Bhutan vs South Africa: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per square

Bhutan
1.80 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
1.88 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Bhutan rank
118th
South Africa rank
117th

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

  • Bhutan
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 1.88 million current LCU per square kilometre against 1.80 million current LCU per square kilometre in Bhutan, a difference of 78,540 current LCU per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was South Africa ahead.

Bhutan ranks 118th and South Africa ranks 117th of 195 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 21,764 current LCU per square kilometre 0 current LCU per square kilometre 21,764 current LCU per square kilometre Bhutan
1990s 87,980 current LCU per square kilometre 0 current LCU per square kilometre 87,980 current LCU per square kilometre Bhutan
2000s 350,367 current LCU per square kilometre 373,745 current LCU per square kilometre 23,378 current LCU per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 1.04 million current LCU per square kilometre 1.06 million current LCU per square kilometre 13,295 current LCU per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 1.75 million current LCU per square kilometre 1.72 million current LCU per square kilometre 26,962 current LCU per square kilometre Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per square, Bhutan or South Africa?
South Africa, at 1.88 million current LCU per square kilometre against 1.80 million current LCU per square kilometre in Bhutan as of 2023.
What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per square between Bhutan and South Africa?
78,540 current LCU per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and South Africa?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Bhutan and South Africa rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per square?
Bhutan ranks 118th and South Africa ranks 117th 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.