400.0M600.0M196119922023

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 696.27 million current LCU per square kilometre against 475.13 million current LCU per square kilometre in Somalia, a difference of 221.14 million current LCU per square kilometre.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.5 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Rwanda ahead.

Rwanda ranks 21st and Somalia ranks 23rd of 210 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 5 and Somalia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Somalia Difference Ahead
1960s 430,717 current LCU per square kilometre 2,784 current LCU per square kilometre 427,932 current LCU per square kilometre Rwanda
1970s 1.96 million current LCU per square kilometre 7,806 current LCU per square kilometre 1.95 million current LCU per square kilometre Rwanda
1980s 6.30 million current LCU per square kilometre 228,609 current LCU per square kilometre 6.07 million current LCU per square kilometre Rwanda
1990s 15.56 million current LCU per square kilometre 16.79 million current LCU per square kilometre 1.23 million current LCU per square kilometre Somalia
2000s 67.93 million current LCU per square kilometre 98.97 million current LCU per square kilometre 31.04 million current LCU per square kilometre Somalia
2010s 247.39 million current LCU per square kilometre 215.83 million current LCU per square kilometre 31.56 million current LCU per square kilometre Rwanda
2020s 530.59 million current LCU per square kilometre 414.86 million current LCU per square kilometre 115.73 million current LCU per square kilometre Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current lcu), per square kilometre, Rwanda or Somalia?
Rwanda, at 696.27 million current LCU per square kilometre against 475.13 million current LCU per square kilometre in Somalia as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp (current lcu), per square kilometre between Rwanda and Somalia?
221.14 million current LCU per square kilometre, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Somalia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Rwanda and Somalia rank globally for gdp (current lcu), per square kilometre?
Rwanda ranks 21st and Somalia ranks 23rd of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (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
GDP (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
211 places, 10,960 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

GDP (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.