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
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k182019182017

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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Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data
Source
Various sources (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
160 places, 2,400 data points, 1820–2017
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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.