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South Africa

Continent:Africa|Region:Southern Africa|Capital:Pretoria

ISO 3166-1 alpha-2: ZA|ISO 3166-1 alpha-3: ZAF

Top Rankings

#12

Net Migration

228.2K people

#15

Mobile Subscriptions

171.509 /100

#23

Education Spending

6.123 % of GDP

All Statistics & World Rankings

Stat	Value	World Rank
👥Population	63.2M people	24th
🗺️Land Area	1.2M km²	25th
💰GDP per Person	$6.0K	124th
💵Total GDP	$381.4B	41st
❤️Life Expectancy	66.1 years	182nd
🏙️Urban Population	63.6%	111th
🌐Internet Users	75.7%	113th
👶Fertility Rate	2.216 births/woman	94th
✈️Tourist Arrivals	8.5M arrivals/year	42nd
🌲Forest Cover	14.0%	146th
📉Unemployment Rate	32.1%	186th
🎖️Military Spending	0.755 % of GDP	132nd
♻️Renewable Energy	9.7%	146th
📈Inflation Rate	6.1%	85th
🍺Beer Consumption	59.4 L/year	28th
☕Coffee Consumption	0.6 kg/year	54th
🍷Wine Consumption	7.5 L/year	40th
🎓Education Spending	6.123 % of GDP	23rd
🏥Health Spending	8.91 % of GDP	46th
🌾Arable Land	9.9%	104th
🏦Foreign Direct Investment	$3.9B	54th
💨CO₂ per Person	6.759 t	167th
🧍Population Density	52.109 /km²	166th
📱Mobile Subscriptions	171.509 /100	15th
💡Electricity Access	87.7%	163rd
🧳Net Migration	228.2K people	12th
🚀GDP Growth	0.8%	163rd
🚢Exports	33.254 % of GDP	103rd
🌽Agriculture	2.535 % of GDP	136th
🏭Industry	24.564 % of GDP	95th
🛎️Services	62.721 % of GDP	63rd
🌱Population Growth	1.3%	90th
💸Remittances	0.211 % of GDP	153rd
🛜Broadband	3.406 /100	146th
🏖️Tourism Income	$2.7B	38th
🔬High-Tech Exports	5.0%	97th
🚰Clean Water Access	90.4%	147th
🌳Forest Area	169.4K km²	39th

Neighboring Countries

South Africa shares a border with 6 countries.

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