Egypt vs South Africa

Egypt (Africa) and South Africa (Africa) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1960-2025

Egypt South Africa World

0 5,000 10k 15k 1960 Egypt: 156.39 South Africa: 532.15 World: 452.65 1961 Egypt: 162.84 South Africa: 545.66 World: 471.93 1962 Egypt: 142.41 South Africa: 563.42 World: 496.11 1963 Egypt: 143.93 South Africa: 604.54 World: 525.19 1964 Egypt: 157.72 South Africa: 645.87 World: 563.85 1965 Egypt: 161.57 South Africa: 684.62 World: 601.89 1966 Egypt: 168.05 South Africa: 721.75 World: 638.97 1967 Egypt: 174.1 South Africa: 778.84 World: 664.4 1968 Egypt: 179.77 South Africa: 817.13 World: 703.46 1969 Egypt: 192.96 South Africa: 890.92 World: 761.11 1970 Egypt: 232.27 South Africa: 952.35 World: 817.68 1971 Egypt: 242.97 South Africa: 1,020.44 World: 884.88 1972 Egypt: 256.48 South Africa: 1,038.39 World: 1,002 1973 Egypt: 272.18 South Africa: 1,369.16 World: 1,201.53 1974 Egypt: 243.06 South Africa: 1,656.29 World: 1,362.19 1975 Egypt: 299.22 South Africa: 1,670.12 World: 1,488.94 1976 Egypt: 334.61 South Africa: 1,559 World: 1,589.73 1977 Egypt: 353.4 South Africa: 1,671.47 World: 1,766.28 1978 Egypt: 354.67 South Africa: 1,851.75 World: 2,055.49 1979 Egypt: 420.86 South Africa: 2,201.52 World: 2,335.19 1980 Egypt: 493.05 South Africa: 3,028.97 World: 2,587.01 1981 Egypt: 490.31 South Africa: 3,049.71 World: 2,628.62 1982 Egypt: 595.92 South Africa: 2,717.16 World: 2,554.08 1983 Egypt: 648.01 South Africa: 2,938.49 World: 2,561.17 1984 Egypt: 689.81 South Africa: 2,504.08 World: 2,614.33 1985 Egypt: 769.76 South Africa: 1,839.48 World: 2,690.59 1986 Egypt: 790.2 South Africa: 2,027.47 World: 3,118.57 1987 Egypt: 753.72 South Africa: 2,586.27 World: 3,487.88 1988 Egypt: 633.84 South Africa: 2,702.06 World: 3,829.99 1989 Egypt: 701.04 South Africa: 2,726.71 World: 3,930.51 1990 Egypt: 735.98 South Africa: 3,093.49 World: 4,338.94 1991 Egypt: 622.83 South Africa: 3,243.24 World: 4,453.9 1992 Egypt: 680.8 South Africa: 3,462.39 World: 4,679.98 1993 Egypt: 740.33 South Africa: 3,399.64 World: 4,685.3 1994 Egypt: 807.3 South Africa: 3,488.6 World: 4,967.01 1995 Egypt: 916.33 South Africa: 3,855.63 World: 5,463.2 1996 Egypt: 1,008.98 South Africa: 3,617.55 World: 5,507.22 1997 Egypt: 1,146.2 South Africa: 3,700.24 World: 5,408.57 1998 Egypt: 1,212.82 South Africa: 3,309.61 World: 5,302.34 1999 Egypt: 1,268.31 South Africa: 3,242.37 World: 5,401.23 2000 Egypt: 1,366.09 South Africa: 3,217.85 World: 5,512.56 2001 Egypt: 1,295.14 South Africa: 2,847.15 World: 5,404.2 2002 Egypt: 1,116.83 South Africa: 2,688.24 World: 5,539.32 2003 Egypt: 1,031.28 South Africa: 4,062.22 World: 6,129.87 2004 Egypt: 991.26 South Africa: 5,221.46 World: 6,818 2005 Egypt: 1,105.54 South Africa: 5,836.88 World: 7,290.57 2006 Egypt: 1,298.98 South Africa: 6,077.38 World: 7,803.19 2007 Egypt: 1,547.74 South Africa: 6,591.86 World: 8,685.33 2008 Egypt: 1,896.22 South Africa: 6,184.75 World: 9,425.74 2009 Egypt: 2,161.64 South Africa: 6,374.71 World: 8,827.04 2010 Egypt: 2,455.08 South Africa: 7,973.47 World: 9,555.07 2011 Egypt: 2,590.64 South Africa: 8,646.06 World: 10,496.93 2012 Egypt: 2,996.07 South Africa: 8,076.98 World: 10,597.85 2013 Egypt: 3,025.53 South Africa: 7,331.65 World: 10,759.35 2014 Egypt: 3,133.39 South Africa: 6,856.73 World: 10,912.24 2015 Egypt: 3,306.98 South Africa: 6,112.27 World: 10,191.98 2016 Egypt: 3,270.63 South Africa: 5,651.21 World: 10,239.47 2017 Egypt: 2,395.1 South Africa: 6,618.34 World: 10,784.4 2018 Egypt: 2,484.7 South Africa: 6,914.18 World: 11,344.73 2019 Egypt: 2,962.99 South Africa: 6,533.71 World: 11,417.6 2020 Egypt: 3,511.11 South Africa: 5,580.6 World: 10,999.49 2021 Egypt: 3,827.35 South Africa: 6,828.76 World: 12,472.91 2022 Egypt: 4,233.31 South Africa: 6,534.25 World: 12,876.24 2023 Egypt: 3,456.79 South Africa: 6,034.27 World: 13,313.86 2024 Egypt: 3,338.47 South Africa: 6,267.19 World: 13,717.09 2025 Egypt: 3,085.81 South Africa: 6,597.71 World: 14,405.85 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Egypt South Africa World

