South Africa vs Ukraine: Economic complexity rank vs. GDP per capita

South Africa
42
in 2016
Ukraine
43
in 2015
South Africa rank
74th
Ukraine rank
72nd

Economic complexity rank vs. GDP per capita over time

  • South Africa
  • Ukraine
0204060196419902016

How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 43 against 42 in South Africa, a difference of 1.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1992 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 74th and Ukraine ranks 72nd of 121 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Ukraine Difference Ahead
1990s 47 38.25 8.75 South Africa
2000s 50.1 35.1 15 South Africa
2010s 56.83 41.83 15 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 Ukraine?
Ukraine, at 43 against 42 in South Africa as of 2015.
What is the difference in economic complexity rank vs. gdp per capita between South Africa and Ukraine?
1, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Ukraine?
24 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2015.
How do South Africa and Ukraine rank globally for economic complexity rank vs. gdp per capita?
South Africa ranks 74th and Ukraine 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

Indicator
Economic complexity rank vs. GDP per capita
Source
Observatory of Economic Complexity and Atlas of Economic Complexity (2016) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
121 places, 5,650 data points, 1964–2016
Last refreshed

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.