Malaysia vs South Africa: Augmented Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita
Malaysia
0.4766
in 2020
South Africa
0.4821
in 2020
Malaysia rank
63rd
South Africa rank
62nd
Augmented Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita over time
- Malaysia
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.4821 against 0.4766 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0055.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was South Africa ahead.
Malaysia ranks 63rd and South Africa ranks 62nd of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0361 | 0.0772 | 0.041 | South Africa |
| 1880s | 0.0373 | 0.0839 | 0.0466 | South Africa |
| 1890s | 0.0385 | 0.0904 | 0.0519 | South Africa |
| 1900s | 0.044 | 0.0944 | 0.0505 | South Africa |
| 1910s | 0.0465 | 0.1031 | 0.0565 | South Africa |
| 1920s | 0.0631 | 0.1191 | 0.056 | South Africa |
| 1930s | 0.085 | 0.1323 | 0.0474 | South Africa |
| 1950s | 0.1486 | 0.1591 | 0.0105 | South Africa |
| 1960s | 0.192 | 0.1766 | 0.0154 | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 0.2257 | 0.1961 | 0.0296 | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 0.2883 | 0.2115 | 0.0768 | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 0.3243 | 0.3143 | 0.01 | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.3707 | 0.3786 | 0.0079 | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.4092 | 0.4392 | 0.03 | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.4766 | 0.4821 | 0.0055 | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher augmented human development index vs. gdp per capita, Malaysia or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.4821 against 0.4766 in Malaysia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in augmented human development index vs. gdp per capita between Malaysia and South Africa?
- 0.0055, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and South Africa?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Malaysia and South Africa rank globally for augmented human development index vs. gdp per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 63rd and South Africa ranks 62nd of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Augmented Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The AHDI seeks to give a historical perspective on human development, in four dimensions: healthy life, knowledge, a decent standard of living, and civil and political freedom.