Iceland vs South Africa: Gross National Income — Value US$, per square kilometre

Iceland
0.3145 million USD per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.3072 million USD per square kilometre
in 2023
Iceland rank
121st
South Africa rank
122nd

Gross National Income — Value US$, per square kilometre over time

  • Iceland
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.3145 million USD per square kilometre against 0.3072 million USD per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0073 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.

Iceland ranks 121st and South Africa ranks 122nd of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0151 million USD per square kilometre 0.0274 million USD per square kilometre 0.0122 million USD per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 0.0387 million USD per square kilometre 0.0648 million USD per square kilometre 0.0262 million USD per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 0.0705 million USD per square kilometre 0.1197 million USD per square kilometre 0.0492 million USD per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 0.1291 million USD per square kilometre 0.1967 million USD per square kilometre 0.0676 million USD per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 0.1871 million USD per square kilometre 0.3166 million USD per square kilometre 0.1295 million USD per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 0.269 million USD per square kilometre 0.3121 million USD per square kilometre 0.0431 million USD per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national income — value us$, per square kilometre, Iceland or South Africa?
Iceland, at 0.3145 million USD per square kilometre against 0.3072 million USD per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross national income — value us$, per square kilometre between Iceland and South Africa?
0.0073 million USD per square kilometre, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and South Africa?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Iceland and South Africa rank globally for gross national income — value us$, per square kilometre?
Iceland ranks 121st and South Africa ranks 122nd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross National Income — Value US$, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross National Income — 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 National Income — 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.