Ghana vs South Africa: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre
Ghana
0.3099 million USD per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.2989 million USD per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana rank
116th
South Africa rank
117th
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre over time
- Ghana
- South Africa
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.3099 million USD per square kilometre against 0.2989 million USD per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.011 million USD per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Africa ahead.
Ghana ranks 116th and South Africa ranks 117th of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0459 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1009 million USD per square kilometre | 0.055 million USD per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.047 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1303 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0833 million USD per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.0706 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1574 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0868 million USD per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.1122 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2175 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1053 million USD per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.2156 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2808 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0652 million USD per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.2942 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2915 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0027 million USD per square kilometre | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre, Ghana or South Africa?
- Ghana, at 0.3099 million USD per square kilometre against 0.2989 million USD per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre between Ghana and South Africa?
- 0.011 million USD per square kilometre, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and South Africa?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and South Africa rank globally for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- Ghana ranks 116th and South Africa ranks 117th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 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.