Congo vs South Africa: Tax revenue (current LCU), per square kilometre

Congo
1.57 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2021
South Africa
1.47 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Congo rank
79th
South Africa rank
81st

Tax revenue (current LCU), per square kilometre over time

  • Congo
  • South Africa
01.0M2.0M3.0M197219972023

How they compare

Congo currently reports 1.57 million current LCU per square kilometre against 1.47 million current LCU per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 93,450 current LCU per square kilometre.

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

Across all 21 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.

Congo ranks 79th and South Africa ranks 81st of 157 countries.

Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 677,843 current LCU per square kilometre 362,079 current LCU per square kilometre 315,764 current LCU per square kilometre Congo
2010s 2.02 million current LCU per square kilometre 865,116 current LCU per square kilometre 1.16 million current LCU per square kilometre Congo
2020s 1.59 million current LCU per square kilometre 1.20 million current LCU per square kilometre 390,765 current LCU per square kilometre Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tax revenue (current lcu), per square kilometre, Congo or South Africa?
Congo, at 1.57 million current LCU per square kilometre against 1.47 million current LCU per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2021.
What is the difference in tax revenue (current lcu), per square kilometre between Congo and South Africa?
93,450 current LCU per square kilometre, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and South Africa?
21 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2021.
How do Congo and South Africa rank globally for tax revenue (current lcu), per square kilometre?
Congo ranks 79th and South Africa ranks 81st of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Tax revenue (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
Tax revenue (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
157 places, 4,577 data points, 1972–2023
Last refreshed

Tax revenue (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.