Barbados vs South Africa: History’s hockey stick: Worldwide historical real gross domestic product per capita
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: Worldwide historical real gross domestic product per capita over time
- Barbados
- South Africa
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: worldwide historical real gross domestic product per capita, 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: worldwide historical real gross domestic product per capita 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: worldwide historical real gross domestic product per capita?
- 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: Worldwide historical real gross domestic product per capita. 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: prosperity, inequality, and planetary limits’ in The CORE Team, The Economy 2.0 Microeconomics. Available at: https://tinyco.re/19274920 [Figure 1.1]