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South Africa - Ranking Positions (Facts) |
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RANKING |
VALUE |
POSITION |
Geography |
Area - total |
1,219,912.00 sq km |
25 |
Area - land |
1,219,912.00 sq km |
24 |
Area - water |
0.00 sq km |
145 |
Land boundaries |
4,862.00 km |
34 |
Coastline |
2,798.00 km |
40 |
Elevation extremes - highest point |
3,408 m |
56 |
Land use - arable land |
12.10 % |
91 |
Land use - permanent crops |
0.79 % |
125 |
Land use - other |
87.11 % |
108 |
People |
Population |
43,997,828 |
28 |
Age structure: 0-14 years |
29.10 % |
103 |
Age structure: 15-64 years |
65.50 % |
98 |
Age structure: 65 years and over |
5.40 % |
101 |
Population growth rate |
-0.46 % |
204 |
Birth rate |
17.94 births/1,000 population |
107 |
Death rate |
22.45 deaths/1,000 population |
203 |
Net migration rate |
-0.08 migrant(s)/1,000 population |
80 |
Sex ratio - total population |
0.95 male(s)/female |
162 |
Infant mortality rate |
59.44 deaths/1,000 live births |
165 |
Life expectancy at birth - total population |
42.45 years |
200 |
Life expectancy at birth - male |
43.21 years |
199 |
Life expectancy at birth - female |
41.66 years |
202 |
Total fertility rate |
2.16 children born/woman |
113 |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
21.50 % |
162 |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
5,300,000 |
162 |
HIV/AIDS - deaths |
370,000 |
152 |
Literacy - total population |
86.40 % |
130 |
Economy |
GDP - real growth rate |
5.00 % |
97 |
GDP per capita - purchasing power parity |
13,300 $ |
70 |
GDP - composition by sector (agriculture) |
2.60 % |
166 |
GDP - composition by sector (industry) |
30.30 % |
79 |
GDP - composition by sector (services) |
67.10 % |
53 |
Population below poverty line |
50.00 % |
108 |
Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10% |
1.10 % |
98 |
Household income or consumption by percentage share - highest 10% |
45.90 % |
110 |
Inflation rate (consumer prices) |
5.00 % |
119 |
Labor force |
16,090,000 |
31 |
Unemployment rate |
25.50 % |
158 |
Budget - revenues |
72,150,000,000 $ |
31 |
Electricity - production |
227,200,000,000 kWh |
15 |
Electricity - consumption |
207,000,000,000 kWh |
16 |
Electricity - exports |
12,400,000,000 kWh |
13 |
Exports |
59,150,000,000 $ |
39 |
Imports |
61,530,000,000 $ |
37 |
Debt - external |
55,470,000,000 $ |
38 |
Communications |
Telephones - main lines in use |
4,729,000 |
32 |
Telephones - mobile cellular |
33,960,000 |
21 |
Internet users |
5,100,000 |
35 |
Transportation |
Railways - total |
20,872.00 km |
14 |
Roadways - total |
362,099.00 km |
17 |
Airports with paved runways - total |
146 |
16 |
Airports - with unpaved runways - total |
585 |
10 |
Military |
Military expenditures - percent of GDP |
1.70 % |
95 |
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