Colombia vs South Africa: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per square kilometre

Colombia
0.3277 million USD per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.3114 million USD per square kilometre
in 2023
Colombia rank
118th
South Africa rank
121st

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

  • Colombia
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 0.3277 million USD per square kilometre against 0.3114 million USD per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0163 million USD per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Africa ahead.

Colombia ranks 118th and South Africa ranks 121st of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0184 million USD per square kilometre 0.0288 million USD per square kilometre 0.0104 million USD per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 0.0469 million USD per square kilometre 0.0683 million USD per square kilometre 0.0214 million USD per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 0.0838 million USD per square kilometre 0.1235 million USD per square kilometre 0.0397 million USD per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 0.1346 million USD per square kilometre 0.2012 million USD per square kilometre 0.0666 million USD per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 0.2975 million USD per square kilometre 0.3246 million USD per square kilometre 0.0271 million USD per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 0.2924 million USD per square kilometre 0.3177 million USD per square kilometre 0.0253 million USD per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre, Colombia or South Africa?
Colombia, at 0.3277 million USD per square kilometre against 0.3114 million USD per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre between Colombia and South Africa?
0.0163 million USD per square kilometre, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and South Africa?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Colombia and South Africa rank globally for gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre?
Colombia ranks 118th and South Africa ranks 121st of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 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$, 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
Last refreshed

Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 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.