Australia vs South Africa: Total assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets)

Australia
348,070 US dollar per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
387,549 US dollar per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
91st
South Africa rank
89th

Total assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) over time

  • Australia
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 387,549 US dollar per square kilometre against 348,070 US dollar per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 39,479 US dollar per square kilometre.

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

Across all 35 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 91st and South Africa ranks 89th of 169 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 11,071 US dollar per square kilometre 16,629 US dollar per square kilometre 5,558 US dollar per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 18,878 US dollar per square kilometre 30,483 US dollar per square kilometre 11,606 US dollar per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 80,012 US dollar per square kilometre 123,816 US dollar per square kilometre 43,803 US dollar per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 215,868 US dollar per square kilometre 346,310 US dollar per square kilometre 130,442 US dollar per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 326,366 US dollar per square kilometre 432,651 US dollar per square kilometre 106,284 US dollar per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets), Australia or South Africa?
South Africa, at 387,549 US dollar per square kilometre against 348,070 US dollar per square kilometre in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in total assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) between Australia and South Africa?
39,479 US dollar per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Africa?
35 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
How do Australia and South Africa rank globally for total assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets)?
Australia ranks 91st and South Africa ranks 89th of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Total assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per square kilometre
Unit
US dollar per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
169 places, 4,007 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Total assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 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.