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South Africa vs Turkiye

This page compares South Africa and Turkiye 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 South Africa Turkiye Detail
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 9.24 5.70 Compare →
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 18.48 11.00 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female 8.24M 9.00M Compare →
Population, male (% of total population) 48.67 49.91 Compare →
Rural population (% of total population) 36.31 10.66 Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) 353.70 111.43 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, male (years) 62.78 74.62 Compare →
Urban population growth (annual %) 1.42 0.59 Compare →
Population, male 31.15M 42.69M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, total 43.16M 58.38M Compare →
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) 9.92 15.06 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male (% of male population) 5.31 9.07 Compare →
Population ages 15-64 (% of total population) 67.43 68.27 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male 1.65M 3.87M Compare →
Urban population 40.77M 76.41M Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) 234.18 50.66 Compare →
Population, female (% of total population) 51.33 50.09 Compare →
Rural population 23.24M 9.11M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, total 4.28M 8.79M Compare →
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) 38.39 31.42 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male (% of male population) 67.97 69.03 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) 25.09 21.00 Compare →
Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) 1.04 1.05 Compare →
Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort) 52.80 80.60 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, female (years) 69.79 80.34 Compare →
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 2.21 1.48 Compare →
Urban population (% of total population) 63.69 89.34 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, total 16.57M 18.34M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population) 8.00 11.49 Compare →
Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort) 67.72 90.49 Compare →
Population, total 64.01M 85.52M Compare →
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) 48.31 46.48 Compare →
Population growth (annual %) 1.25 0.23 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female (% of female population) 66.91 67.51 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) 26.72 21.90 Compare →
Population, female 32.85M 42.83M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female 2.63M 4.92M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female 21.98M 28.91M Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 66.31 77.42 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male 8.32M 9.35M Compare →
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) 51.84 11.18 Compare →
Net migration 146,370.00 -258,205.00 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male 21.17M 29.47M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above (% of total population) 6.69 10.28 Compare →
Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) 25.88 21.45 Compare →
International migrant stock (% of population) 4.10 8.10 Compare →

Environment

Indicator South Africa Turkiye Detail
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) 52.11 110.87 Compare →

Agriculture

Indicator South Africa Turkiye Detail
Surface area (sq. km) 1.22M 785,350.00 Compare →
Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (sq. km) 1,292.93 3,767.67 Compare →
Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area) 0.11 0.49 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.