Algeria vs South Africa: Gross national expenditure (constant LCU), per square kilometre

Algeria
4.41 million constant LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
3.89 million constant LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Algeria rank
97th
South Africa rank
100th

Gross national expenditure (constant LCU), per square kilometre over time

  • Algeria
  • South Africa
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M196119922023

How they compare

Algeria currently reports 4.41 million constant LCU per square kilometre against 3.89 million constant LCU per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 523,280 constant LCU per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1972 it was South Africa ahead.

Algeria ranks 97th and South Africa ranks 100th of 165 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 1.18 million constant LCU per square kilometre 1.17 million constant LCU per square kilometre 13,646 constant LCU per square kilometre Algeria
1980s 1.82 million constant LCU per square kilometre 1.54 million constant LCU per square kilometre 281,701 constant LCU per square kilometre Algeria
1990s 1.41 million constant LCU per square kilometre 1.84 million constant LCU per square kilometre 430,711 constant LCU per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 2.12 million constant LCU per square kilometre 2.66 million constant LCU per square kilometre 542,590 constant LCU per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 3.80 million constant LCU per square kilometre 3.62 million constant LCU per square kilometre 185,277 constant LCU per square kilometre Algeria
2020s 4.11 million constant LCU per square kilometre 3.75 million constant LCU per square kilometre 354,028 constant LCU per square kilometre Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (constant lcu), per square kilometre, Algeria or South Africa?
Algeria, at 4.41 million constant LCU per square kilometre against 3.89 million constant LCU per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (constant lcu), per square kilometre between Algeria and South Africa?
523,280 constant LCU per square kilometre, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and South Africa?
52 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
How do Algeria and South Africa rank globally for gross national expenditure (constant lcu), per square kilometre?
Algeria ranks 97th and South Africa ranks 100th of 165 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (constant 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 national expenditure (constant LCU), per square kilometre
Unit
constant LCU per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
165 places, 6,569 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Gross national expenditure (constant 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.