South Africa vs United Arab Emirates
South Africa vs United Arab Emirates: Population
Population in 2023: 63.2 million people in South Africa and 10.6 million people in United Arab Emirates, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in South Africa, by 52.6 million people, or 5.94 times that in United Arab Emirates.
people · UN
What the numbers say
- South Africa has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts South Africa at 94.3 million people and United Arab Emirates at 26.1 million people in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | South Africa | United Arab Emirates | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 63.2 million | 10.6 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 62.4 million | 10.2 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 61.5 million | 9.79 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 60.6 million | 9.45 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 59.6 million | 9.38 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 58.6 million | 9.35 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 57.6 million | 9.23 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 57.3 million | 9.03 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 56.7 million | 8.68 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 55.6 million | 8.24 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 54.7 million | 7.83 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 53.8 million | 7.5 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 53 million | 7.2 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 52.3 million | 6.94 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 51.7 million | 6.71 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 51.1 million | 6.3 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 50.5 million | 5.63 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 50 million | 5.01 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 49.5 million | 4.67 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 49 million | 4.43 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 48.5 million | 4.19 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 48 million | 3.96 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 47.6 million | 3.72 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 47.2 million | 3.49 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 46.7 million | 3.27 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 46.2 million | 3.04 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 45.7 million | 2.82 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 45.1 million | 2.6 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 44.5 million | 2.44 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 44 million | 2.33 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 43.3 million | 2.22 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 42.4 million | 2.12 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 41.7 million | 2.01 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 40.8 million | 1.9 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 39.6 million | 1.79 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 38.5 million | 1.68 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 37.3 million | 1.57 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 36.2 million | 1.47 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 35 million | 1.38 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 33.9 million | 1.31 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 32.7 million | 1.24 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 31.6 million | 1.17 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 30.5 million | 1.1 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 29.5 million | 1.02 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 28.6 million | 912,000 | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 27.9 million | 809,300 | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 27.1 million | 710,200 | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 26.4 million | 615,900 | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 25.7 million | 542,900 | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 25 million | 489,100 | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 24.3 million | 436,400 | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 23.6 million | 385,000 | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 22.9 million | 335,000 | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 22.3 million | 286,500 | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 21.6 million | 239,700 | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 21 million | 199,400 | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 20.3 million | 179,700 | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 19.7 million | 174,000 | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 19.1 million | 167,100 | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 18.5 million | 159,700 | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 18 million | 152,200 | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 17.4 million | 144,900 | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 16.9 million | 138,000 | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 16.4 million | 131,300 | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 16 million | 124,900 | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 15.6 million | 118,800 | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 15.2 million | 112,800 | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 14.9 million | 107,000 | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 14.5 million | 101,300 | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 14.2 million | 95,650 | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 13.9 million | 90,150 | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 13.6 million | 84,760 | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 13.3 million | 79,540 | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 13 million | 74,510 | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 12.8 million | 73,110 | – |
| 1948 | 12.5 million | 72,080 | – |
| 1947 | 12.3 million | 71,470 | – |
| 1946 | 12 million | 70,870 | – |
| 1945 | 11.8 million | 70,270 | – |
| 1944 | 11.6 million | 69,680 | – |
| 1943 | 11.4 million | 69,100 | – |
