Kiribati vs South Africa: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre

Kiribati
0.3221 million USD per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.2989 million USD per square kilometre
in 2023
Kiribati rank
114th
South Africa rank
117th

Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre over time

  • Kiribati
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 0.3221 million USD per square kilometre against 0.2989 million USD per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0232 million USD per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 8 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kiribati ahead.

Kiribati ranks 114th and South Africa ranks 117th of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1939 million USD per square kilometre 0.1009 million USD per square kilometre 0.093 million USD per square kilometre Kiribati
1980s 0.132 million USD per square kilometre 0.1303 million USD per square kilometre 0.0017 million USD per square kilometre Kiribati
1990s 0.15 million USD per square kilometre 0.1574 million USD per square kilometre 0.0073 million USD per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 0.1703 million USD per square kilometre 0.2175 million USD per square kilometre 0.0472 million USD per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 0.2285 million USD per square kilometre 0.2808 million USD per square kilometre 0.0523 million USD per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 0.3032 million USD per square kilometre 0.2915 million USD per square kilometre 0.0116 million USD per square kilometre Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre, Kiribati or South Africa?
Kiribati, at 0.3221 million USD per square kilometre against 0.2989 million USD per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre between Kiribati and South Africa?
0.0232 million USD per square kilometre, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and South Africa?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Kiribati and South Africa rank globally for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
Kiribati ranks 114th and South Africa ranks 117th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre
Unit
million USD per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 9,641 data points, 1970–2023
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Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 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.