Iraq vs South Africa: History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale
Iraq
12,836 2011 US$
in 2018
South Africa
12,166 2011 US$
in 2018
Iraq rank
73rd
South Africa rank
76th
History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale over time
- Iraq
- South Africa
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 12,836 2011 US$ against 12,166 2011 US$ in South Africa, a difference of 670 2011 US$.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 71 shared years of data; in 1820 it was South Africa ahead.
Iraq ranks 73rd and South Africa ranks 76th of 145 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 877 2011 US$ | 1,188 2011 US$ | 311 2011 US$ | South Africa |
| 1870s | 956 2011 US$ | 1,286 2011 US$ | 330 2011 US$ | South Africa |
| 1950s | 3,341 2011 US$ | 4,433 2011 US$ | 1,092 2011 US$ | South Africa |
| 1960s | 5,054 2011 US$ | 5,544 2011 US$ | 489.7 2011 US$ | South Africa |
| 1970s | 7,128 2011 US$ | 6,673 2011 US$ | 455.5 2011 US$ | Iraq |
| 1980s | 6,635 2011 US$ | 6,571 2011 US$ | 63.3 2011 US$ | Iraq |
| 1990s | 2,435 2011 US$ | 6,453 2011 US$ | 4,018 2011 US$ | South Africa |
| 2000s | 6,128 2011 US$ | 9,272 2011 US$ | 3,145 2011 US$ | South Africa |
| 2010s | 12,594 2011 US$ | 12,034 2011 US$ | 560.29 2011 US$ | Iraq |
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, Iraq or South Africa?
- Iraq, at 12,836 2011 US$ against 12,166 2011 US$ in South Africa as of 2018.
- What is the difference in history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale between Iraq and South Africa?
- 670 2011 US$, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and South Africa?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2018.
- How do Iraq and South Africa rank globally for history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale?
- Iraq ranks 73rd 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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About this data
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]