South Africa vs Uruguay: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$)

South Africa
201,851 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Uruguay
220,252 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2015
South Africa rank
113th
Uruguay rank
110th

Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) over time

  • South Africa
  • Uruguay
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k196119922023

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 220,252 current US$ per square kilometre against 201,851 current US$ per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 18,401 current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uruguay ahead.

South Africa ranks 113th and Uruguay ranks 110th of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 5 and Uruguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 6,342 current US$ per square kilometre 6,764 current US$ per square kilometre 422.6 current US$ per square kilometre Uruguay
1970s 18,178 current US$ per square kilometre 14,908 current US$ per square kilometre 3,270 current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 43,476 current US$ per square kilometre 29,861 current US$ per square kilometre 13,616 current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 81,126 current US$ per square kilometre 75,001 current US$ per square kilometre 6,125 current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 127,425 current US$ per square kilometre 84,080 current US$ per square kilometre 43,344 current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 212,627 current US$ per square kilometre 208,514 current US$ per square kilometre 4,112 current US$ per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current us$), South Africa or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 220,252 current US$ per square kilometre against 201,851 current US$ per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2015.
What is the difference in households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current us$) between South Africa and Uruguay?
18,401 current US$ per square kilometre, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Uruguay?
55 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2015.
How do South Africa and Uruguay rank globally for households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current us$)?
South Africa ranks 113th and Uruguay ranks 110th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Households and NPISHs Final consumption 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
231 places, 10,432 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Households and NPISHs Final consumption 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.