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China vs South Africa

This page compares China 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 China South Africa Detail
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 7.76 9.24 Compare →
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 6.77 18.48 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female 105.24M 8.24M Compare →
Population, male (% of total population) 50.94 48.67 Compare →
Rural population (% of total population) 34.11 36.31 Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) 111.02 353.70 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, male (years) 75.25 62.78 Compare →
Urban population growth (annual %) 0.43 1.42 Compare →
Population, male 717.75M 31.15M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, total 976.80M 43.16M Compare →
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) 21.15 9.92 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male (% of male population) 12.96 5.31 Compare →
Population ages 15-64 (% of total population) 69.33 67.43 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male 93.04M 1.65M Compare →
Urban population 928.44M 40.77M Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) 55.97 234.18 Compare →
Population, female (% of total population) 49.06 51.33 Compare →
Rural population 480.54M 23.24M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, total 206.63M 4.28M Compare →
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) 23.09 38.39 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male (% of male population) 70.28 67.97 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) 15.23 25.09 Compare →
Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) 1.10 1.04 Compare →
Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort) 81.66 52.80 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, female (years) 80.97 69.79 Compare →
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 1.01 2.21 Compare →
Urban population (% of total population) 65.89 63.69 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, total 225.55M 16.57M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population) 16.43 8.00 Compare →
Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort) 90.38 67.72 Compare →
Population, total $1.41B 64.01M Compare →
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) 44.24 48.31 Compare →
Population growth (annual %) -0.12 1.25 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female (% of female population) 68.34 66.91 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) 16.76 26.72 Compare →
Population, female 691.22M 32.85M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female 113.59M 2.63M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female 472.39M 21.98M Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 78.02 66.31 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male 120.30M 8.32M Compare →
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) 5.20 51.84 Compare →
Net migration -268,126.00 146,370.00 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male 504.40M 21.17M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above (% of total population) 14.67 6.69 Compare →
Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) 16.01 25.88 Compare →
International migrant stock (% of population) 0.10 4.10 Compare →

Environment

Indicator China South Africa Detail
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) 150.26 52.11 Compare →

Agriculture

Indicator China South Africa Detail
Surface area (sq. km) 9.56M 1.22M Compare →
Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (sq. km) 42,639.94 1,292.93 Compare →
Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area) 0.46 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.