40 50 60 70 80 1960 Egypt: 44.44 South Africa: 52.58 World: 50.94 1961 Egypt: 45.15 South Africa: 53.07 World: 52.8 1962 Egypt: 45.84 South Africa: 53.57 World: 55.29 1963 Egypt: 46.49 South Africa: 53.9 World: 55.65 1964 Egypt: 47.08 South Africa: 54.22 World: 56.1 1965 Egypt: 47.58 South Africa: 54.43 World: 55.93 1966 Egypt: 47.99 South Africa: 54.73 World: 56.45 1967 Egypt: 48.13 South Africa: 54.96 World: 56.9 1968 Egypt: 48.6 South Africa: 55.19 World: 57.34 1969 Egypt: 48.7 South Africa: 55.44 World: 57.68 1970 Egypt: 49 South Africa: 55.68 World: 57.94 1971 Egypt: 49.48 South Africa: 56.02 World: 58.02 1972 Egypt: 49.91 South Africa: 56.38 World: 58.84 1973 Egypt: 50.1 South Africa: 56.72 World: 59.3 1974 Egypt: 51.04 South Africa: 57.11 World: 59.7 1975 Egypt: 51.73 South Africa: 57.59 World: 60.13 1976 Egypt: 52.48 South Africa: 58 World: 60.45 1977 Egypt: 53.27 South Africa: 58.48 World: 61.04 1978 Egypt: 54.08 South Africa: 58.99 World: 61.39 1979 Egypt: 54.88 South Africa: 59.47 World: 61.84 1980 Egypt: 55.67 South Africa: 59.96 World: 62.15 1981 Egypt: 56.45 South Africa: 60.45 World: 62.52 1982 Egypt: 57.22 South Africa: 60.94 World: 62.87 1983 Egypt: 57.97 South Africa: 61.39 World: 63.13 1984 Egypt: 58.7 South Africa: 61.84 World: 63.44 1985 Egypt: 59.41 South Africa: 62.2 World: 63.73 1986 Egypt: 60.09 South Africa: 62.42 World: 64.12 1987 Egypt: 60.74 South Africa: 62.69 World: 64.46 1988 Egypt: 61.36 South Africa: 62.9 World: 64.67 1989 Egypt: 61.95 South Africa: 63.02 World: 64.96 1990 Egypt: 62.51 South Africa: 62.94 World: 65.11 1991 Egypt: 63.06 South Africa: 62.98 World: 65.3 1992 Egypt: 63.59 South Africa: 62.84 World: 65.55 1993 Egypt: 64.15 South Africa: 62.62 World: 65.74 1994 Egypt: 64.66 South Africa: 62.07 World: 65.96 1995 Egypt: 65.21 South Africa: 61.6 World: 66.2 1996 Egypt: 65.73 South Africa: 61.08 World: 66.52 1997 Egypt: 66.21 South Africa: 60.54 World: 66.83 1998 Egypt: 66.64 South Africa: 59.91 World: 67.07 1999 Egypt: 67.01 South Africa: 59.19 World: 67.31 2000 Egypt: 67.33 South Africa: 58.37 World: 67.65 2001 Egypt: 67.61 South Africa: 57.16 World: 67.95 2002 Egypt: 67.85 South Africa: 55.58 World: 68.23 2003 Egypt: 68.05 South Africa: 54.25 World: 68.52 2004 Egypt: 68.21 South Africa: 53.96 World: 68.77 2005 Egypt: 68.36 South Africa: 53.91 World: 69.11 2006 Egypt: 68.49 South Africa: 54.22 World: 69.47 2007 Egypt: 68.63 South Africa: 54.95 World: 69.81 2008 Egypt: 68.76 South Africa: 55.98 World: 70 2009 Egypt: 68.92 South Africa: 57.41 World: 70.38 2010 Egypt: 69.08 South Africa: 58.89 World: 70.68 2011 Egypt: 69.23 South Africa: 60.6 World: 70.97 2012 Egypt: 69.46 South Africa: 61.74 World: 71.26 2013 Egypt: 69.63 South Africa: 62.39 World: 71.53 2014 Egypt: 69.91 South Africa: 63.18 World: 71.78 2015 Egypt: 70.14 South Africa: 64.05 World: 71.97 2016 Egypt: 70.44 South Africa: 64.75 World: 72.19 2017 Egypt: 70.71 South Africa: 65.42 World: 72.37 2018 Egypt: 70.97 South Africa: 65.73 World: 72.64 2019 Egypt: 71.21 South Africa: 66.07 World: 72.87 2020 Egypt: 69.79 South Africa: 65.15 World: 72.18 2021 Egypt: 68.98 South Africa: 62.01 World: 71.22 2022 Egypt: 71.01 South Africa: 65.45 World: 72.97 2023 Egypt: 71.63 South Africa: 66.14 World: 73.33 2024 Egypt: 71.81 South Africa: 66.31 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Egypt South Africa World

