Data for South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho, Mozambique, Eswatini, Malawi, Angola, Zimbabwe, Zambia 

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
Lesotho32.4
Mozambique74.5
Eswatini36.1
Malawi70.1
Angola31.1
Zimbabwe39.8
Zambia64.3

(2014)

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

(2022)

South Africa61
Namibia58
Lesotho53
Mozambique60
Eswatini56
Malawi63
Angola62
Zimbabwe59
Zambia62

(2022)

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Population, total
Population, total
Most recent value

(2023)

South Africa60,414,495
Namibia2,604,172
Lesotho2,330,318
Mozambique33,897,354
Eswatini1,210,822
Malawi20,931,751
Angola36,684,202
Zimbabwe16,665,409
Zambia20,569,737

(2023)

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

(2023)

South Africa0.9
Namibia1.4
Lesotho1.1
Mozambique2.8
Eswatini0.8
Malawi2.5
Angola3.0
Zimbabwe2.1
Zambia2.7

(2023)

Trend
Net migration
Net migration
Most recent value

(2023)

South Africa58,496
Namibia-3,916
Lesotho-4,000
Mozambique-5,000
Eswatini-5,268
Malawi-6,000
Angola-1,000
Zimbabwe-9,999
Zambia-5,000

(2023)

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

(2020)

South Africa0.4
Namibia0.4
Lesotho0.4
Mozambique0.4
Eswatini0.4
Malawi0.4
Angola0.4
Zimbabwe0.5
Zambia0.4

(2020)

Trend

Economic

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

(2023 billion)

South Africa377.8
Namibia12.4
Lesotho2
Mozambique20.6
Eswatini4.6
Malawi14.1
Angola84.7
Zimbabwe26.5
Zambia28.2

(2023 billion)

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

(2023)

South Africa6,253.2
Namibia4,742.8
Lesotho878.0
Mozambique608.4
Eswatini3,797.3
Malawi672.9
Angola2,309.5
Zimbabwe1,592.4
Zambia1,369.1

(2023)

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

(2023)

South Africa0.6
Namibia4.2
Lesotho0.9
Mozambique5.0
Eswatini4.8
Malawi1.5
Angola0.9
Zimbabwe5.0
Zambia5.8

(2023)

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

(2023)

South Africa28.0
Namibia19.4
Lesotho16.5
Mozambique3.5
Eswatini37.6
Malawi5.0
Angola14.6
Zimbabwe8.8
Zambia5.9

(2023)

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

(2023)

South Africa6.1
Namibia5.9
Lesotho6.3
Mozambique7.1
Eswatini2.6
Malawi28.8
Angola13.6
Zimbabwe104.7
Zambia10.9

(2023)

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

(2023)

South Africa0.2
Namibia0.7
Lesotho23.7
Mozambique3.2
Eswatini1.7
Malawi1.3
Angola0.0
Zimbabwe11.6
Zambia0.9

(2023)

Trend

Environment

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
Most recent value

(2020)

South Africa6.688
Namibia1.588
Lesotho1.026
Mozambique0.223
Eswatini0.972
Malawi0.085
Angola0.593
Zimbabwe0.53
Zambia0.402

(2020)

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

(2021)

South Africa14.0
Namibia8.0
Lesotho1.1
Mozambique46.4
Eswatini29.0
Malawi23.3
Angola53.0
Zimbabwe45.0
Zambia60.0

(2021)

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

(2022)

South Africa86.5
Namibia56.2
Lesotho50.0
Mozambique33.2
Eswatini82.3
Malawi14.0
Angola48.5
Zimbabwe50.1
Zambia47.8

(2022)

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

(2021)

South Africa47
Namibia5
Lesotho1
Mozambique1
Eswatini40
Malawi8
Angola0
Zimbabwe40
Zambia2

(2021)

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

(2015)

South Africa1.9
Namibia0.0
Mozambique0.0
Angola0.0
Zimbabwe1.3
Zambia0.0

(2015)

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

(2022)

South Africa72
Lesotho48
Malawi46
Zimbabwe32

(2022)

Trend

Institutions

Indicator
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Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)
Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)
Most recent value

(2021)

South Africa42
Namibia12
Lesotho38
Mozambique4
Eswatini13
Malawi2
Angola4
Zimbabwe6
Zambia5

(2021)

Trend
Central government debt, total (% of GDP)
Central government debt, total (% of GDP)
Most recent value

(2022)

South Africa73.0
Namibia117.5
Lesotho3.0
Mozambique78.6
Eswatini35.4
Malawi52.6
Zambia71.4

(2022)

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Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score (scale 0-100)
Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score (scale 0-100)
Most recent value

(2023)

South Africa82.4
Namibia58.7
Lesotho58.0
Mozambique60.8
Eswatini61.2
Malawi65.6
Angola62.3
Zimbabwe69.7
Zambia62.5

(2023)

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Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
Most recent value

(2022)

South Africa75
Namibia62
Lesotho47
Mozambique21
Eswatini58
Malawi18
Angola39
Zimbabwe33
Zambia31

(2022)

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Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Most recent value

(2023)

South Africa46
Namibia44
Lesotho26
Mozambique43
Eswatini17
Malawi21
Angola34
Zimbabwe31
Zambia15

(2023)

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Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)
Most recent value

(2023)

South Africa0.9
Namibia18.6
Lesotho-1.3
Mozambique13.0
Eswatini0.6
Malawi1.4
Angola-2.5
Zimbabwe2.2
Zambia0.3

(2023)

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