Bhutan vs South Africa: GNI (current LCU), per square kilometre

Bhutan
6.17 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
5.72 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Bhutan rank
128th
South Africa rank
130th

GNI (current LCU), per square kilometre over time

  • Bhutan
  • South Africa
02.0M4.0M6.0M196119922023

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 6.17 million current LCU per square kilometre against 5.72 million current LCU per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 441,690 current LCU per square kilometre.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Africa ahead.

Bhutan ranks 128th and South Africa ranks 130th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 11,535 current LCU per square kilometre 24,420 current LCU per square kilometre 12,885 current LCU per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 40,930 current LCU per square kilometre 119,736 current LCU per square kilometre 78,806 current LCU per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 205,555 current LCU per square kilometre 486,205 current LCU per square kilometre 280,650 current LCU per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 991,675 current LCU per square kilometre 1.48 million current LCU per square kilometre 488,702 current LCU per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 3.29 million current LCU per square kilometre 3.47 million current LCU per square kilometre 180,809 current LCU per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 5.35 million current LCU per square kilometre 5.16 million current LCU per square kilometre 188,692 current LCU per square kilometre Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gni (current lcu), per square kilometre, Bhutan or South Africa?
Bhutan, at 6.17 million current LCU per square kilometre against 5.72 million current LCU per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in gni (current lcu), per square kilometre between Bhutan and South Africa?
441,690 current LCU per square kilometre, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and South Africa?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Bhutan and South Africa rank globally for gni (current lcu), per square kilometre?
Bhutan ranks 128th and South Africa ranks 130th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GNI (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
GNI (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
207 places, 10,468 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

GNI (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.