South Africa vs Tonga: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per square

South Africa
22,009 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
Tonga
20,161 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
South Africa rank
92nd
Tonga rank
94th

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per square over time

  • South Africa
  • Tonga
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 22,009 current US$ per square kilometre against 20,161 current US$ per square kilometre in Tonga, a difference of 1,848 current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1981 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 92nd and Tonga ranks 94th of 194 countries.

Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Tonga Difference Ahead
1980s 3,499 current US$ per square kilometre 4,402 current US$ per square kilometre 902.97 current US$ per square kilometre Tonga
1990s 7,179 current US$ per square kilometre 11,195 current US$ per square kilometre 4,015 current US$ per square kilometre Tonga
2000s 9,858 current US$ per square kilometre 10,617 current US$ per square kilometre 759.11 current US$ per square kilometre Tonga
2010s 18,193 current US$ per square kilometre 18,761 current US$ per square kilometre 567.88 current US$ per square kilometre Tonga
2020s 19,280 current US$ per square kilometre 20,785 current US$ per square kilometre 1,506 current US$ per square kilometre Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per square, South Africa or Tonga?
South Africa, at 22,009 current US$ per square kilometre against 20,161 current US$ per square kilometre in Tonga as of 2021.
What is the difference in adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per square between South Africa and Tonga?
1,848 current US$ per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Tonga?
41 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2021.
How do South Africa and Tonga rank globally for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per square?
South Africa ranks 92nd and Tonga ranks 94th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 8,223 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) 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.