Colombia vs South Africa: Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per square kilometre

Colombia
32,220 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
32,011 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Colombia rank
106th
South Africa rank
108th

Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Colombia
  • South Africa
010.0k20.0k30.0k196119922023

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 32,220 current US$ per square kilometre against 32,011 current US$ per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 209 current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was South Africa ahead.

Colombia ranks 106th and South Africa ranks 108th of 195 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 100.12 current US$ per square kilometre 567.11 current US$ per square kilometre 466.99 current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
1970s 282.41 current US$ per square kilometre 1,627 current US$ per square kilometre 1,345 current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 974.71 current US$ per square kilometre 5,109 current US$ per square kilometre 4,134 current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 5,160 current US$ per square kilometre 9,552 current US$ per square kilometre 4,392 current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 11,611 current US$ per square kilometre 17,633 current US$ per square kilometre 6,022 current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 26,879 current US$ per square kilometre 30,662 current US$ per square kilometre 3,783 current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 28,193 current US$ per square kilometre 31,684 current US$ per square kilometre 3,490 current US$ per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per square kilometre, Colombia or South Africa?
Colombia, at 32,220 current US$ per square kilometre against 32,011 current US$ per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per square kilometre between Colombia and South Africa?
209 current US$ per square kilometre, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and South Africa?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Colombia and South Africa rank globally for taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per square kilometre?
Colombia ranks 106th and South Africa ranks 108th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
196 places, 7,863 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Taxes less subsidies on products (current 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.