South Africa vs Tunisia: Economic complexity rank vs. GDP per capita
South Africa
42
in 2016
Tunisia
43
in 2016
South Africa rank
74th
Tunisia rank
72nd
Economic complexity rank vs. GDP per capita over time
- South Africa
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 43 against 42 in South Africa, a difference of 1.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Tunisia ahead.
South Africa ranks 74th and Tunisia ranks 72nd of 121 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 4 and Tunisia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.5 | 49.33 | 3.17 | South Africa |
| 1970s | 56.9 | 53.4 | 3.5 | South Africa |
| 1980s | 54.5 | 44.7 | 9.8 | South Africa |
| 1990s | 48.6 | 62.5 | 13.9 | Tunisia |
| 2000s | 50.1 | 64.5 | 14.4 | Tunisia |
| 2010s | 54.71 | 46.71 | 8 | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher economic complexity rank vs. gdp per capita, South Africa or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 43 against 42 in South Africa as of 2016.
- What is the difference in economic complexity rank vs. gdp per capita between South Africa and Tunisia?
- 1, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Tunisia?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2016.
- How do South Africa and Tunisia rank globally for economic complexity rank vs. gdp per capita?
- South Africa ranks 74th and Tunisia ranks 72nd 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.