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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#95 Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile46.9#120 Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile55.4#153 Rule of Law0-100 percentile57.3#98

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Economy

2,366 indicators

GDPcurrent US$427.18B#39 GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $13,592#109 GDP growth%1.1%#154 Inflation%3.2%#86

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Trade

127 indicators

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Health

3,497 indicators

Life expectancyyears66.3#183 Infant mortalityper 1k births24.2#96 Maternal mortalityper 100k118#62 Health spending% GDP8.9%#46

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Education

3,747 indicators

Secondary enrollment% gross104.1%#37 Education spending% GDP6%#9 Adult literacy%91.2%#19 Primary enrollment% gross101.8%#66

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Demography

1,197 indicators

Populationpeople64.75M#24 Population growth%1.1%#93 Urban population%63.8%#100 Fertility ratebirths/woman2.2#94

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Climate

288 indicators

Electricity access% pop90.2%#30 Renewable energy share%9.7%#130 Forest area% land14%#147 Electric power consumptionkWh per capita3,247.1#65

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Energy

302 indicators

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Environment

392 indicators

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Agriculture

324 indicators

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Technology

604 indicators

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Society

2,827 indicators

Gini indexindex54.1#57 Extreme poverty% pop17.4%#38 Internet users% pop78.4%#100 Homicide rateper 100k43.7#103

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Risk

403 indicators

Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths1#2 INFORM risk score0-105.1#40 Hazard & exposure0-106.2#54 Vulnerability0-104.3#32

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Other

1 indicator

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