2 3 4 5 6 7 1960 Egypt: 6.79 South Africa: 6.11 World: 4.69 1961 Egypt: 6.76 South Africa: 6.08 World: 4.56 1962 Egypt: 6.71 South Africa: 6.05 World: 5.02 1963 Egypt: 6.65 South Africa: 6.01 World: 5.31 1964 Egypt: 6.54 South Africa: 5.96 World: 5.13 1965 Egypt: 6.39 South Africa: 5.89 World: 5.08 1966 Egypt: 6.31 South Africa: 5.91 World: 4.97 1967 Egypt: 6.25 South Africa: 5.85 World: 4.87 1968 Egypt: 6.19 South Africa: 5.78 World: 4.98 1969 Egypt: 6.12 South Africa: 5.72 World: 4.88 1970 Egypt: 6.06 South Africa: 5.63 World: 4.84 1971 Egypt: 5.99 South Africa: 5.57 World: 4.69 1972 Egypt: 5.93 South Africa: 5.49 World: 4.55 1973 Egypt: 5.84 South Africa: 5.41 World: 4.42 1974 Egypt: 5.78 South Africa: 5.3 World: 4.26 1975 Egypt: 5.75 South Africa: 5.19 World: 4.07 1976 Egypt: 5.73 South Africa: 5.07 World: 3.97 1977 Egypt: 5.68 South Africa: 4.94 World: 3.84 1978 Egypt: 5.63 South Africa: 4.85 World: 3.77 1979 Egypt: 5.57 South Africa: 4.82 World: 3.76 1980 Egypt: 5.49 South Africa: 4.78 World: 3.73 1981 Egypt: 5.37 South Africa: 4.71 World: 3.71 1982 Egypt: 5.33 South Africa: 4.7 World: 3.72 1983 Egypt: 5.31 South Africa: 4.63 World: 3.59 1984 Egypt: 5.21 South Africa: 4.57 World: 3.57 1985 Egypt: 5.12 South Africa: 4.5 World: 3.53 1986 Egypt: 5 South Africa: 4.41 World: 3.51 1987 Egypt: 4.91 South Africa: 4.35 World: 3.48 1988 Egypt: 4.83 South Africa: 4.18 World: 3.39 1989 Egypt: 4.68 South Africa: 3.98 World: 3.35 1990 Egypt: 4.51 South Africa: 3.72 World: 3.31 1991 Egypt: 4.32 South Africa: 3.62 World: 3.13 1992 Egypt: 4.15 South Africa: 3.48 World: 3.04 1993 Egypt: 3.99 South Africa: 3.37 World: 2.97 1994 Egypt: 3.87 South Africa: 3.26 World: 2.92 1995 Egypt: 3.76 South Africa: 3.17 World: 2.87 1996 Egypt: 3.7 South Africa: 2.99 World: 2.82 1997 Egypt: 3.68 South Africa: 2.73 World: 2.78 1998 Egypt: 3.68 South Africa: 2.63 World: 2.75 1999 Egypt: 3.6 South Africa: 2.56 World: 2.72 2000 Egypt: 3.51 South Africa: 2.41 World: 2.73 2001 Egypt: 3.46 South Africa: 2.37 World: 2.69 2002 Egypt: 3.41 South Africa: 2.32 World: 2.66 2003 Egypt: 3.35 South Africa: 2.36 World: 2.64 2004 Egypt: 3.28 South Africa: 2.44 World: 2.63 2005 Egypt: 3.25 South Africa: 2.51 World: 2.61 2006 Egypt: 3.22 South Africa: 2.55 World: 2.61 2007 Egypt: 3.24 South Africa: 2.55 World: 2.6 2008 Egypt: 3.24 South Africa: 2.68 World: 2.6 2009 Egypt: 3.26 South Africa: 2.5 World: 2.59 2010 Egypt: 3.3 South Africa: 2.45 World: 2.57 2011 Egypt: 3.31 South Africa: 2.44 World: 2.55 2012 Egypt: 3.4 South Africa: 2.45 World: 2.56 2013 Egypt: 3.49 South Africa: 2.43 World: 2.53 2014 Egypt: 3.49 South Africa: 2.42 World: 2.52 2015 Egypt: 3.5 South Africa: 2.36 World: 2.49 2016 Egypt: 3.35 South Africa: 2.26 World: 2.49 2017 Egypt: 3.31 South Africa: 2.28 World: 2.46 2018 Egypt: 3.02 South Africa: 2.27 World: 2.39 2019 Egypt: 2.87 South Africa: 2.26 World: 2.35 2020 Egypt: 2.85 South Africa: 2.26 World: 2.28 2021 Egypt: 2.75 South Africa: 2.25 World: 2.25 2022 Egypt: 2.75 South Africa: 2.23 World: 2.22 2023 Egypt: 2.75 South Africa: 2.22 World: 2.2 2024 Egypt: 2.74 South Africa: 2.21 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Egypt South Africa World

