Brazil vs South Africa: Economic complexity rank vs. GDP per capita
Brazil
44
in 2016
South Africa
42
in 2016
Brazil rank
71st
South Africa rank
74th
Economic complexity rank vs. GDP per capita over time
- Brazil
- South Africa
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 44 against 42 in South Africa, a difference of 2.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 71st and South Africa ranks 74th of 121 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.67 | 52.5 | 18.17 | Brazil |
| 1970s | 59.7 | 56.9 | 2.8 | Brazil |
| 1980s | 36.6 | 54.5 | 17.9 | South Africa |
| 1990s | 29.9 | 48.6 | 18.7 | South Africa |
| 2000s | 37.5 | 50.1 | 12.6 | South Africa |
| 2010s | 49 | 54.71 | 5.71 | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher economic complexity rank vs. gdp per capita, Brazil or South Africa?
- Brazil, at 44 against 42 in South Africa as of 2016.
- What is the difference in economic complexity rank vs. gdp per capita between Brazil and South Africa?
- 2, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and South Africa?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2016.
- How do Brazil and South Africa rank globally for economic complexity rank vs. gdp per capita?
- Brazil ranks 71st and South Africa ranks 74th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Observatory of Economic Complexity and Atlas of Economic Complexity (2016) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Economic complexity rank 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
Economic complexity corresponds to ranking in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI). Countries lower on the y-axis are considered more economically complex. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.