South Africa vs Türkiye
South Africa vs Türkiye: Internet users
Internet users: 78.4% in South Africa in 2024 and 89.8% in Türkiye in 2025, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Türkiye, by 9 percentage points, or 1.11 times that in South Africa.
% of people · ITU
What the numbers say
- Türkiye has been higher since 2014, when it overtook South Africa.
- In 2024, South Africa ranked 102 and Türkiye ranked 72 of 182 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 71.2% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | South Africa | Türkiye | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 89.8 | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 78.4 | 87.3 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 78.3 | 86 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 78.3 | 83.4 | 67 |
| 2021 | 75 | 81.4 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 72.1 | 77.7 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 69.7 | 74 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 62.4 | 71 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 56.2 | 64.7 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 54 | 58.4 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 51.9 | 53.7 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 49 | 51 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 46.5 | 46.3 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 41 | 45.1 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 34 | 43.1 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 24 | 39.8 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 10 | 36.4 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 8.4 | 34.4 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 8.1 | 28.6 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 7.6 | 18.2 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 7.5 | 15.5 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 8.4 | 14.6 | – |
| 2003 | 7 | 12.3 | – |
| 2002 | 6.7 | 11.4 | – |
| 2001 | 6.3 | 5.2 | – |
| 2000 | 5.3 | 3.8 | – |
| 1999 | 4.1 | 2.3 | – |
| 1998 | 2.9 | 0.7 | – |
| 1997 | 1.6 | 0.5 | – |
| 1996 | 0.8 | 0.2 | – |
| 1995 | 0.7 | 0.1 | – |
| 1994 | 0.2 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0.1 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | – |
| 1991 | 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
South Africa vs Türkiye
Health
- Life expectancySouth Africa: 66.1 years in 2023Türkiye: 77.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySouth Africa: 3.5 per 100 live births in 2024Türkiye: 1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySouth Africa: 27.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Türkiye: 9.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSouth Africa: 3.75% in 2017Türkiye: 3.72% in 2017
- Suicide rateSouth Africa: 11.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Türkiye: 3.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSouth Africa: 63.2 million people in 2023Türkiye: 87.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthSouth Africa: 1.32% a year in 2023Türkiye: 0.23% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSouth Africa: 2.22 births per woman in 2023Türkiye: 1.63 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSouth Africa: 63.8% in 2025Türkiye: 89.5% in 2025
- Median ageSouth Africa: 28.2 years in 2023Türkiye: 32.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSouth Africa: 6.5% in 2023Türkiye: 10% in 2023
- Net migration rateSouth Africa: 3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Türkiye: -3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSouth Africa: 0.74% of GDP in 2025Türkiye: 1.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSouth Africa: $3B in 2025Türkiye: $26.8B in 2025
- Military spending per personSouth Africa: $49 in 2025Türkiye: $342 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSouth Africa: 2.2% of government spending in 2025Türkiye: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSouth Africa: 89,000 people in 2020Türkiye: 512,000 people in 2020
- National powerSouth Africa: 0.55% of world capability in 2022Türkiye: 1.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSouth Africa: 0.4% of the labour force in 2020Türkiye: 1.61% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSouth Africa: 30 million TIV in 2025Türkiye: 381 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsSouth Africa: 115 million TIV in 2025Türkiye: 539 million TIV in 2025