South Africa
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South Africa is a country
- Country Long: Republic of South Africa
- Currency: South African rand
- Capital City: Pretoria
- Region: Southern Africa
- Continent: Africa
- Demonym: South African
- Latitude: -29°0′S
- Longitude: 24°0′E
- Agricultural Land: 963,410.00
- Forest Area: 170,501.00 m²
- Land Area: 1,213,090.00 m²
- Rural Land: 1,204,430.00
- Urban Land: 15,118.70
- Central Government Debt Pct Gdp: 39.64%
- Expense Pct Gdp: 38.20%
- Gdp: 419,015,000,000.00
- Inflation: 7.04
- Self Employed Pct: 16.52%
- Tax Revenue Pct Gdp: 23.30%
- Unemployment Pct: 29.81%
- Vulnerable Employment Pct: 10.47%
- Electricity Access Pct: 84.39%
- Alternative Nuclear Energy Pct: 2.66%
- Electricty Production Coal Pct: 92.71%
- Electricty Production Hydroelectric Pct: 0.32%
- Electricty Production Nuclear Pct: 5.53%
- Electricty Production Oil Pct: 0.07%
- Electricty Production Renewable Pct: 1.93%
- Energy Imports Pct: -14.48%
- Fossil Energy Consumption Pct: 86.79%
- Renewable Energy Consumption Pct: 10.50%
- Co2 Emissions: 439,640.00
- Methane Emissions: 80,128.30
- Nitrous Oxide Emissions: 18,510.50
- Greenhouse Other Emissions: 49,022.20
- Urban Population Under 5M: 0.11
- Health Expenditure Pct Gdp: 8.58%
- Health Expenditure Capita: 489.64
- Hospital Beds: 2.30
- Hiv Incidence: 4.19
- Suicide Rate: 23.50
- Armed Forces: 90,000.00
- Internally Displaced Persons: 5,000
- Military Expenditure Pct Gdp: 0.90%
- Birth Rate: 19.82
- Death Rate: 11.43
- Fertility Rate: 2.37
- Internet Pct: 72.31%
- Life Expectancy: 62.00
- Net Migration: 58,496
- Population Female: 30,497,646
- Population Male: 28,894,608
- Population: 59,392,255
- Women Parliament Seats Pct: 46.50%
- Rural Population: 19,096,392
- Urban Population: 40,295,863
- Press: 3.52
- Democracy Score: 7.24
- Democracy Type: Flawed democracy
- Political Leader: Cyril Ramaphosa (President)
Population
The country has a total population of 59,392,255 (0.76% of worldwide)
The average net migration is 58,496 (0.1% of pop)
The population density is around 49 ppl/km²
Population distribution
The total population is 59,392,255
The male share is 48.7% and female 51.3%
The urban population represent 67.8% and rural 32.2%
Age distribution:
Location
South Africa is located in Southern Africa, Africa
The total country area is 1,213,090 km² (0.94% of worldwide)
Pretoria is the capital
Cities
There are 198 cities in South Africa in our database, they represent 47.46% of the population of the country altogether
UNESCO sites
There are 10 UNESCO World Heritage sites in South Africa:
List of sites
| Site | Type | Date inscribed |
|---|---|---|
| Barberton Makhonjwa Mountains | Natural | 2018 |
| Cape Floral Region Protected Areas | Natural | 2004 |
| Fossil Hominid Sites of South Africa | Cultural | 1999 |
| iSimangaliso Wetland Park | Natural | 1999 |
| ǂKhomani Cultural Landscape | Cultural | 2017 |
| Maloti-Drakensberg Park | Mixed | 2000 |
| Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape | Cultural | 2003 |
| Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape | Cultural | 2007 |
| Robben Island | Cultural | 1999 |
| Vredefort Dome | Natural | 2005 |
Politics
South Africa democracy type is: Flawed democracy
President Cyril Ramaphosa is the political leader of the country
Democracy forecast: protests for more democracy are likely
Parity forecast: at this rate of evolution, parity will be reached in 2024
Political parties
There are 13 parties in our database
Gender Equality in Parliament
Between 1997 and 2022, the percentage of women in Parliament increased from 25% to 46.5%
Unemployment
Between 1991 and 2022, unemployment in South Africa increased from 21.19% to 29.81%
Self employment
Between 1991 and 2021, self employment in South Africa decreased from 17.72% to 16.52%
GDP Evolution
Between 1960 and 2021, GDP in South Africa increased from 8,748,600,000 to 419,015,000,000
The country GDP is 0.44% of worldwide
The GDP per capita is $7,055.04 and the GDP per km² is $345,411.31
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (CO2)
Latest: 439,640 kt CO2 / yr (1.3% of worlwide)
Between 1990 and 2019, carbon dioxide emissions increased from 247,657 to 439,640 (kt CO2) in South Africa
Methane (CH4) Emissions
Between 1990 and 2019, methane emissions increased from 63,185.8 to 80,128.3 (kt CO2 eq) in South Africa
Renewable Energy
Between 1971 and 2015, electricity renewable production increased from 0% to 1.9% in South Africa
Media
Freedom of the Press: good
Internet access: 72%
Internet Access
Between 1990 and 2021, internet access increased from 0% to 72.31% in South Africa
Artists
There are 79 artists in our database for South Africa:
Here are 100 of the most prolific ones:
Health Expenditure % GDP
In South Africa, between 2000 and 2020, health expenditure increased from 7.3% to 8.6% of GDP
Health Expenditure per Capita
In South Africa, between 2000 and 2020, health expenditure per capita increased from 237.83 to 489.64
Hospital beds
In South Africa, between 2002 and 2010, global hospital beds decreased from 3.1 to 2.3 per 1000 people
Suicide Rate
In South Africa, between 2000 and 2019, suicide rate increased from 22.4 to 23.5 per 100,000 people
HIV Incidence
In South Africa, between 1990 and 2021, HIV Incidence increased from 2.2 to 4.2 per 1,000 people
COVID-19 Situation
Latest total reported figures for South Africa
| 09-Mar | Last 7 days | vs last week | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases | 426.0 | 2,610 | -22.6% | 4,067,067 |
| Deaths | 0.0 | 0 | nan% | 102,595 |
| Case Fatality | 0.0% | 0.0% | nan% | 2.52% |
Reported Covid-19 deaths, South Africa
There have been a total of 102,595 deaths related to COVID-19 in South Africa, 0.0 yesterday and 0 in the last 7 days (nan%)
The chart below shows a rolling 7-day average, and includes all corrections made by countries in the past
Reported Covid-19 cases, South Africa
There have been a total 4,067,067 cases related to COVID-19 in South Africa, 426.0 yesterday and 2,610 in the last 7 days (-22.6%)
The graph below shows a rolling 7-day average, and includes all corrections made by countries in the past
Military Expenditure
Military expenditure as a percentage of GDP decreased from 0.95% to 0.9% between 1960 and 2021 in South Africa
Armed forces
Armed forces decreased from 106,400 to 90,000 between 1985 and 2019 in South Africa
Universities
There are 12 universities in South Africa in our database
| University | City |
|---|---|
| Nelson Mandela University | |
| North-West University | |
| Rhodes University | |
| Stellenbosch University | Stellenbosch |
| University of Cape Town | Cape Town |
| University of the Free State | |
| University of Johannesburg | Johannesburg |
| University of KwaZulu-Natal | |
| University of Pretoria | Pretoria |
| University of South Africa | |
| University of Western Cape | |
| University of the Witwatersrand | Johannesburg |