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Australia vs South Africa

This page compares Australia and South Africa across 50 key World Bank indicators, grouped by category. Pick any indicator below to see the full side-by-side trend, ranking, and difference.

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Health & Population

Indicator Australia South Africa Detail
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 6.88 9.24 Compare →
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 10.70 18.48 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female 2.36M 8.24M Compare →
Population, male (% of total population) 49.62 48.67 Compare →
Rural population (% of total population) 12.40 36.31 Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) 72.64 353.70 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, male (years) 81.10 62.78 Compare →
Urban population growth (annual %) 2.13 1.42 Compare →
Population, male 13.49M 31.15M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, total 17.52M 43.16M Compare →
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) 27.52 9.92 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male (% of male population) 16.67 5.31 Compare →
Population ages 15-64 (% of total population) 64.43 67.43 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male 2.25M 1.65M Compare →
Urban population 23.82M 40.77M Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) 41.65 234.18 Compare →
Population, female (% of total population) 50.38 51.33 Compare →
Rural population 3.37M 23.24M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, total 4.82M 4.28M Compare →
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) 27.69 38.39 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male (% of male population) 64.86 67.97 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) 17.22 25.09 Compare →
Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) 1.06 1.04 Compare →
Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort) 90.00 52.80 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, female (years) 85.10 69.79 Compare →
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 1.48 2.21 Compare →
Urban population (% of total population) 87.60 63.69 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, total 4.85M 16.57M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population) 18.78 8.00 Compare →
Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort) 93.86 67.72 Compare →
Population, total 27.20M 64.01M Compare →
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) 55.21 48.31 Compare →
Population growth (annual %) 1.99 1.25 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female (% of female population) 64.01 66.91 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) 18.48 26.72 Compare →
Population, female 13.70M 32.85M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female 2.57M 2.63M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female 8.77M 21.98M Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 83.05 66.31 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male 2.49M 8.32M Compare →
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) 6.42 51.84 Compare →
Net migration 137,109.00 146,370.00 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male 8.75M 21.17M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above (% of total population) 17.73 6.69 Compare →
Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) 17.84 25.88 Compare →
International migrant stock (% of population) 30.40 4.10 Compare →

Environment

Indicator Australia South Africa Detail
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) 3.47 52.11 Compare →

Agriculture

Indicator Australia South Africa Detail
Surface area (sq. km) 7.74M 1.22M Compare →
Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (sq. km) 55,230.12 1,292.93 Compare →
Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area) 0.72 0.11 Compare →

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Source: World Bank Open Data, CC BY 4.0. Values shown are the most recent reported year for each indicator and may differ between countries.