India vs South Africa: Prosperity gap

India

5.36

in 2022

South Africa

5.7

in 2022

India rank

32nd

South Africa rank

29th

Prosperity gap over time

South Africa currently reports 5.7 against 5.36 in India, a difference of 0.3407.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times India's.

India ranks 32nd and South Africa ranks 29th of 120 countries.

Indicator: Prosperity gap
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Average factor by which incomes need to be multiplied to bring everyone to the prosperity standard of $28 per person per day.