Afghanistan vs South Africa: Sheep — Stocks, per capita

Afghanistan
0.2919 An per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.3318 An per person
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
41st
South Africa rank
38th

Sheep — Stocks, per capita over time

  • Afghanistan
  • South Africa
0.511.52196119922024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.3318 An per person against 0.2919 An per person in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0399 An per person.

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

The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 41st and South Africa ranks 38th of 159 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 1.96 An per person 2.01 An per person 0.0571 An per person South Africa
1970s 1.51 An per person 1.26 An per person 0.2533 An per person Afghanistan
1980s 1.32 An per person 0.9153 An per person 0.4032 An per person Afghanistan
1990s 0.9102 An per person 0.6818 An per person 0.2284 An per person Afghanistan
2000s 0.4643 An per person 0.5284 An per person 0.0641 An per person South Africa
2010s 0.4106 An per person 0.424 An per person 0.0134 An per person South Africa
2020s 0.3077 An per person 0.344 An per person 0.0363 An per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sheep — stocks, per capita, Afghanistan or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.3318 An per person against 0.2919 An per person in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in sheep — stocks, per capita between Afghanistan and South Africa?
0.0399 An per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and South Africa?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and South Africa rank globally for sheep — stocks, per capita?
Afghanistan ranks 41st and South Africa ranks 38th of 159 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Sheep — Stocks, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Sheep — Stocks, per capita
Unit
An per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
160 places, 9,274 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Sheep — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.