Japan vs Sub-Saharan Africa: GNI, PPP (current international $), per capita
Japan
58,920 current international $ per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
5,616 current international $ per person
in 2025
Japan rank
37th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
39th
GNI, PPP (current international $), per capita over time
- Japan
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Japan currently reports 58,920 current international $ per person against 5,616 current international $ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 53,304 current international $ per person.
That makes Japan's figure about 10.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th of 203 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24,426 current international $ per person | 2,076 current international $ per person | 22,350 current international $ per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 32,406 current international $ per person | 2,806 current international $ per person | 29,599 current international $ per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 41,631 current international $ per person | 3,959 current international $ per person | 37,671 current international $ per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 52,921 current international $ per person | 5,009 current international $ per person | 47,912 current international $ per person | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gni, ppp (current international $), per capita, Japan or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Japan, at 58,920 current international $ per person against 5,616 current international $ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gni, ppp (current international $), per capita between Japan and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 53,304 current international $ per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for gni, ppp (current international $), per capita?
- Japan ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GNI, PPP (current international $), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
GNI, PPP (current international $) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.