Puerto Rico vs South Africa: General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per

Puerto Rico
1.08 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
1.11 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Puerto Rico rank
111th
South Africa rank
109th

General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per over time

  • Puerto Rico
  • South Africa
0500.0k1.0M1.5M196119922023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 1.11 million current LCU per square kilometre against 1.08 million current LCU per square kilometre in Puerto Rico, a difference of 30,010 current LCU per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Puerto Rico ranks 111th and South Africa ranks 109th of 184 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 6 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Puerto Rico South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 52,617 current LCU per square kilometre 850.96 current LCU per square kilometre 51,766 current LCU per square kilometre Puerto Rico
1970s 159,997 current LCU per square kilometre 3,086 current LCU per square kilometre 156,911 current LCU per square kilometre Puerto Rico
1980s 338,845 current LCU per square kilometre 19,967 current LCU per square kilometre 318,878 current LCU per square kilometre Puerto Rico
1990s 657,024 current LCU per square kilometre 86,253 current LCU per square kilometre 570,771 current LCU per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2000s 1.06 million current LCU per square kilometre 252,894 current LCU per square kilometre 803,127 current LCU per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2010s 1.09 million current LCU per square kilometre 679,050 current LCU per square kilometre 414,077 current LCU per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2020s 966,600 current LCU per square kilometre 1.02 million current LCU per square kilometre 50,518 current LCU per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per, Puerto Rico or South Africa?
South Africa, at 1.11 million current LCU per square kilometre against 1.08 million current LCU per square kilometre in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per between Puerto Rico and South Africa?
30,010 current LCU per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and South Africa?
61 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2023.
How do Puerto Rico and South Africa rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per?
Puerto Rico ranks 111th and South Africa ranks 109th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (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
General government final consumption expenditure (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
184 places, 8,172 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

General government final consumption expenditure (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.