Italy vs South Africa: Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per square kilometre

Italy
7.13 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
5.73 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy rank
110th
South Africa rank
112th

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

  • Italy
  • South Africa
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M196119922023

How they compare

Italy currently reports 7.13 million current LCU per square kilometre against 5.73 million current LCU per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 1.40 million current LCU per square kilometre.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 110th and South Africa ranks 112th of 183 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 285,745 current LCU per square kilometre 24,126 current LCU per square kilometre 261,619 current LCU per square kilometre Italy
1980s 1.45 million current LCU per square kilometre 121,016 current LCU per square kilometre 1.33 million current LCU per square kilometre Italy
1990s 3.19 million current LCU per square kilometre 490,137 current LCU per square kilometre 2.70 million current LCU per square kilometre Italy
2000s 4.96 million current LCU per square kilometre 1.48 million current LCU per square kilometre 3.48 million current LCU per square kilometre Italy
2010s 5.60 million current LCU per square kilometre 3.57 million current LCU per square kilometre 2.03 million current LCU per square kilometre Italy
2020s 6.39 million current LCU per square kilometre 5.07 million current LCU per square kilometre 1.32 million current LCU per square kilometre Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current lcu), per square kilometre, Italy or South Africa?
Italy, at 7.13 million current LCU per square kilometre against 5.73 million current LCU per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current lcu), per square kilometre between Italy and South Africa?
1.40 million current LCU per square kilometre, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and South Africa?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Italy and South Africa rank globally for gross national expenditure (current lcu), per square kilometre?
Italy ranks 110th and South Africa ranks 112th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national 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
Gross national 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
183 places, 8,010 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Gross national 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.