Compare South Africa & its neighbours
(Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Zimbabwe)
| South Africa | Botswana | Eswatini | Lesotho | Mozambique | Namibia | Zimbabwe |
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| Country Code | | ZA | BW | SZ | LS | MZ | NA | ZW |
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| Area
(sq km) | | 1,219,090 | 581,730 | 17,364 | 30,355 | 799,380 | 824,292 | 390,757 |
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| Coastline
(km) | | 2,798 | | | | 2,470 | 1,572 | |
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| Highest Point
(m) | | 3,408
(Njesuthi) | 1,489
(Tsodilo Hills) | 1,862
(Emlembe) | 3,482
(Thabana Ntlenyana) | 2,436
(Monte Binga) | 2,573
(Konigstein on Brandberg) | 2,592
(Inyangani) |
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| Average Elevation
(m) | | 1,034 | 1,013 | 305 | 2,161 | 345 | 1,141 | 961 |
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| Population | | 55,380,210 | 2,249,104 | 1,087,200 | 1,962,461 | 27,233,789 | 2,533,224 | 14,030,368 |
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| Median Age | | 27.40 | 24.90 | 23.20 | 24.40 | 17.30 | 21.40 | 20.20 |
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| Growth Rate | | 0.97 % | 1.52 % | 0.82 % | 0.24 % | 2.46 % | 1.91 % | 1.68 % |
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| Birth Rate
(Births a year per 1,000 people) | | 19.90 | 21.70 | 25.80 | 24.20 | 37.80 | 26.80 | 34.00 |
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| Death Rate
(Deaths a year per 1,000 people) | | 9.30 | 9.50 | 10.70 | 15.10 | 11.40 | 7.70 | 9.90 |
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| Urban Population | | 66.40 % | 69.40 % | 23.80 % | 28.20 % | 36.00 % | 50.00 % | 32.20 % |
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| Mothers age at first birth | | | | | 21.00 | 18.90 | 21.50 | 20.00 |
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| Maternal mortality rate
(Deaths per 100,000 live births) | | 138.00 | 129.00 | 389.00 | 487.00 | 489.00 | 265.00 | 443.00 |
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| Infant mortality rate
(Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births) | | 29.90 | 28.60 | 46.60 | 44.60 | 64.00 | 33.80 | 31.90 |
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| Health expenditure
(As a percentage of GDP) | | 8.80 % | 5.40 % | 9.30 % | 10.60 % | 7.00 % | 8.90 % | 6.40 % |
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| Physicians
(per 1,000 people) | | 0.91 | 0.37 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.07 | | 0.08 |
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| Hospital beds
(per 1,000 people) | | | 1.80 | 2.10 | | 0.70 | 2.70 | 1.70 |
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| Adult obesity
(Percentage of population with BMI > 30) | | 28.30 % | 18.90 % | 16.50 % | 16.60 % | 7.20 % | 17.20 % | 15.50 % |
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| Education expenditure
(As a percentage of GDP) | | 6.10 % | 9.60 % | 7.10 % | 6.40 % | 6.50 % | 3.10 % | 7.50 % |
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| School life
(years) | | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | | 10 |
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| Youth unemployment
(% of 15 to 24 years old unemployed) | | 53.40 % | 36.00 % | 47.10 % | 34.40 % | 7.40 % | 44.90 % | 16.50 % |
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| GDP
(Gross Domestic Product in US $) | | 767.200 billion | 39.010 billion | 11.600 billion | 6.656 billion | 37.090 billion | 26.600 billion | 34.270 billion |
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| Growth Rate
(Real growth rate of GDP) | | 1.30 % | 2.40 % | 1.60 % | -1.60 % | 3.70 % | -0.80 % | 3.70 % |
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| GDP per capita
(Gross Domestic Product per person, in US $) | | 13,600 | 17,000 | 10,100 | 3,300 | 1,300 | 11,200 | 2,300 |
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| Gross National Saving
(National saving as a percent of GDP) | | 16.10 % | 40.30 % | 25.40 % | 20.30 % | 16.80 % | 16.70 % | 23.30 % |
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