Remove one with its ×, or add a fifth and the oldest drops out. Any of the 54 can be compared.
GDP per Capita
Each country in its own units, on a shared axis. Answers how high.
Reported yearModelled between surveysNo record
How far each has moved
Ethiopia moved fastest — 2.1× its 2014 level — and South Africa slowest at 1.1×. Rank by speed and the order is not the order by level.
Ethiopia+$5822.1×13 of 13 points from a survey · 2014 to 2026
South Africa+$8021.1×13 of 13 points from a survey · 2014 to 2026
Every measure, side by side
Latest value for each country, with the year it comes from. A hatched cell means no usable record — not a zero.
Latest value for every measure, by country
Measure
South Africa
Ethiopia
Populationpeople
64.7m2025
135.5m2025
GDP per Capitacurrent US$
$7,6592026
$1,1312026
GDP Growth% per year
1.0%2026
9.2%2026
Inflation Rate% per year
4.4%2026
11.7%2026
Life Expectancyyears
66.32024
67.62024
Internet Users% of population
78.4%2024
21.9%2024
Electricity Access% of population
90.2%2024
56.6%2024
Urban Population% of population
63.8%2025
24.1%2025
Bold marks the highest value in a row. Behind means that country’s latest figure is older than its neighbours’ — a 2026 value and a 2022 value are not the same claim, and a hatched cell means no record at all.
What each comparison rests on
A country with more reported years is a firmer comparison than one drawn mostly from models. This is the part most comparison tools leave out.
South Africa92% reported
Ethiopia92% reported
This exact comparison, as one call. Change the countries above and the request changes with it.
GET /v1/data?country_codes=ZA,ET&metric_key=gdp_per_capita_usd&start_year=2014&end_year=2026
Every measure, South Africa and Ethiopia side by side
173 indicators where at least one of the two has a recent figure. Each value shows its own period and links to that country's page; a dash means no recent figure, not zero.