0 10 20 30 40 1991 Egypt: 9.38 South Africa: 23.14 World: 5.12 1992 Egypt: 8.92 South Africa: 23.46 World: 5.28 1993 Egypt: 10.92 South Africa: 23.36 World: 5.54 1994 Egypt: 10.93 South Africa: 23.07 World: 5.79 1995 Egypt: 11.04 South Africa: 22.71 World: 5.92 1996 Egypt: 9 South Africa: 22.5 World: 5.98 1997 Egypt: 8.37 South Africa: 22.55 World: 6.01 1998 Egypt: 8.03 South Africa: 22.74 World: 6.16 1999 Egypt: 7.95 South Africa: 22.88 World: 6.28 2000 Egypt: 8.98 South Africa: 22.79 World: 6.11 2001 Egypt: 9.26 South Africa: 22.65 World: 6.19 2002 Egypt: 10.01 South Africa: 22.58 World: 6.41 2003 Egypt: 10.91 South Africa: 22.68 World: 6.48 2004 Egypt: 10.32 South Africa: 22.57 World: 6.33 2005 Egypt: 11.05 South Africa: 22.47 World: 6.22 2006 Egypt: 10.49 South Africa: 22.3 World: 5.97 2007 Egypt: 8.8 South Africa: 22.26 World: 5.77 2008 Egypt: 8.52 South Africa: 22.41 World: 5.82 2009 Egypt: 9.09 South Africa: 23.52 World: 6.41 2010 Egypt: 8.76 South Africa: 24.68 World: 6.28 2011 Egypt: 11.85 South Africa: 24.64 World: 6.15 2012 Egypt: 12.6 South Africa: 24.73 World: 6.15 2013 Egypt: 13.15 South Africa: 24.56 World: 6.1 2014 Egypt: 13.11 South Africa: 24.89 World: 5.96 2015 Egypt: 13.05 South Africa: 25.15 World: 6 2016 Egypt: 12.45 South Africa: 26.54 World: 5.97 2017 Egypt: 11.77 South Africa: 27.04 World: 5.9 2018 Egypt: 9.86 South Africa: 26.91 World: 5.76 2019 Egypt: 7.85 South Africa: 28.47 World: 5.59 2020 Egypt: 7.97 South Africa: 29.22 World: 6.59 2021 Egypt: 7.44 South Africa: 34.01 World: 6.05 2022 Egypt: 6.55 South Africa: 33.27 World: 5.23 2023 Egypt: 6.75 South Africa: 32.1 World: 4.85 2024 Egypt: 6.82 South Africa: 32.28 World: 4.81 2025 Egypt: 6.78 South Africa: 32.39 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Egypt South Africa World

