Malawi vs Nigeria: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per square

Malawi
41.83 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
35.90 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
35th
Nigeria rank
37th

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

  • Malawi
  • Nigeria
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M198020012023

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 41.83 million current LCU per square kilometre against 35.90 million current LCU per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 5.92 million current LCU per square kilometre.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Nigeria ahead.

Malawi ranks 35th and Nigeria ranks 37th of 195 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Nigeria Difference Ahead
1980s 0 current LCU per square kilometre 0 current LCU per square kilometre 0 current LCU per square kilometre
1990s 0 current LCU per square kilometre 466,597 current LCU per square kilometre 466,597 current LCU per square kilometre Nigeria
2000s 1.17 million current LCU per square kilometre 4.24 million current LCU per square kilometre 3.07 million current LCU per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 9.09 million current LCU per square kilometre 13.57 million current LCU per square kilometre 4.48 million current LCU per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 30.37 million current LCU per square kilometre 28.15 million current LCU per square kilometre 2.22 million current LCU per square kilometre Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per square, Malawi or Nigeria?
Malawi, at 41.83 million current LCU per square kilometre against 35.90 million current LCU per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per square between Malawi and Nigeria?
5.92 million current LCU per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nigeria?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Nigeria rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per square?
Malawi ranks 35th and Nigeria ranks 37th 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.