Chile vs South Africa: Commercial service exports (current US$), per square kilometre

Chile
13,275 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
11,696 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Chile rank
127th
South Africa rank
130th

Commercial service exports (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Chile
  • South Africa
05.0k10.0k15.0k196119922023

How they compare

Chile currently reports 13,275 current US$ per square kilometre against 11,696 current US$ per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 1,579 current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was South Africa ahead.

Chile ranks 127th and South Africa ranks 130th of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 554.11 current US$ per square kilometre 1,297 current US$ per square kilometre 742.78 current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 1,315 current US$ per square kilometre 1,887 current US$ per square kilometre 572.04 current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 3,970 current US$ per square kilometre 3,379 current US$ per square kilometre 591.79 current US$ per square kilometre Chile
2000s 8,378 current US$ per square kilometre 8,035 current US$ per square kilometre 343.3 current US$ per square kilometre Chile
2010s 12,713 current US$ per square kilometre 13,357 current US$ per square kilometre 643.52 current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 9,728 current US$ per square kilometre 9,117 current US$ per square kilometre 611.08 current US$ per square kilometre Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial service exports (current us$), per square kilometre, Chile or South Africa?
Chile, at 13,275 current US$ per square kilometre against 11,696 current US$ per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in commercial service exports (current us$), per square kilometre between Chile and South Africa?
1,579 current US$ per square kilometre, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and South Africa?
49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Chile and South Africa rank globally for commercial service exports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Chile ranks 127th and South Africa ranks 130th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Commercial service exports (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Commercial service exports (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
243 places, 9,320 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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