Nicaragua vs South Africa: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per square

Nicaragua
4.80 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
5.21 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Nicaragua rank
132nd
South Africa rank
130th

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per square over time

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

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 5.21 million current LCU per square kilometre against 4.80 million current LCU per square kilometre in Nicaragua, a difference of 410,490 current LCU per square kilometre.

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

Across all 30 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Nicaragua ranks 132nd and South Africa ranks 130th of 204 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 294,212 current LCU per square kilometre 560,104 current LCU per square kilometre 265,892 current LCU per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 802,542 current LCU per square kilometre 1.38 million current LCU per square kilometre 579,928 current LCU per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 2.41 million current LCU per square kilometre 3.22 million current LCU per square kilometre 809,652 current LCU per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 3.98 million current LCU per square kilometre 4.73 million current LCU per square kilometre 743,338 current LCU per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per square, Nicaragua or South Africa?
South Africa, at 5.21 million current LCU per square kilometre against 4.80 million current LCU per square kilometre in Nicaragua as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per square between Nicaragua and South Africa?
410,490 current LCU per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and South Africa?
30 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
How do Nicaragua and South Africa rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per square?
Nicaragua ranks 132nd and South Africa ranks 130th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (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 value added at basic prices (GVA) (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
205 places, 8,532 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (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.