Guatemala vs Nicaragua: Gross capital formation (current LCU), per square kilometre

Guatemala
1.26 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Nicaragua
1.19 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Guatemala rank
111th
Nicaragua rank
113th

Gross capital formation (current LCU), per square kilometre over time

  • Guatemala
  • Nicaragua
0500.0k1.0M1.5M196119922023

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 1.26 million current LCU per square kilometre against 1.19 million current LCU per square kilometre in Nicaragua, a difference of 64,670 current LCU per square kilometre.

That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 111th and Nicaragua ranks 113th of 184 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 6 and Nicaragua in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1960s 1,504 current LCU per square kilometre 0 current LCU per square kilometre 1,504 current LCU per square kilometre Guatemala
1970s 6,485 current LCU per square kilometre 0 current LCU per square kilometre 6,485 current LCU per square kilometre Guatemala
1980s 16,282 current LCU per square kilometre 0.7128 current LCU per square kilometre 16,281 current LCU per square kilometre Guatemala
1990s 120,249 current LCU per square kilometre 55,265 current LCU per square kilometre 64,984 current LCU per square kilometre Guatemala
2000s 369,680 current LCU per square kilometre 240,829 current LCU per square kilometre 128,851 current LCU per square kilometre Guatemala
2010s 623,598 current LCU per square kilometre 745,538 current LCU per square kilometre 121,940 current LCU per square kilometre Nicaragua
2020s 1.05 million current LCU per square kilometre 983,622 current LCU per square kilometre 69,178 current LCU per square kilometre Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross capital formation (current lcu), per square kilometre, Guatemala or Nicaragua?
Guatemala, at 1.26 million current LCU per square kilometre against 1.19 million current LCU per square kilometre in Nicaragua as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross capital formation (current lcu), per square kilometre between Guatemala and Nicaragua?
64,670 current LCU per square kilometre, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Nicaragua?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Guatemala and Nicaragua rank globally for gross capital formation (current lcu), per square kilometre?
Guatemala ranks 111th and Nicaragua ranks 113th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross capital formation (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
Gross capital formation (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, 8,138 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Gross capital formation (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.