Nicaragua vs South Africa: Land use hidden — Land area, per capita

Nicaragua
0.0176 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
South Africa
0.0192 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Nicaragua rank
61st
South Africa rank
58th

Land use hidden — Land area, per capita over time

  • Nicaragua
  • South Africa
0.020.040.060.08196119922023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0192 Square kilometres per person against 0.0176 Square kilometres per person in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.0016 Square kilometres per person.

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

Across all 63 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Nicaragua ranks 61st and South Africa ranks 58th of 181 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0582 Square kilometres per person 0.0637 Square kilometres per person 0.0055 Square kilometres per person South Africa
1970s 0.0436 Square kilometres per person 0.0481 Square kilometres per person 0.0045 Square kilometres per person South Africa
1980s 0.033 Square kilometres per person 0.0355 Square kilometres per person 0.0024 Square kilometres per person South Africa
1990s 0.0264 Square kilometres per person 0.0276 Square kilometres per person 0.0012 Square kilometres per person South Africa
2000s 0.0226 Square kilometres per person 0.0246 Square kilometres per person 0.002 Square kilometres per person South Africa
2010s 0.0197 Square kilometres per person 0.0217 Square kilometres per person 0.002 Square kilometres per person South Africa
2020s 0.018 Square kilometres per person 0.0196 Square kilometres per person 0.0016 Square kilometres per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use hidden — land area, per capita, Nicaragua or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0192 Square kilometres per person against 0.0176 Square kilometres per person in Nicaragua as of 2023.
What is the difference in land use hidden — land area, per capita between Nicaragua and South Africa?
0.0016 Square kilometres per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Nicaragua and South Africa rank globally for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
Nicaragua ranks 61st and South Africa ranks 58th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Land use hidden — Land area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita
Unit
Square kilometres per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
181 places, 10,717 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.