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South Africa vs United States

This page compares South Africa and United States 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 United States Detail
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 9.24 9.00 Compare →
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 18.48 10.60 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female 8.24M 28.70M Compare →
Population, male (% of total population) 48.67 50.24 Compare →
Rural population (% of total population) 36.31 19.88 Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) 353.70 146.89 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, male (years) 62.78 76.50 Compare →
Urban population growth (annual %) 1.42 1.04 Compare →
Population, male 31.15M 170.88M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, total 43.16M 220.21M Compare →
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) 9.92 27.69 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male (% of male population) 5.31 16.36 Compare →
Population ages 15-64 (% of total population) 67.43 64.75 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male 1.65M 27.95M Compare →
Urban population 40.77M 272.51M Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) 234.18 82.42 Compare →
Population, female (% of total population) 51.33 49.76 Compare →
Rural population 23.24M 67.60M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, total 4.28M 60.98M Compare →
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) 38.39 26.76 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male (% of male population) 67.97 65.96 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) 25.09 16.96 Compare →
Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) 1.04 1.05 Compare →
Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort) 52.80 80.99 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, female (years) 69.79 81.40 Compare →
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 2.21 1.63 Compare →
Urban population (% of total population) 63.69 80.12 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, total 16.57M 58.92M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population) 8.00 19.51 Compare →
Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort) 67.72 88.44 Compare →
Population, total 64.01M 340.11M Compare →
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) 48.31 54.45 Compare →
Population growth (annual %) 1.25 0.98 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female (% of female population) 66.91 63.52 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) 26.72 17.69 Compare →
Population, female 32.85M 169.23M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female 2.63M 33.02M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female 21.98M 107.50M Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 66.31 78.89 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male 8.32M 30.22M Compare →
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) 51.84 12.41 Compare →
Net migration 146,370.00 1.23M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male 21.17M 112.71M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above (% of total population) 6.69 17.93 Compare →
Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) 25.88 17.32 Compare →
International migrant stock (% of population) 4.10 15.20 Compare →

Environment

Indicator South Africa United States Detail
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) 52.11 36.82 Compare →

Agriculture

Indicator South Africa United States Detail
Surface area (sq. km) 1.22M 9.83M Compare →
Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (sq. km) 1,292.93 127,287.53 Compare →
Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area) 0.11 1.40 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.