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South Africa

Sub-Saharan AfricaUpper middle incomeCapital: Pretoria271,925 observations
Population
64.75M
world rank #24 / 217
GDP
427.18B
world rank #39 / 186
GDP / capita
13,592
world rank #109 / 185
Life expectancy
66.3
world rank #183 / 217

Governance

594 indicators
Control of Corruption0-100 percentile44#95Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile46.9#120Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile55.4#153Rule of Law0-100 percentile57.3#98
World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

2,364 indicators
GDPcurrent US$427.18B#39GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $13,592#109GDP growth%1.1%#154Inflation%3.2%#86
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0Penn World Table CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Trade

129 indicators
Merchandise exportscurrent US$116.4B#37Merchandise importscurrent US$128.08B#37Exports of goods & services% GDP31.4%#82Imports of goods & services% GDP29.5%#99
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

3,497 indicators
Life expectancyyears66.3#183Infant mortalityper 1k births24.2#96Maternal mortalityper 100k118#62Health spending% GDP8.9%#46
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

3,747 indicators
Secondary enrollment% gross104.1%#37Education spending% GDP6%#9Adult literacy%91.2%#19Primary enrollment% gross101.8%#66
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Demography

1,197 indicators
Populationpeople64.75M#24Population growth%1.1%#93Urban population%63.8%#100Fertility ratebirths/woman2.2#94
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Climate

288 indicators
Electricity access% pop90.2%#30Renewable energy share%9.7%#130Forest area% land14%#147Electric power consumptionkWh per capita3,247.1#65
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Energy

302 indicators
Electricity access, rural% rural pop86.3%#30Electricity access, urban% urban pop92.4%#30Energy use per capitakg oil eq.1,938.5#58Electricity from coal% of output81.6%#83
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

392 indicators
Terrestrial protected areas% land area9.6%#121Freshwater withdrawals% internal resources47.1%#145Capture fisheries productiontonnes521,938.1#36
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Agriculture

324 indicators
Agricultural land% land area79.4%#6Cereal yieldkg per hectare4,562#21Aquaculture productiontonnes8,439.2#90Food production index2014-16 = 100113.2#68
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

604 indicators
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people179.3#8Secure internet serversper 1M people16,658.2#48Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people1.6#114
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Society

2,827 indicators
Gini indexindex54.1#57Extreme poverty% pop17.4%#38Internet users% pop78.4%#100Homicide rateper 100k43.7#103
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Risk

403 indicators
Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths1#2INFORM risk score0-105.1#40Hazard & exposure0-106.2#54Vulnerability0-104.3#32
Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0UCDP CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

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