Myanmar vs South Africa: Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre

Myanmar
607,232 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
657,606 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
Myanmar rank
121st
South Africa rank
118th

Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre over time

  • Myanmar
  • South Africa
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k196119922023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 657,606 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 607,232 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in Myanmar, a difference of 50,374 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1962 it was South Africa ahead.

Myanmar ranks 121st and South Africa ranks 118th of 181 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 29,078 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 143,194 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 114,117 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre South Africa
1970s 36,762 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 215,488 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 178,726 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 54,029 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 293,837 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 239,808 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 69,105 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 370,446 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 301,342 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 144,246 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 558,183 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 413,937 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 400,826 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 707,818 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 306,992 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 606,120 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 648,637 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 42,517 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre, Myanmar or South Africa?
South Africa, at 657,606 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 607,232 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in Myanmar as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre between Myanmar and South Africa?
50,374 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and South Africa?
62 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
How do Myanmar and South Africa rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre?
Myanmar ranks 121st and South Africa ranks 118th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), 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), per square kilometre
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
181 places, 9,758 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product (GDP) 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.