France vs South Africa: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square

France
0.0045 units per square kilometre
in 2019
South Africa
0.0042 units per square kilometre
in 2019
France rank
122nd
South Africa rank
123rd

Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square over time

  • France
  • South Africa
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How they compare

France currently reports 0.0045 units per square kilometre against 0.0042 units per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0003 units per square kilometre.

That makes France's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

Across all 59 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

France ranks 122nd and South Africa ranks 123rd of 192 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0001 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre France
1970s 0.0004 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0.0004 units per square kilometre France
1980s 0.0013 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre 0.0012 units per square kilometre France
1990s 0.0022 units per square kilometre 0.0005 units per square kilometre 0.0018 units per square kilometre France
2000s 0.0032 units per square kilometre 0.0014 units per square kilometre 0.0019 units per square kilometre France
2010s 0.0041 units per square kilometre 0.0032 units per square kilometre 0.0008 units per square kilometre France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per, France or South Africa?
France, at 0.0045 units per square kilometre against 0.0042 units per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per between France and South Africa?
0.0003 units per square kilometre, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and South Africa?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do France and South Africa rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
France ranks 122nd and South Africa ranks 123rd of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 9,776 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.