South Africa

Metrics

1. population
   63M
   24 of 176
   REST Countries · UN data
2. gdp
   $381B
   40 of 170
   World Bank · latest available
3. gdp per capita
   $6,034
   88 of 170
   World Bank · latest available
4. military spending
   $3B
   57 of 151
   SIPRI via World Bank
5. military % of gdp
   0.8%
   130 of 148
   SIPRI via World Bank
6. area
   1.2M km²
   26 of 176
   REST Countries
7. population density
   53 /km²
   109 of 176
   zuhd — derived from population and area
8. life expectancy
   66.1 yr
   142 of 175
   World Bank · latest available
9. internet access
   76%
   97 of 166
   ITU via World Bank
10. co₂ per capita
    6.9 t
    30 of 163
    World Bank · Climate Watch
11. urbanization
    64%
    84 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
12. fertility rate
    2.2
    79 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
13. foreign-born share
    4.1%
    85 of 167
    World Bank · UN DESA
14. remittances % of gdp
    0.2%
    135 of 155
    World Bank · IMF BOP
15. r&d % of gdp
    0.6%
    59 of 123
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
16. researchers per million
    444
    74 of 118
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
17. scientific articles / yr
    14,949
    34 of 168
    NSF / World Bank
18. high-tech exports %
    6%
    78 of 153
    World Bank · UN Comtrade
19. gini inequality
    54
    137 of 139
    World Bank · PovcalNet
20. youth unemployment
    60%
    165 of 166
    ILO via World Bank
21. adult literacy
    91%
    52 of 109
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
22. democracy (v-dem)
    0.63
    36 of 163
    V-Dem via Our World in Data
23. cpi (clean gov)
    41
    71 of 164
    Transparency International via Our World in Data
24. press freedom
    21.6
    28 of 163
    RSF via Our World in Data
25. human development
    0.741
    87 of 164
    UNDP via Our World in Data