| 1942 | 11.2 million | 68,510 | – |
| 1941 | 11 million | 67,940 | – |
| 1940 | 10.7 million | 67,370 | – |
| 1939 | 10.5 million | 66,800 | – |
| 1938 | 10.3 million | 66,240 | – |
| 1937 | 10.1 million | 65,680 | – |
| 1936 | 9.92 million | 65,120 | – |
| 1935 | 9.72 million | 64,580 | – |
| 1934 | 9.53 million | 64,030 | – |
| 1933 | 9.34 million | 63,490 | – |
| 1932 | 9.16 million | 62,960 | – |
| 1931 | 8.97 million | 62,430 | – |
| 1930 | 8.79 million | 61,900 | – |
| 1929 | 8.62 million | 61,380 | – |
| 1928 | 8.44 million | 60,860 | – |
| 1927 | 8.27 million | 60,350 | – |
| 1926 | 8.1 million | 59,840 | – |
| 1925 | 7.93 million | 59,340 | – |
| 1924 | 7.77 million | 58,840 | – |
| 1923 | 7.61 million | 58,350 | – |
| 1922 | 7.45 million | 57,850 | – |
| 1921 | 7.3 million | 57,370 | – |
| 1920 | 7.17 million | 56,880 | – |
| 1919 | 7.04 million | 56,400 | – |
| 1918 | 6.93 million | 55,930 | – |
| 1917 | 6.82 million | 55,460 | – |
| 1916 | 6.71 million | 54,970 | – |
| 1915 | 6.61 million | 54,490 | – |
| 1914 | 6.5 million | 54,010 | – |
| 1913 | 6.4 million | 53,540 | – |
| 1912 | 6.3 million | 53,070 | – |
| 1911 | 6.2 million | 52,630 | – |
| 1910 | 6.09 million | 52,220 | – |
| 1909 | 5.99 million | 51,830 | – |
| 1908 | 5.89 million | 51,480 | – |
| 1907 | 5.79 million | 51,150 | – |
| 1906 | 5.7 million | 50,830 | – |
| 1905 | 5.6 million | 50,510 | – |
| 1904 | 5.51 million | 50,190 | – |
| 1903 | 5.41 million | 49,870 | – |
| 1902 | 5.32 million | 49,560 | – |
| 1901 | 5.24 million | 49,240 | – |
| 1900 | 5.16 million | 48,930 | – |
| 1899 | 5.1 million | 48,620 | – |
| 1898 | 5.04 million | 48,320 | – |
| 1897 | 4.98 million | 48,010 | – |
| 1896 | 4.93 million | 47,710 | – |
| 1895 | 4.88 million | 47,410 | – |
| 1894 | 4.82 million | 47,110 | – |
| 1893 | 4.77 million | 46,810 | – |
| 1892 | 4.72 million | 46,510 | – |
| 1891 | 4.67 million | 46,220 | – |
| 1890 | 4.62 million | 45,930 | – |
| 1889 | 4.57 million | 45,640 | – |
| 1888 | 4.52 million | 45,350 | – |
| 1887 | 4.48 million | 45,060 | – |
| 1886 | 4.43 million | 44,780 | – |
| 1885 | 4.38 million | 44,490 | – |
| 1884 | 4.33 million | 44,210 | – |
| 1883 | 4.29 million | 43,930 | – |
| 1882 | 4.24 million | 43,650 | – |
| 1881 | 4.2 million | 43,380 | – |
| 1880 | 4.15 million | 43,100 | – |
| 1879 | 4.11 million | 42,830 | – |
| 1878 | 4.06 million | 42,560 | – |
| 1877 | 4.02 million | 42,290 | – |
| 1876 | 3.98 million | 42,020 | – |
| 1875 | 3.93 million | 41,760 | – |
| 1874 | 3.89 million | 41,490 | – |
| 1873 | 3.85 million | 41,230 | – |
| 1872 | 3.81 million | 40,970 | – |
| 1871 | 3.77 million | 40,760 | – |
| 1870 | 3.73 million | 40,600 | – |
| 1869 | 3.69 million | 40,490 | – |
| 1868 | 3.65 million | 40,420 | – |
| 1867 | 3.61 million | 40,410 | – |
| 1866 | 3.57 million | 40,390 | – |
| 1865 | 3.53 million | 40,380 | – |
| 1864 | 3.5 million | 40,360 | – |
| 1863 | 3.46 million | 40,350 | – |
| 1862 | 3.42 million | 40,330 | – |
| 1861 | 3.39 million | 40,320 | – |
| 1860 | 3.35 million | 40,300 | – |
| 1859 | 3.31 million | 40,290 | – |
| 1858 | 3.28 million | 40,270 | – |
| 1857 | 3.24 million | 40,260 | – |
| 1856 | 3.21 million | 40,240 | – |
| 1855 | 3.17 million | 40,230 | – |
| 1854 | 3.14 million | 40,210 | – |
| 1853 | 3.11 million | 40,200 | – |
| 1852 | 3.07 million | 40,180 | – |
| 1851 | 3.03 million | 40,170 | – |
| 1850 | 2.99 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1849 | 2.94 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1848 | 2.88 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1847 | 2.82 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1846 | 2.75 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1845 | 2.69 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1844 | 2.64 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1843 | 2.58 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1842 | 2.52 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1841 | 2.47 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1840 | 2.41 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1839 | 2.36 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1838 | 2.31 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1837 | 2.26 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1836 | 2.21 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1835 | 2.16 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1834 | 2.11 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1833 | 2.07 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1832 | 2.02 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1831 | 1.98 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1830 | 1.93 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1829 | 1.89 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1828 | 1.85 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1827 | 1.81 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1826 | 1.77 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1825 | 1.73 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1824 | 1.69 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1823 | 1.66 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1822 | 1.62 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1821 | 1.6 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1820 | 1.59 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1819 | 1.57 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1818 | 1.56 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1817 | 1.56 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1816 | 1.55 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1815 | 1.54 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1814 | 1.53 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1813 | 1.52 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1812 | 1.52 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1811 | 1.51 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1810 | 1.5 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1809 | 1.5 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1808 | 1.49 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1807 | 1.49 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1806 | 1.48 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1805 | 1.48 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1804 | 1.47 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1803 | 1.46 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1802 | 1.46 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1801 | 1.45 million | 40,150 | – |
