Australia vs Botswana: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per square

Australia
127,972 current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana
150,903 current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
179th
Botswana rank
176th

General government total expenditure (current LCU), per square over time

  • Australia
  • Botswana
050.0k100.0k150.0k198020012023

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 150,903 current LCU per square kilometre against 127,972 current LCU per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 22,931 current LCU per square kilometre.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Botswana ahead.

Australia ranks 179th and Botswana ranks 176th of 195 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Botswana in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Botswana Difference Ahead
1980s 2,880 current LCU per square kilometre 1,582 current LCU per square kilometre 1,298 current LCU per square kilometre Australia
1990s 22,298 current LCU per square kilometre 10,014 current LCU per square kilometre 12,285 current LCU per square kilometre Australia
2000s 43,852 current LCU per square kilometre 37,303 current LCU per square kilometre 6,549 current LCU per square kilometre Australia
2010s 79,815 current LCU per square kilometre 89,452 current LCU per square kilometre 9,637 current LCU per square kilometre Botswana
2020s 120,712 current LCU per square kilometre 129,772 current LCU per square kilometre 9,060 current LCU per square kilometre Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per square, Australia or Botswana?
Botswana, at 150,903 current LCU per square kilometre against 127,972 current LCU per square kilometre in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per square between Australia and Botswana?
22,931 current LCU per square kilometre, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Botswana?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Australia and Botswana rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per square?
Australia ranks 179th and Botswana ranks 176th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government total expenditure (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
General government total expenditure (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
195 places, 8,090 data points, 1980–2023
Last refreshed

General government total expenditure (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.