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

Egypt
11,957 2011 US$
in 2018
South Africa
12,166 2011 US$
in 2018
Egypt rank
79th
South Africa rank
76th

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

  • Egypt
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 12,166 2011 US$ against 11,957 2011 US$ in Egypt, a difference of 209 2011 US$.

Across all 71 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 79th and South Africa ranks 76th of 145 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt South Africa Difference Ahead
1820s 956 2011 US$ 1,188 2011 US$ 232 2011 US$ South Africa
1870s 1,195 2011 US$ 1,286 2011 US$ 91 2011 US$ South Africa
1950s 1,455 2011 US$ 4,433 2011 US$ 2,978 2011 US$ South Africa
1960s 1,799 2011 US$ 5,544 2011 US$ 3,745 2011 US$ South Africa
1970s 2,391 2011 US$ 6,673 2011 US$ 4,282 2011 US$ South Africa
1980s 3,748 2011 US$ 6,571 2011 US$ 2,823 2011 US$ South Africa
1990s 4,981 2011 US$ 6,453 2011 US$ 1,471 2011 US$ South Africa
2000s 8,120 2011 US$ 9,272 2011 US$ 1,152 2011 US$ South Africa
2010s 11,122 2011 US$ 12,034 2011 US$ 911.18 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, Egypt or South Africa?
South Africa, at 12,166 2011 US$ against 11,957 2011 US$ in Egypt as of 2018.
What is the difference in history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale between Egypt and South Africa?
209 2011 US$, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and South Africa?
71 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2018.
How do Egypt and South Africa rank globally for history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale?
Egypt ranks 79th 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]