Statement:
South Africa has lower GDP than Russia

In the Richest countries rating South Africa holds position #97 2020 out of 191 and Russia is #72 out of 191 2020.
Position of South Africa is worse than position of Russia.

Referencies:

  1. The countries in the rating sorted by 'GDP per capita (current US$)' in descending order.
    Russia 'GDP per capita (current US$)' value is 10,161.98
    South Africa 'GDP per capita (current US$)' value is 5,655.87