Egypt vs South Africa: Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data
Egypt
11,620
in 2017
South Africa
12,189
in 2017
Egypt rank
81st
South Africa rank
78th
Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data over time
- Egypt
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 12,189 against 11,620 in Egypt, a difference of 569.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1820 it was South Africa ahead.
Egypt ranks 81st and South Africa ranks 78th of 160 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 956 | 1,188 | 232 | South Africa |
| 1850s | 1,093 | 1,042 | 50.96 | Egypt |
| 1870s | 1,195 | 1,286 | 91 | South Africa |
| 1890s | 1,398 | 1,830 | 432.17 | South Africa |
| 1910s | 1,635 | 1,835 | 199.91 | South Africa |
| 1920s | 1,574 | 2,386 | 812.36 | South Africa |
| 1950s | 1,451 | 4,041 | 2,590 | South Africa |
| 1960s | 1,580 | 4,847 | 3,267 | South Africa |
| 1970s | 1,999 | 6,448 | 4,449 | South Africa |
| 1980s | 3,298 | 6,998 | 3,700 | South Africa |
| 1990s | 4,022 | 6,111 | 2,089 | South Africa |
| 2000s | 7,308 | 8,488 | 1,180 | South Africa |
| 2010s | 11,170 | 11,754 | 584.5 | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data, Egypt or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 12,189 against 11,620 in Egypt as of 2017.
- What is the difference in use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data between Egypt and South Africa?
- 569, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and South Africa?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2017.
- How do Egypt and South Africa rank globally for use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data?
- Egypt ranks 81st and South Africa ranks 78th of 160 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Various sources (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
In order to produce global estimates of historical poverty trends we have interpolated or extrapolated inequality data for missing observations. Green indicates observations of the Gini coefficient available in the original source.