0 2 4 6 8 10 1970 Egypt: 0.74 South Africa: 8.33 World: 4.14 1971 Egypt: 0.71 South Africa: 8.04 World: 4.04 1972 Egypt: 0.75 South Africa: 8.09 World: 4.16 1973 Egypt: 0.69 South Africa: 8.57 World: 4.32 1974 Egypt: 0.78 South Africa: 8.6 World: 4.23 1975 Egypt: 0.82 South Africa: 8.99 World: 4.14 1976 Egypt: 0.92 South Africa: 9.29 World: 4.31 1977 Egypt: 0.93 South Africa: 9.04 World: 4.36 1978 Egypt: 0.92 South Africa: 8 World: 4.42 1979 Egypt: 0.97 South Africa: 7.98 World: 4.46 1980 Egypt: 1.04 South Africa: 8.23 World: 4.33 1981 Egypt: 1.14 South Africa: 8.4 World: 4.18 1982 Egypt: 1.2 South Africa: 8.32 World: 4.05 1983 Egypt: 1.3 South Africa: 8.1 World: 4.01 1984 Egypt: 1.39 South Africa: 8.34 World: 4.07 1985 Egypt: 1.42 South Africa: 8.2 World: 4.05 1986 Egypt: 1.44 South Africa: 7.88 World: 4.04 1987 Egypt: 1.51 South Africa: 8.07 World: 4.1 1988 Egypt: 1.51 South Africa: 7.92 World: 4.16 1989 Egypt: 1.56 South Africa: 7.61 World: 4.16 1990 Egypt: 1.57 South Africa: 7.71 World: 4.15 1991 Egypt: 1.56 South Africa: 7.34 World: 4.1 1992 Egypt: 1.59 South Africa: 7.06 World: 4.01 1993 Egypt: 1.55 South Africa: 6.97 World: 3.97 1994 Egypt: 1.45 South Africa: 7.01 World: 3.94 1995 Egypt: 1.52 South Africa: 7.3 World: 3.99 1996 Egypt: 1.6 South Africa: 7.45 World: 4.01 1997 Egypt: 1.66 South Africa: 7.69 World: 4.02 1998 Egypt: 1.72 South Africa: 7.73 World: 3.98 1999 Egypt: 1.81 South Africa: 7.29 World: 3.95 2000 Egypt: 1.75 South Africa: 7.36 World: 4.01 2001 Egypt: 1.89 South Africa: 7.51 World: 4.01 2002 Egypt: 1.9 South Africa: 7.72 World: 4.02 2003 Egypt: 1.9 South Africa: 8.11 World: 4.15 2004 Egypt: 2.02 South Africa: 8.69 World: 4.28 2005 Egypt: 2.2 South Africa: 8.82 World: 4.39 2006 Egypt: 2.28 South Africa: 8.81 World: 4.48 2007 Egypt: 2.4 South Africa: 9.1 World: 4.59 2008 Egypt: 2.35 South Africa: 9.55 World: 4.56 2009 Egypt: 2.4 South Africa: 8.83 World: 4.45 2010 Egypt: 2.37 South Africa: 8.87 World: 4.67 2011 Egypt: 2.41 South Africa: 8.38 World: 4.76 2012 Egypt: 2.5 South Africa: 8.58 World: 4.77 2013 Egypt: 2.4 South Africa: 8.69 World: 4.81 2014 Egypt: 2.39 South Africa: 8.75 World: 4.78 2015 Egypt: 2.4 South Africa: 8.15 World: 4.7 2016 Egypt: 2.46 South Africa: 8.04 World: 4.65 2017 Egypt: 2.52 South Africa: 8.15 World: 4.67 2018 Egypt: 2.42 South Africa: 8.08 World: 4.73 2019 Egypt: 2.2 South Africa: 8.01 World: 4.7 2020 Egypt: 2.25 South Africa: 7.44 World: 4.47 2021 Egypt: 2.36 South Africa: 7.29 World: 4.68 2022 Egypt: 2.3 South Africa: 6.88 World: 4.67 2023 Egypt: 2.41 South Africa: 6.76 World: 4.68 2024 Egypt: 2.5 South Africa: 6.88 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Egypt South Africa World

