Italy vs South Africa
Italy vs South Africa: Internet users
Internet users in 2024: 89.2% in Italy and 78.4% in South Africa, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Italy, by 10.9 percentage points, or 1.14 times that in South Africa.
% of people · ITU
What the numbers say
- Italy has been higher since 2022, when it overtook South Africa.
- In 2024, Italy ranked 62 and South Africa ranked 102 of 182 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 71.2% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | Italy | South Africa | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 89.2 | 78.4 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 87 | 78.3 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 85.1 | 78.3 | 67 |
| 2021 | 74.9 | 75 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 70.5 | 72.1 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 67.9 | 69.7 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 74.4 | 62.4 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 63.1 | 56.2 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 61.3 | 54 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 58.1 | 51.9 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 55.6 | 49 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 58.5 | 46.5 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 55.8 | 41 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 54.4 | 34 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 53.7 | 24 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 48.8 | 10 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 44.5 | 8.4 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 40.8 | 8.1 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 38 | 7.6 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 35 | 7.5 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 33.2 | 8.4 | – |
| 2003 | 29 | 7 | – |
| 2002 | 28 | 6.7 | – |
| 2001 | 27.2 | 6.3 | – |
| 2000 | 23.1 | 5.3 | – |
| 1999 | 14.4 | 4.1 | – |
| 1998 | 4.6 | 2.9 | – |
| 1997 | 2.3 | 1.6 | – |
| 1996 | 1 | 0.8 | – |
| 1995 | 0.5 | 0.7 | – |
| 1994 | 0.2 | 0.2 | – |
| 1993 | 0.1 | 0.1 | – |
| 1992 | 0.1 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people who used the internet in the last three months, from anywhere.
- Source: ITU, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 182 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Italy vs South Africa
Health
- Life expectancyItaly: 83.7 years in 2023South Africa: 66.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityItaly: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024South Africa: 3.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityItaly: 2.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023South Africa: 27.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionItaly: 3.46% in 2017South Africa: 3.75% in 2017
- Suicide rateItaly: 4.8 per 100,000 people in 2017South Africa: 11.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationItaly: 59.5 million people in 2023South Africa: 63.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthItaly: -0.22% a year in 2023South Africa: 1.32% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateItaly: 1.2 births per woman in 2023South Africa: 2.22 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationItaly: 69.7% in 2025South Africa: 63.8% in 2025
- Median ageItaly: 47.5 years in 2023South Africa: 28.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overItaly: 24.2% in 2023South Africa: 6.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateItaly: 2.5 per 1,000 people in 2023South Africa: 3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingItaly: 1.89% of GDP in 2025South Africa: 0.74% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsItaly: $45.4B in 2025South Africa: $3B in 2025
- Military spending per personItaly: $813 in 2025South Africa: $49 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingItaly: 3.7% of government spending in 2025South Africa: 2.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelItaly: 338,000 people in 2020South Africa: 89,000 people in 2020
- National powerItaly: 0.96% of world capability in 2022South Africa: 0.55% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersItaly: 1.35% of the labour force in 2020South Africa: 0.4% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsItaly: 566 million TIV in 2025South Africa: 30 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsItaly: 1.92 billion TIV in 2025South Africa: 115 million TIV in 2025