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South Africa vs Algeria

South Africa and Algeria side by side across 199 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

GDP$479.96B vs $317.17BSouth Africa vs Algeria
GDP per Capita$7,503 vs $6,628South Africa vs Algeria
Population64.75M vs 47.44MSouth Africa vs Algeria

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Indicator South Africa AlgeriaPeriod
GDPEconomy$479.96B$317.17B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$7,503$6,6282026
Inflation RateEconomy5%4.9%2026-07
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy7%—2026-07-01
Official Exchange RateEconomy16.37 LCU/USD133.15 LCU/USD2026-07
Budget BalanceEconomy-4.9%-10.2%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy32.4%11.6%2025
Public DebtEconomy78.9%59.2%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$8.16B$-15.24B2025
GDP GrowthEconomy1%3.8%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$6,270$5,8502025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$15,600$18,2402025
GDP (PPP)Economy$1.03T$881.65B2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy2.8%14.5%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy24.1%34.8%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy12.3%9.5%2025/2024
Services (% of GDP)Economy63.1%45.7%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy13.9%45.3%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$1B$1.8B2025/2024
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy0.2%0.7%2025/2024
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy44.8%2.7%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$76.02B$72.5B2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy89.4%19.6%2024/2025
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy25.9%—2024
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy55.6%40.8%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy49.9%14.1%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy54.127.62022/2011 ⚠
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy17.4%0%2022/2011 ⚠
Account OwnershipEconomy81.1%35.3%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy34.6%21%2024/2017 ⚠
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy0.7%8%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy60.9%39%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy2.8%0.8%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$2.72B$50M2020
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy3.89M591K2020
Current Account BalanceEconomy-0.9%-1.2%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$2.47B$1.44B2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy0.6%0.5%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy27.2%23%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy33%36.8%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy60.1%29%2024/2017 ⚠
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy51.7432024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy7.3%22.6%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy0.4%14.5%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy3.8%0%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%8%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy0.4%0.1%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$24$42023
Lending Interest RateEconomy10.7%8%2025
Real Interest RateEconomy7.7%7.2%2025
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy12.9%39.4%2025/2024
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$5,521$2,8102021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy5.4%9.5%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy20.8%32.3%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy73.8%58.3%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy11.7%25.6%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy65.8%41.8%2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy3.7%9.4%2022/2011 ⚠
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy84.92024
ATMs per 100,000Economy4612.12024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy-0%2.5%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy5.7%0.2%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy30.2%4.7%2022/2011 ⚠
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy59.6%41.8%2022/2011 ⚠
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$134.18B$48.32B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$126.02B$63.56B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.5530.82024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.1450.4792024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade39.112.22021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade8.2%96.1%2025/2017 ⚠
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade38.3%2.7%2025/2017 ⚠
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade12.8%1%2025/2017 ⚠
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade5.7%1%2024/2017 ⚠
Exports (% of GDP)Trade31.4%16.8%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade29.5%22.1%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.7410.7632023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.3880.4432023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.4760.6012023
PopulationDemographics64.75M47.44M2025
Population GrowthDemographics1.1%1.3%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics66.3 years76.5 years2024
Median AgeDemographics28.9 years28.8 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics2.212.722024
Rural PopulationDemographics36.2%24.2%2025
Population Under 15Demographics25.7%29.9%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics63.8%75.8%2025
Population DensityDemographics53.6/km²20.2/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics17.817.32026
Death RateDemographics9.314.682026
Net Migration RateDemographics2.01-0.62026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics69.8 years77.9 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics62.8 years75.1 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics1.3%2%2025
Infant MortalityHealth24.219.52024
HIV PrevalenceHealth17.2%0.1%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health8.9%4.4%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.791.662022
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth74702023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth24.518.32021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth22.7%13.3%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth6.7%45%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth73.8%62.5%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth117.662.52023
Under-Five MortalityHealth34.7222023
Neonatal MortalityHealth11.715.32023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth389542024
Measles ImmunizationHealth66%96%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth65%94%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth22.2%23.4%2024
Basic SanitationHealth3.6%23.4%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth7.2%17.5%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health2.251.612010/2017 ⚠
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth54.6%53.6%2016/2019
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth96.7%98.8%2016/2019
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health6.392.512022
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth51.88.582024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$537$2332023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth37.2%73.9%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth23.7%22.4%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth93.7%95.3%2016/2019
Child StuntingChild Welfare24.4%8.9%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare3.6%2.7%2017/2019
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare88.6%99.6%2017/2019
Child MarriageChild Welfare3.6%3.8%2016/2019
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare11.8%12.8%2017/2019
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education6%9%2024
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation23.5%54.4%2023/2024
Adult Literacy RateEducation91.2%75.1%2024/2008 ⚠
Youth Literacy RateEducation97.2%93.8%2024/2008 ⚠
Primary Completion RateEducation97.6%94.1%2024/2019 ⚠
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation92.5%73.2%2024/2019 ⚠
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation93.9%98.4%2023/2025
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation90.4%22.4%2023/2025
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation86.9%79.6%2023/2025
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation62.2%46.5%2024/2019 ⚠
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation77.9%100%2002/2025 ⚠
Secondary EnrollmentEducation104.1%105.2%2023/2024
UndernourishmentFood Security10%2.5%2023
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture79.4%17.4%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture113.2111.22022
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture98K t660.76 t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture6.33K t—2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture12.85M t12K t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture3.08K t313.12 t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture1.92M t3M t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture4,874 kg/ha6,000 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture2,912 kg/ha1,899 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture3,809 kg/ha1,667 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture12.1M head1.8M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance43.71.22022/2023
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance41342024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.7430.2652025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.6330.1262025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.5380.6622025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-0.19-0.592024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-0.23-0.252024
Rule of LawGovernance0.02-0.72024
Political StabilityGovernance-0.62-0.692024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.06-0.752024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance0.61-1.052024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian55.18K180.58K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian002025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian82.36K3.69K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian002025
Internet UsersTechnology78.4%77.4%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology179.3115.52024
4G CoverageTechnology99.4%99.1%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology5.313.32024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology1.3%0.5%2025
3G CoverageTechnology99.9%99.1%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology3.4%2.6%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology1.1%1.6%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.6%0.4%2022/2024
Electricity AccessInfrastructure90.2%100%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure15.45M7.16M2023
Slum PopulationInfrastructure24.2%13.2%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy16.6K MW600.7 MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy11.3K MW461.8 MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy4.3K MW10 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy751.7 MW128.9 MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy9.7%0.1%2021
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy89.8%99.7%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy3,247 kWh1,828 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy10.2%9.2%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy14.1 MW57.9 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy86.3%100%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy8%1%2025/2024
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy4.7%0%2025/2024
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy0.8%0%2025/2024
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy82.2%98.9%2025/2024
Electricity DemandEnergy237 TWh94 TWh2025/2024
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy699 gCO₂/kWh633 gCO₂/kWh2025/2024
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy21,287 kWh16,237 kWh2024
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate6.88 t3.98 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate6.4%0.9%2021
Forest AreaClimate14%0.8%2023
Protected AreasClimate12.9%4.4%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate47.1%91.5%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate27.7 µg/m³16.5 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does South Africa or Algeria have the larger economy?

South Africa has the larger economy: $479.96B for South Africa versus $317.17B for Algeria (GDP, current US$).

How do South Africa and Algeria compare across indicators?

This page compares South Africa and Algeria on 199 indicators — economy, demographics, health, governance and more — each with its latest value, source, and a link to the full 54-country ranking.

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