0 20 40 60 80 2005 Egypt: 12.75 South Africa: 7.49 World: 15.6 2006 Egypt: 13.66 South Africa: 7.61 World: 17.2 2007 Egypt: 16.03 South Africa: 8.07 World: 20.2 2008 Egypt: 18.01 South Africa: 8.43 World: 22.8 2009 Egypt: 20 South Africa: 10 World: 25.3 2010 Egypt: 21.6 South Africa: 24 World: 28.4 2011 Egypt: 25.6 South Africa: 33.97 World: 30.9 2012 Egypt: 26.4 South Africa: 41 World: 33.3 2013 Egypt: 29.4 South Africa: 46.5 World: 35.3 2014 Egypt: 33.89 South Africa: 49 World: 37.4 2015 Egypt: 37.82 South Africa: 51.92 World: 39.9 2016 Egypt: 41.25 South Africa: 54 World: 43.6 2017 Egypt: 44.95 South Africa: 56.17 World: 46.3 2018 Egypt: 46.92 South Africa: 62.4 World: 49.4 2019 Egypt: 57.28 South Africa: 69.7 World: 53.9 2020 Egypt: 71.91 South Africa: 72.11 World: 60.1 2021 Egypt: 72.06 South Africa: 74.97 World: 63.8 2022 Egypt: 72.2 South Africa: 78.29 World: 67 2023 Egypt: 74.01 South Africa: 78.34 World: 69.2 2024 Egypt: 74.65 South Africa: 78.36 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Egypt South Africa
Population 118.4 mn 2025
13th of 215		 64.7 mn 2025
24th of 215
Population density 115.1 /km² 2023
91st of 214		 52.1 /km² 2023
149th of 214
Population growth 1.56 % 2025
67th of 215		 1.15 % 2025
92nd of 215
Life expectancy 71.8 years 2024
138th of 215		 66.3 years 2024
181st of 215
Fertility rate 2.74 2024
62nd of 215		 2.21 2024
94th of 215
Birth rate 20.9 ‰ 2024
68th of 215		 18.5 ‰ 2024
83rd of 215
Infant mortality 20.8 ‰ 2024
130th of 196		 24.2 ‰ 2024
139th of 196
Urban population 42.9 % 2025
166th of 215		 63.8 % 2025
110th of 215
Aged 65+ 5.3 % 2025
141st of 215		 6.9 % 2025
124th of 215
Living in cities 70.2 % 2025
16th of 215		 50.5 % 2025
53rd of 215
Living in towns 27.3 % 2025
132nd of 215		 29.0 % 2025
119th of 215
Living in rural areas 2.5 % 2025
208th of 215		 20.5 % 2025
138th of 215

