South Africa vs Thailand: Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre
South Africa
0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Thailand
0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa rank
118th
Thailand rank
119th
Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre over time
- South Africa
- Thailand
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre in Thailand, a difference of 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 118th and Thailand ranks 119th of 139 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inland waters — area, per square kilometre, South Africa or Thailand?
- South Africa, at 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre in Thailand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in inland waters — area, per square kilometre between South Africa and Thailand?
- 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Thailand?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and Thailand rank globally for inland waters — area, per square kilometre?
- South Africa ranks 118th and Thailand ranks 119th of 139 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Inland waters — Area 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.