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Nigeria vs South Africa

This page compares Nigeria 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 Nigeria South Africa Detail
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 11.64 9.24 Compare →
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 32.49 18.48 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female 47.03M 8.24M Compare →
Population, male (% of total population) 50.57 48.67 Compare →
Rural population (% of total population) 37.02 36.31 Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) 354.91 353.70 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, male (years) 54.33 62.78 Compare →
Urban population growth (annual %) 3.36 1.42 Compare →
Population, male 117.67M 31.15M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, total 130.16M 43.16M Compare →
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) 5.45 9.92 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male (% of male population) 2.86 5.31 Compare →
Population ages 15-64 (% of total population) 55.94 67.43 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male 3.37M 1.65M Compare →
Urban population 146.53M 40.77M Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) 340.87 234.18 Compare →
Population, female (% of total population) 49.43 51.33 Compare →
Rural population 86.15M 23.24M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, total 7.09M 4.28M Compare →
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) 73.32 38.39 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male (% of male population) 56.01 67.97 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) 40.89 25.09 Compare →
Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) 1.04 1.04 Compare →
Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort) 47.49 52.80 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, female (years) 54.94 69.79 Compare →
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 4.38 2.21 Compare →
Urban population (% of total population) 62.98 63.69 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, total 95.43M 16.57M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population) 3.24 8.00 Compare →
Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort) 49.13 67.72 Compare →
Population, total 232.68M 64.01M Compare →
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) 78.77 48.31 Compare →
Population growth (annual %) 2.08 1.25 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female (% of female population) 55.87 66.91 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) 41.13 26.72 Compare →
Population, female 115.01M 32.85M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female 3.73M 2.63M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female 64.25M 21.98M Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 54.64 66.31 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male 48.40M 8.32M Compare →
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) 83.96 51.84 Compare →
Net migration -15,258.00 146,370.00 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male 65.90M 21.17M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above (% of total population) 3.05 6.69 Compare →
Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) 41.01 25.88 Compare →
International migrant stock (% of population) 0.60 4.10 Compare →

Environment

Indicator Nigeria South Africa Detail
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) 250.21 52.11 Compare →

Agriculture

Indicator Nigeria South Africa Detail
Surface area (sq. km) 923,770.00 1.22M Compare →
Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (sq. km) 18,125.36 1,292.93 Compare →
Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area) 2.00 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.