Human development

Indicator Egypt South Africa
Human Development Index 0.754 2023
100th of 193		 0.741 2023
106th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.582 2023
98th of 169		 0.476 2023
119th of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.726 2023
47th of 156		 0.685 2023
75th of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.398 2023
101st of 172		 0.388 2023
95th of 172

Economy

Indicator Egypt South Africa
GDP 365.3 bn US$ 2025
42nd of 186		 427.2 bn US$ 2025
39th of 186
GDP per capita 3,086 US$ 2025
138th of 186		 6,598 US$ 2025
104th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 20,204 int. $ 2025
93rd of 185		 15,906 int. $ 2025
109th of 185
GNI per capita 3,260 US$ 2025
131st of 182		 6,270 US$ 2025
100th of 182
GDP growth 4.4 % 2025
61st of 186		 1.1 % 2025
154th of 186
Inflation 14.1 % 2025
11th of 165		 3.2 % 2025
80th of 165
Trade 51.3 % 2025
103rd of 138		 60.9 % 2025
91st of 138
Exports 19.8 % 2025
112th of 138		 31.4 % 2025
82nd of 138
FDI inflows 4.2 % 2025
15th of 192		 -0.5 % 2025
155th of 192
Manufacturing 14.5 % 2025
40th of 132		 12.3 % 2025
62nd of 132
Agriculture 16.6 % 2025
37th of 158		 2.8 % 2025
112th of 158
Tax revenue 12.5 % 2015 25.9 % 2024
10th of 89
Military spending 0.7 % 2024
130th of 147		 0.7 % 2024
129th of 147
Government debt - 82.8 % 2024
41st of 56

Labour

Indicator Egypt South Africa
Unemployment 6.8 % 2025
122nd of 181		 32.4 % 2025
180th of 181
Youth unemployment 18.3 % 2025
124th of 181		 59.9 % 2025
180th of 181
Women in the labour force 18.5 % 2025
174th of 181		 49.9 % 2025
118th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 17.5 % 2025
83rd of 181		 5.4 % 2025
126th of 181
Weekly hours worked 44.1 h 2025
31st of 181		 41.1 h 2025
68th of 181
Youth NEET rate 24.8 % 2025
132nd of 181		 34.7 % 2025
165th of 181
Labour income share 40.2 % 2015 52.6 % 2025
29th of 114
Output per hour 26.4 $ 2025
78th of 181		 22.8 $ 2025
86th of 181

Health

Indicator Egypt South Africa
Health spending 4.9 % 2023
128th of 192		 8.9 % 2023
46th of 192
Health spending per person 141 US$ 2023
135th of 191		 537 US$ 2023
84th of 191
Physicians 0.67 /1,000 2020 0.79 /1,000 2022
75th of 125
Under-5 mortality 22.4 ‰ 2024
128th of 196		 35.1 ‰ 2024
144th of 196
Maternal mortality 17 /100k 2023
66th of 194		 118 /100k 2023
135th of 194
Tobacco use 25.0 % 2024
119th of 166		 23.7 % 2024
112th of 166
Safe drinking water 78.9 % 2024
77th of 147		 68.0 % 2024
89th of 147

Food

Indicator Egypt South Africa
Calories per person 3,194 kcal 2024
54th of 155		 2,650 kcal 2024
112th of 155
Protein supply 90.2 g 2022
92nd of 174		 79.2 g 2022
118th of 174
Animal protein supply 27.3 g 2022
127th of 174		 37.4 g 2022
104th of 174
Fat supply 57.4 g 2022
145th of 174		 96.3 g 2022
91st of 174
Food insecurity 29.9 % 2024
82nd of 134		 20.9 % 2024
67th of 134
Severe food insecurity 11.7 % 2024
90th of 124		 8.4 % 2024
84th of 124
Cereal import dependency 42.8 % 2022
80th of 160		 0.7 % 2022
125th of 160

