South Africa vs Turkey: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices

South Africa
3.81 million SLC per square kilometre
in 2023
Turkey
4.44 million SLC per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa rank
118th
Turkey rank
116th

Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices over time

  • South Africa
  • Turkey
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How they compare

Turkey currently reports 4.44 million SLC per square kilometre against 3.81 million SLC per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.63 million SLC per square kilometre.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 118th and Turkey ranks 116th of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 5 and Turkey in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Turkey Difference Ahead
1970s 1.29 million SLC per square kilometre 0.533 million SLC per square kilometre 0.754 million SLC per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 1.66 million SLC per square kilometre 0.7741 million SLC per square kilometre 0.8884 million SLC per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 2.01 million SLC per square kilometre 1.2 million SLC per square kilometre 0.8036 million SLC per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 2.77 million SLC per square kilometre 1.76 million SLC per square kilometre 1.02 million SLC per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 3.58 million SLC per square kilometre 2.94 million SLC per square kilometre 0.647 million SLC per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 3.72 million SLC per square kilometre 4.06 million SLC per square kilometre 0.3421 million SLC per square kilometre Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices, South Africa or Turkey?
Turkey, at 4.44 million SLC per square kilometre against 3.81 million SLC per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices between South Africa and Turkey?
0.63 million SLC per square kilometre, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Turkey?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do South Africa and Turkey rank globally for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices?
South Africa ranks 118th and Turkey ranks 116th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, per square kilometre
Unit
million SLC per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 9,587 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices 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.