Data for South Africa, Namibia, BW. 

Social

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day (2017 PPP) (% of population)
Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day (2017 PPP) (% of population)
Most recent value

(2014)

South Africa20.5
Namibia15.6

(2014)

Trend
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Most recent value

(2023)

South Africa66
Namibia67

(2023)

Trend
Population, total
Population, total
Most recent value

(2023)

South Africa63,212,384
Namibia2,963,095

(2023)

Trend
Population growth (annual %)
Population growth (annual %)
Most recent value

(2023)

South Africa1.3
Namibia2.5

(2023)

Trend
Net migration
Net migration
Most recent value

(2024)

South Africa166,972
Namibia4,211

(2024)

Trend
Human Capital Index (HCI) (scale 0-1)
Human Capital Index (HCI) (scale 0-1)
Most recent value

(2020)

South Africa0.4
Namibia0.4

(2020)

Trend

Economic

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
GDP (current US$)
GDP (current US$)
Most recent value

(2023 billion)

South Africa380.7
Namibia12.4

(2023 billion)

Trend
GDP per capita (current US$)
GDP per capita (current US$)
Most recent value

(2023)

South Africa6,022.5
Namibia4,168.3

(2023)

Trend
GDP growth (annual %)
GDP growth (annual %)
Most recent value

(2023)

South Africa0.7
Namibia4.2

(2023)

Trend
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
Most recent value

(2024)

South Africa33.2
Namibia19.1

(2024)

Trend
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
Most recent value

(2024)

South Africa4.4
Namibia4.2

(2024)

Trend
Personal remittances, received (% of GDP)
Personal remittances, received (% of GDP)
Most recent value

(2023)

South Africa0.2
Namibia0.7

(2023)

Trend

Environment

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
Most recent value

(2020)

South Africa6.688
Namibia1.588

(2020)

Trend
Forest area (% of land area)
Forest area (% of land area)
Most recent value

(2022)

South Africa14.0
Namibia7.9

(2022)

Trend
Access to electricity (% of population)
Access to electricity (% of population)
Most recent value

(2023)

South Africa87.7
Namibia56.7

(2023)

Trend
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)
Most recent value

(2021)

South Africa47
Namibia5

(2021)

Trend
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total)
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total)
Most recent value

(2021)

South Africa3.7
Namibia24.9

(2021)

Trend
People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)
People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)
Most recent value

(2022)

South Africa72

(2022)

Trend
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