Russia vs South Africa: Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per square kilometre

Russia
1.98 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
1.88 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Russia rank
121st
South Africa rank
123rd

Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per square kilometre over time

  • Russia
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Russia currently reports 1.98 million current LCU per square kilometre against 1.88 million current LCU per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 94,800 current LCU per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was South Africa ahead.

Russia ranks 121st and South Africa ranks 123rd of 190 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Russia averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Russia South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 26,304 current LCU per square kilometre 105,951 current LCU per square kilometre 79,648 current LCU per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 293,216 current LCU per square kilometre 395,621 current LCU per square kilometre 102,406 current LCU per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 1.01 million current LCU per square kilometre 987,911 current LCU per square kilometre 20,743 current LCU per square kilometre Russia
2020s 1.61 million current LCU per square kilometre 1.49 million current LCU per square kilometre 127,175 current LCU per square kilometre Russia

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, Russia or South Africa?
Russia, at 1.98 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 Russia and South Africa?
94,800 current LCU per square kilometre, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and South Africa?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Russia and South Africa rank globally for imports of goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre?
Russia ranks 121st 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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Indicator
Imports of goods and services (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
190 places, 8,505 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.