Which has higher surface area (sq. km), per unit of gdp, Ghana or South Africa?

South Africa, at 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP against 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP in Ghana as of 2024.

What is the difference in surface area (sq. km), per unit of gdp between Ghana and South Africa?

0 sq. km per US$ of GDP, with South Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and South Africa?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Surface area (sq. km), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ghana vs South Africa: Surface area (sq. km), per unit of GDP

Ghana

0 sq. km per US$ of GDP

in 2024

South Africa

0 sq. km per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Ghana rank

83rd

South Africa rank

81st

Surface area (sq. km), per unit of GDP over time

Ghana
South Africa

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP against 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP in Ghana, a difference of 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 83rd and South Africa ranks 81st of 211 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 6 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	Ghana
1970s	0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	Ghana
1980s	0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	Ghana
1990s	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	Ghana
2000s	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	Ghana
2010s	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	Ghana
2020s	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0 sq. km per US$ of GDP	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area (sq. km), per unit of gdp, Ghana or South Africa?: South Africa, at 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP against 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP in Ghana as of 2024.
What is the difference in surface area (sq. km), per unit of gdp between Ghana and South Africa?: 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and South Africa?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Ghana and South Africa rank globally for surface area (sq. km), per unit of gdp?: Ghana ranks 83rd and South Africa ranks 81st of 211 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Surface area (sq. km), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Surface area (sq. km), per unit of GDP
Unit: sq. km per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 259 places, 14,264 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 09 November 2026

Surface area (sq. km) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.