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Country Comparison

Key Statistics

South Africa

United States

Population

64.0M 24th

340.1M 3rd

GDP

$401.1B 41st

$28.8T 1st

GDP per Capita

$6,267 129th

$84,534 12th

GNI per Capita (PPP)

$15,150 119th

$85,980 10th

GDP Growth

0.5% 185th

2.8% 122nd

Surface Area

1,219,090 km² 24th

9,831,510 km² 3rd

Population Density

52.5 /km²

34.6 /km²

Fertility Rate (births/woman)

2.2 94th

1.6 135th

Urban Population

63.7% 111th

80.1% 57th

Population 65+

6.7% 126th

17.9% 45th

Health

South Africa

United States

Life Expectancy

66.1 yrs 183rd

78.4 yrs 63rd

Infant Mortality (per 1,000)

24.4 140th

5.5 56th

Maternal Mortality (per 100k)

118.0 134th

17.0 67th

Health Spending per Capita

$537 86th

$13,473 1st

Health Spending (% of GDP)

8.9% 47th

16.7% 3rd

Physicians (per 1,000)

0.79 132nd

3.68 39th

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

2.25 102nd

2.68 82nd

Economy & Environment

South Africa

United States

Unemployment Rate

32.3% 187th

4.0% 71st

GHG Emissions (tons/capita)

9.01 142nd

17.74 175th

Agriculture (% of GDP)

2.8%

1.0%

Industry (% of GDP)

24.3%

17.9%

Services (% of GDP)

63.0%

77.6%

Exports (% of GDP)

31.8%

11.1%

Imports (% of GDP)

29.9%

14.3%

Education & Society

South Africa

United States

Literacy Rate

91.2% 89th

N/A

Education Spending (% GDP)

6.0% 26th

5.4% 44th

Gini Index

63.0 171st

41.8 134th

Poverty Rate ($2.15/day)

31.2% 136th

1.2% 68th

Homicide Rate (per 100K)

43.7 190th

5.8 134th

Women in Parliament

44.7% 15th

28.7% 76th

Female Labor Participation

49.8% 120th

56.6% 73rd

Military Spending (% GDP)

0.7% 144th

3.4% 24th

Technology & Infrastructure

South Africa

United States

Internet Users

75.7% 122nd

93.1% 42nd

Mobile Subscriptions (per 100)

171.5 15th

112.4 111th

Access to Electricity

87.7% 164th

100.0% 124th

Access to Water

90.2% 153rd

100.0% 44th

Access to Sanitation

77.4% 153rd

99.6% 34th

Renewable Energy

9.7% 146th

10.9% 143rd

Forest Area (% of land)

14.0% 147th

33.9% 96th

Country Comparison

Key Statistics

Health

Economy & Environment

Education & Society

Technology & Infrastructure

Population Pyramids

South Africa

United States

GDP Composition

South Africa

United States

Trade Balance (% of GDP)

South Africa

United States

Population Over Time

South Africa

United States

GDP Over Time

South Africa

United States

Life Expectancy Over Time

South Africa

United States