Barbados vs South Africa: History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale

Barbados
11,995 2011 US$
in 2018
South Africa
12,166 2011 US$
in 2018
Barbados rank
77th
South Africa rank
76th

History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale over time

  • Barbados
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 12,166 2011 US$ against 11,995 2011 US$ in Barbados, a difference of 171 2011 US$.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Africa ahead.

Barbados ranks 77th and South Africa ranks 76th of 145 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados South Africa Difference Ahead
1950s 4,138 2011 US$ 4,433 2011 US$ 294.8 2011 US$ South Africa
1960s 6,782 2011 US$ 5,544 2011 US$ 1,238 2011 US$ Barbados
1970s 10,543 2011 US$ 6,673 2011 US$ 3,870 2011 US$ Barbados
1980s 12,252 2011 US$ 6,571 2011 US$ 5,680 2011 US$ Barbados
1990s 11,945 2011 US$ 6,453 2011 US$ 5,492 2011 US$ Barbados
2000s 12,398 2011 US$ 9,272 2011 US$ 3,126 2011 US$ Barbados
2010s 11,909 2011 US$ 12,034 2011 US$ 124.47 2011 US$ South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale, Barbados or South Africa?
South Africa, at 12,166 2011 US$ against 11,995 2011 US$ in Barbados as of 2018.
What is the difference in history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale between Barbados and South Africa?
171 2011 US$, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and South Africa?
69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Barbados and South Africa rank globally for history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale?
Barbados ranks 77th and South Africa ranks 76th of 145 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale
Unit
2011 US$
Source
Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
145 places, 17,704 data points, 1000–2018
Last refreshed

Unit 1 'The capitalist revolution’ Section 1.3 'History's Hockey Stick: Growth in income' in The CORE Team, The Economy. Available at: https://tinyco.re/28126370 [Figure 1.1b]