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

Nicaragua
0.0191 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
South Africa
0.0193 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Nicaragua rank
62nd
South Africa rank
60th

Land use hidden — Total area, per capita over time

  • Nicaragua
  • South Africa
0.020.040.060.08196119922023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0193 Square kilometres per person against 0.0191 Square kilometres per person in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.0002 Square kilometres per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 62nd and South Africa ranks 60th of 181 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.063 Square kilometres per person 0.064 Square kilometres per person 0.001 Square kilometres per person South Africa
1970s 0.0472 Square kilometres per person 0.0483 Square kilometres per person 0.0012 Square kilometres per person South Africa
1980s 0.0358 Square kilometres per person 0.0357 Square kilometres per person 0.0001 Square kilometres per person Nicaragua
1990s 0.0286 Square kilometres per person 0.0277 Square kilometres per person 0.0008 Square kilometres per person Nicaragua
2000s 0.0245 Square kilometres per person 0.0247 Square kilometres per person 0.0002 Square kilometres per person South Africa
2010s 0.0214 Square kilometres per person 0.0218 Square kilometres per person 0.0005 Square kilometres per person South Africa
2020s 0.0195 Square kilometres per person 0.0197 Square kilometres per person 0.0002 Square kilometres per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use hidden — total area, per capita, Nicaragua or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0193 Square kilometres per person against 0.0191 Square kilometres per person in Nicaragua as of 2023.
What is the difference in land use hidden — total area, per capita between Nicaragua and South Africa?
0.0002 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 — total area, per capita?
Nicaragua ranks 62nd and South Africa ranks 60th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Land use hidden — Total 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 — Total 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 — Total area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.