Education

Indicator Egypt South Africa
Literacy 79.5 % 2022 91.2 % 2024
19th of 29
Secondary enrolment 84.8 % 2024
80th of 108		 104.1 % 2023
Tertiary enrolment 38.0 % 2025
84th of 128		 23.5 % 2023
99th of 128
Expected schooling 13.1 yrs 2023
109th of 195		 13.8 yrs 2023
91st of 195
Mean schooling 10.1 yrs 2023
90th of 193		 11.6 yrs 2023
52nd of 193
Education spending - 6.0 % 2024
12th of 121

Society

Indicator Egypt South Africa
Income inequality 28.5 2021 54.1 2022
Extreme poverty 1.4 % 2021 17.4 % 2022
Internet use 74.6 % 2024
112th of 182		 78.4 % 2024
102nd of 182
Mobile subscriptions 97.1 /100 2024
118th of 151		 179.3 /100 2024
8th of 151
Electricity access 100.0 % 2024
32nd of 213		 90.2 % 2024
159th of 213
Women in parliament 26.8 % 2025
88th of 184		 44.9 % 2025
16th of 184

Refugees

Indicator Egypt South Africa
Refugees hosted 220,033 2025
32nd of 177		 55,177 2025
61st of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 1.9 ‰ 2025
72nd of 177		 0.9 ‰ 2025
91st of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 878,268 2025
2nd of 177		 82,358 2025
20th of 177
Refugees from the country 23,763 2025
45th of 199		 1,319 2025
100th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.2 ‰ 2025
104th of 199		 0.0 ‰ 2025
155th of 199

Governance

Indicator Egypt South Africa
Control of corruption 31.1 /100 2024
158th of 207		 44.0 /100 2024
100th of 207
Government effectiveness 49.5 /100 2024
109th of 205		 46.9 /100 2024
122nd of 205
Rule of law 44.0 /100 2024
151st of 207		 57.3 /100 2024
98th of 207
Regulatory quality 47.0 /100 2024
135th of 205		 53.9 /100 2024
98th of 205
Voice and accountability 28.8 /100 2024
189th of 205		 67.5 /100 2024
60th of 205
Political stability 49.2 /100 2024
175th of 207		 55.4 /100 2024
156th of 207

Environment

Indicator Egypt South Africa
CO₂ per capita 2.50 t 2024
99th of 202		 6.88 t 2024
168th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 258.4 Mt 2024
25th of 204		 439.8 Mt 2024
15th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.67 % 2024
25th of 204		 1.14 % 2024
15th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 7.5 Gt 2024
31st of 204		 22.8 Gt 2024
13th of 204
GHG per capita 3.32 t 2024
88th of 202		 8.90 t 2024
165th of 202
Renewable energy 6.1 % 2021
162nd of 211		 9.7 % 2021
147th of 211
Forest area 0.0 % 2023
207th of 212		 14.0 % 2023
147th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 43.1 µg/m³ 2023
184th of 200		 27.7 µg/m³ 2023
146th of 200
Water stress 141.2 % 2022
169th of 176		 67.6 % 2022
152nd of 176
Land area 995,450 km² 2023
29th of 214		 1.2 mn km² 2023
24th of 214

Energy

Indicator Egypt South Africa
Renewable electricity 13.0 % 2025
144th of 190		 13.6 % 2025
141st of 190
Wind and solar 6.9 % 2025
101st of 190		 12.7 % 2025
64th of 190
Low-carbon electricity 13.0 % 2025
147th of 190		 17.8 % 2025
136th of 190
Fossil electricity 87.0 % 2025
147th of 190		 82.2 % 2025
136th of 190
Coal power 0.0 % 2025
32nd of 188		 81.4 % 2025
185th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 563 g/kWh 2025
134th of 190		 699 g/kWh 2025
181st of 190
Electricity per capita 2.06 MWh 2025
107th of 191		 3.66 MWh 2025
79th of 191
Nuclear power - 4.2 % 2025
26th of 180

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.