Nicaragua vs South Africa: Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per square kilometre

Nicaragua
542,337 current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
560,507 current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Nicaragua rank
89th
South Africa rank
87th

Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per square kilometre over time

  • Nicaragua
  • South Africa
0200.0k400.0k600.0k197219972023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 560,507 current LCU per square kilometre against 542,337 current LCU per square kilometre in Nicaragua, a difference of 18,170 current LCU per square kilometre.

Across all 34 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Nicaragua ranks 89th and South Africa ranks 87th of 157 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 17,045 current LCU per square kilometre 40,344 current LCU per square kilometre 23,299 current LCU per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 72,736 current LCU per square kilometre 129,034 current LCU per square kilometre 56,298 current LCU per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 232,620 current LCU per square kilometre 335,868 current LCU per square kilometre 103,248 current LCU per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 435,922 current LCU per square kilometre 506,142 current LCU per square kilometre 70,220 current LCU per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre, Nicaragua or South Africa?
South Africa, at 560,507 current LCU per square kilometre against 542,337 current LCU per square kilometre in Nicaragua as of 2023.
What is the difference in taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre between Nicaragua and South Africa?
18,170 current LCU per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and South Africa?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Nicaragua and South Africa rank globally for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre?
Nicaragua ranks 89th and South Africa ranks 87th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Taxes on 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
Taxes on 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
157 places, 4,501 data points, 1972–2023
Last refreshed

Taxes on 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.