Paraguay vs South Africa: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP

Paraguay
0.0001 people per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Africa
0.0001 people per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Paraguay rank
81st
South Africa rank
83rd

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP over time

  • Paraguay
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP in South Africa, a difference of 0 people per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Paraguay ahead.

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

Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Paraguay South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0018 people per US$ of GDP 0.0007 people per US$ of GDP 0.0011 people per US$ of GDP Paraguay
1970s 0.0008 people per US$ of GDP 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP 0.0005 people per US$ of GDP Paraguay
1980s 0.0004 people per US$ of GDP 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP Paraguay
1990s 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP Paraguay
2000s 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP Paraguay
2010s 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP 0 people per US$ of GDP Paraguay
2020s 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP 0 people per US$ of GDP Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp, Paraguay or South Africa?
Paraguay, at 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp between Paraguay and South Africa?
0 people per US$ of GDP, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and South Africa?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Paraguay and South Africa rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp?
Paraguay ranks 81st and South Africa ranks 83rd of 211 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP
Unit
people per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
211 places, 11,717 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.