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Italy vs South Africa

This page compares Italy 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 Italy South Africa Detail
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 11.00 9.24 Compare →
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 6.30 18.48 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female 3.41M 8.24M Compare →
Population, male (% of total population) 48.87 48.67 Compare →
Rural population (% of total population) 30.40 36.31 Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) 64.69 353.70 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, male (years) 82.00 62.78 Compare →
Urban population growth (annual %) 0.04 1.42 Compare →
Population, male 28.81M 31.15M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, total 37.42M 43.16M Compare →
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) 38.79 9.92 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male (% of male population) 22.21 5.31 Compare →
Population ages 15-64 (% of total population) 63.48 67.43 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male 6.40M 1.65M Compare →
Urban population 41.03M 40.77M Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) 36.62 234.18 Compare →
Population, female (% of total population) 51.13 51.33 Compare →
Rural population 17.92M 23.24M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, total 14.52M 4.28M Compare →
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) 18.73 38.39 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male (% of male population) 65.28 67.97 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) 11.30 25.09 Compare →
Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) 1.06 1.04 Compare →
Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort) 90.60 52.80 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, female (years) 86.00 69.79 Compare →
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 1.18 2.21 Compare →
Urban population (% of total population) 69.60 63.69 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, total 7.01M 16.57M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population) 26.93 8.00 Compare →
Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort) 94.49 67.72 Compare →
Population, total 58.95M 64.01M Compare →
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) 57.52 48.31 Compare →
Population growth (annual %) -0.05 1.25 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female (% of female population) 61.77 66.91 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) 12.51 26.72 Compare →
Population, female 30.14M 32.85M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female 8.12M 2.63M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female 18.62M 21.98M Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 83.95 66.31 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male 3.60M 8.32M Compare →
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) 2.87 51.84 Compare →
Net migration 75,448.00 146,370.00 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male 18.81M 21.17M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above (% of total population) 24.62 6.69 Compare →
Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) 11.89 25.88 Compare →
International migrant stock (% of population) 11.00 4.10 Compare →

Environment

Indicator Italy South Africa Detail
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) 199.46 52.11 Compare →

Agriculture

Indicator Italy South Africa Detail
Surface area (sq. km) 302,070.00 1.22M Compare →
Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (sq. km) 8,698.03 1,292.93 Compare →
Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area) 2.92 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.