Egypt vs South Africa: Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per square kilometre
Egypt
2.18 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
1.88 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Egypt rank
120th
South Africa rank
123rd
Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per square kilometre over time
- Egypt
- South Africa
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 2.18 million current LCU per square kilometre against 1.88 million current LCU per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 296,330 current LCU per square kilometre.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Egypt ranks 120th and South Africa ranks 123rd of 190 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 434.95 current LCU per square kilometre | 1,609 current LCU per square kilometre | 1,174 current LCU per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1970s | 1,904 current LCU per square kilometre | 5,775 current LCU per square kilometre | 3,870 current LCU per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1980s | 12,057 current LCU per square kilometre | 25,177 current LCU per square kilometre | 13,121 current LCU per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1990s | 54,066 current LCU per square kilometre | 94,026 current LCU per square kilometre | 39,960 current LCU per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2000s | 180,250 current LCU per square kilometre | 395,621 current LCU per square kilometre | 215,371 current LCU per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2010s | 677,342 current LCU per square kilometre | 987,911 current LCU per square kilometre | 310,569 current LCU per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2020s | 1.60 million current LCU per square kilometre | 1.49 million current LCU per square kilometre | 115,198 current LCU per square kilometre | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre, Egypt or South Africa?
- Egypt, at 2.18 million current LCU per square kilometre against 1.88 million current LCU per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre between Egypt and South Africa?
- 296,330 current LCU per square kilometre, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and South Africa rank globally for imports of goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre?
- Egypt ranks 120th and South Africa ranks 123rd of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Imports of goods and services (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.