Iceland vs South Africa: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP

Iceland
0.0666 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2021
South Africa
0.0636 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Iceland rank
15th
South Africa rank
18th

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Iceland
  • South Africa
00.020.040.060.08197019952021

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.0666 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0636 current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Africa, a difference of 0.003 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Africa ahead.

Iceland ranks 15th and South Africa ranks 18th of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0397 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0487 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0091 current US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa
1980s 0.0388 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0476 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0088 current US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa
1990s 0.0464 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.057 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0106 current US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa
2000s 0.0634 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0492 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0142 current US$ per US$ of GDP Iceland
2010s 0.0692 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0559 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0133 current US$ per US$ of GDP Iceland
2020s 0.0676 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0615 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0061 current US$ per US$ of GDP Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp, Iceland or South Africa?
Iceland, at 0.0666 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0636 current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Africa as of 2021.
What is the difference in adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp between Iceland and South Africa?
0.003 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and South Africa?
52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Iceland and South Africa rank globally for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Iceland ranks 15th and South Africa ranks 18th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 8,330 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.