Australia vs South Africa: Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per square kilometre
Australia
52,029 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
South Africa
55,901 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
Australia rank
102nd
South Africa rank
99th
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Australia
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 55,901 current US$ per square kilometre against 52,029 current US$ per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 3,872 current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1989 it was South Africa ahead.
Australia ranks 102nd and South Africa ranks 99th of 176 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10,030 current US$ per square kilometre | 16,914 current US$ per square kilometre | 6,885 current US$ per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1990s | 9,887 current US$ per square kilometre | 19,037 current US$ per square kilometre | 9,150 current US$ per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2000s | 18,619 current US$ per square kilometre | 34,411 current US$ per square kilometre | 15,792 current US$ per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2010s | 40,953 current US$ per square kilometre | 46,724 current US$ per square kilometre | 5,771 current US$ per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2020s | 46,437 current US$ per square kilometre | 47,779 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,342 current US$ per square kilometre | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre, Australia or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 55,901 current US$ per square kilometre against 52,029 current US$ per square kilometre in Australia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre between Australia and South Africa?
- 3,872 current US$ per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Africa?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2021.
- How do Australia and South Africa rank globally for adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 102nd and South Africa ranks 99th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Adjusted savings: gross savings (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.