| 1800 | 1.45 million | 40,150 | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | South Africa | United Arab Emirates | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 64 million63.7 million–64.3 million | 11 million10.5 million–11.3 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 64.8 million64 million–65.5 million | 11.4 million9.96 million–12.1 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 65.5 million64.3 million–66.7 million | 11.6 million9.58 million–12.9 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 66.1 million64.6 million–67.8 million | 11.8 million9.33 million–13.8 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 66.8 million64.9 million–69 million | 11.9 million9.15 million–14.6 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 67.5 million65.2 million–70.1 million | 12.1 million9.04 million–15.4 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 68.2 million65.5 million–71.2 million | 12.2 million9.04 million–16.1 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 68.8 million65.8 million–72.3 million | 12.3 million9.06 million–16.9 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 69.4 million66 million–73.4 million | 12.5 million9.09 million–17.8 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 70 million66.3 million–74.5 million | 12.6 million9.14 million–18.6 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 70.6 million66.5 million–75.5 million | 12.8 million9.22 million–19.4 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 71.2 million66.7 million–76.4 million | 12.9 million9.29 million–20.2 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 71.8 million67 million–77.5 million | 13.1 million9.37 million–21 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 72.4 million67.2 million–78.5 million | 13.2 million9.47 million–21.8 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 73 million67.3 million–79.5 million | 13.4 million9.52 million–22.5 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 73.5 million67.4 million–80.5 million | 13.5 million9.51 million–23.1 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 74 million67.5 million–81.5 million | 13.7 million9.47 million–24 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 74.6 million67.6 million–82.4 million | 13.9 million9.44 million–25 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 75.1 million67.8 million–83.5 million | 14 million9.39 million–25.7 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 75.6 million67.9 million–84.6 million | 14.2 million9.33 million–26.5 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 76.2 million67.9 million–85.7 million | 14.3 million9.32 million–27.4 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 76.7 million68 million–86.9 million | 14.5 million9.29 million–28.5 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 77.2 million68.1 million–88 million | 14.7 million9.2 million–29.7 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 77.7 million68.1 million–89.1 million | 14.8 million9.14 million–30.8 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 78.2 million68.1 million–90.4 million | 15 million9.07 million–31.6 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 78.7 million68.2 million–91.6 million | 15.2 million9 million–32.4 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 79.2 million68.3 million–92.7 million | 15.4 million8.89 million–33.3 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 79.7 million68.4 million–93.8 million | 15.5 million8.8 million–34 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 80.1 million68.4 million–95.1 million | 15.7 million8.77 million–34.8 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 80.6 million68.4 million–96.4 million | 15.9 million8.76 million–35.8 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 81 million68.4 million–97.2 million | 16.1 million8.71 million–36.9 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 81.4 million68.3 million–98.2 million | 16.3 million8.58 million–37.9 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 81.8 million68.2 million–99.4 million | 16.5 million8.46 million–38.7 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 82.3 million68 million–101 million | 16.6 million8.41 million–39.6 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 82.7 million67.9 million–102 million | 16.8 million8.35 million–40.6 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 83.1 million67.8 million–103 million | 17 million8.32 million–41.5 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 83.4 million67.5 million–104 million | 17.2 million8.29 million–42.6 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 83.8 million67.2 million–106 million | 17.4 million8.13 million–43.4 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 84.2 million67.1 million–107 million | 17.6 million8 million–44.2 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 84.6 million67 million–108 million | 17.8 million7.91 million–44.9 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 84.9 million66.9 million–109 million | 18 million7.82 million–45.4 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 85.3 million66.6 million–110 million | 18.2 million7.81 million–46.7 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 85.6 million66.3 million–112 million | 18.5 million7.75 million–47.8 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 85.9 million66.1 million–113 million | 18.7 million7.59 million–48.7 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 86.2 million65.7 million–115 million | 18.9 million7.49 million–49.9 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 86.5 million65.3 million–116 million | 19.1 million7.45 million–50.9 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 86.9 million65 million–117 million | 19.3 million7.35 million–52.1 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 87.2 million64.8 million–118 million | 19.6 million7.25 million–53 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 87.5 million64.6 million–119 million | 19.8 million7.17 million–53.7 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 87.8 million64.3 million–120 million | 20 million6.94 million–54.1 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 88.1 million63.9 million–121 million | 20.3 million6.66 million–54.4 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 88.3 million63.6 million–123 million | 20.5 million6.43 million–55.