Fiji vs South Africa: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre

Fiji
333,541 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
310,555 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Fiji rank
109th
South Africa rank
112th

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

  • Fiji
  • South Africa
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k196119922023

How they compare

Fiji currently reports 333,541 current US$ per square kilometre against 310,555 current US$ per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 22,986 current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 11 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was South Africa ahead.

Fiji ranks 109th and South Africa ranks 112th of 183 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Fiji South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 66,003 current US$ per square kilometre 72,244 current US$ per square kilometre 6,241 current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 96,968 current US$ per square kilometre 123,589 current US$ per square kilometre 26,621 current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 159,122 current US$ per square kilometre 196,755 current US$ per square kilometre 37,633 current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 266,885 current US$ per square kilometre 325,288 current US$ per square kilometre 58,403 current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 298,901 current US$ per square kilometre 307,610 current US$ per square kilometre 8,709 current US$ per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre, Fiji or South Africa?
Fiji, at 333,541 current US$ per square kilometre against 310,555 current US$ per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre between Fiji and South Africa?
22,986 current US$ per square kilometre, with Fiji ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and South Africa?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Fiji and South Africa rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre?
Fiji ranks 109th and South Africa ranks 112th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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 US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
226 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Gross national expenditure (current US$) 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.