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 88.6 million63.3 million–124 million | 20.7 million6.29 million–56.1 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 88.9 million63.2 million–125 million | 20.9 million6.29 million–56.9 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 89.1 million62.8 million–126 million | 21.2 million6.17 million–57.7 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 89.4 million62.4 million–128 million | 21.4 million5.95 million–58.8 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 89.7 million62 million–129 million | 21.6 million5.82 million–59.8 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 89.9 million61.6 million–130 million | 21.8 million5.73 million–60.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 90.2 million61.5 million–132 million | 22.1 million5.62 million–60.8 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 90.5 million61.3 million–133 million | 22.3 million5.46 million–61.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 90.7 million60.9 million–135 million | 22.5 million5.21 million–62.1 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 91 million60.6 million–136 million | 22.7 million5.06 million–63 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 91.2 million60.1 million–138 million | 23 million5.05 million–63.9 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 91.4 million59.8 million–139 million | 23.2 million4.88 million–65 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 91.7 million59.3 million–141 million | 23.4 million4.69 million–65.9 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 91.9 million58.6 million–142 million | 23.6 million4.46 million–66.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 92.2 million58.1 million–144 million | 23.9 million4.19 million–67.1 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 92.4 million57.7 million–146 million | 24.1 million3.93 million–68.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 92.6 million57.2 million–147 million | 24.3 million3.79 million–69.4 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 92.9 million56.8 million–148 million | 24.5 million3.69 million–70.6 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 93.1 million56.4 million–150 million | 24.8 million3.43 million–71.8 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 93.3 million55.9 million–152 million | 25 million3.18 million–72.9 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 93.5 million55.5 million–153 million | 25.2 million3.04 million–74 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 93.7 million55 million–155 million | 25.4 million2.93 million–74.8 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 93.9 million54.2 million–156 million | 25.7 million2.62 million–75.7 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 94.1 million53.5 million–158 million | 25.9 million2.31 million–76.8 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 94.3 million53.3 million–159 million | 26.1 million2.32 million–77.4 million | 10.2 billion |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, 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 United Arab Emirates
Health
- Life expectancySouth Africa: 66.1 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 82.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySouth Africa: 3.5 per 100 live births in 2024United Arab Emirates: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySouth Africa: 27.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023United Arab Emirates: 4.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSouth Africa: 3.75% in 2017United Arab Emirates: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide rateSouth Africa: 11.2 per 100,000 people in 2017United Arab Emirates: 5.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- Population growthSouth Africa: 1.32% a year in 2023United Arab Emirates: 3.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSouth Africa: 2.22 births per woman in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.2 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSouth Africa: 63.8% in 2025United Arab Emirates: 86% in 2025
- Median ageSouth Africa: 28.2 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 31.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSouth Africa: 6.5% in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateSouth Africa: 3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 28.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personSouth Africa: $5,713 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $41,610 in 2024
- GDP growthSouth Africa: 1.1% a year in 2025United Arab Emirates: 6.2% a year in 2025
- InflationSouth Africa: 3.2% a year in 2025United Arab Emirates: 1.3% a year in 2025
- Government debtSouth Africa: 76% of GDP in 2024United Arab Emirates: 33.9% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSouth Africa: 0.74% of GDP in 2025United Arab Emirates: 5.64% of GDP in 2014
- Military spending in US dollarsSouth Africa: $3B in 2025United Arab Emirates: $27.8B in 2014
- Military spending per personSouth Africa: $49 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $2,840 in 2014
- Military share of state spendingSouth Africa: 2.2% of government spending in 2025United Arab Emirates: 17% of government spending in 2014
- Armed forces personnelSouth Africa: 89,000 people in 2020United Arab Emirates: 63,000 people in 2020
- National powerSouth Africa: 0.55% of world capability in 2022United Arab Emirates: 0.47% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSouth Africa: 0.4% of the labour force in 2020United Arab Emirates: 1.02% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSouth Africa: 30 million TIV in 2025United Arab Emirates: 868 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsSouth Africa: 115 million TIV in 2025United Arab Emirates: 33 million TIV in 2025
Climate
Technology and environment
- CO₂ per personSouth Africa: 6.88 tonnes in 2024United Arab Emirates: 18.26 tonnes in 2024
- Internet usersSouth Africa: 78.4% in 2024United Arab Emirates: 100% in 2024
- Access to electricitySouth Africa: 90.2% in 2024United Arab Emirates: 100% in 2024
- Forest areaSouth Africa: 18.8% in 2024United Arab Emirates: 4.6% in 2024