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COUNTRYDUEL AFRICA
Surprising facts about South Africa
The comparisons that stand out most against its neighbours, its region and the world median.
Picked for surprise among South Africa’s neighbours, its region and the world median.
South Africa among 213 countries & territories
Each dot shows where South Africa sits between the lowest and the highest value in the world; “See it” opens the full visual against the
world median. Higher is not automatically better.
World twins
The countries most like South Africa across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.
South Africa
vs Botswana 
vs Lesotho 
vs Mozambique 
vs Namibia 
vs Eswatini 
vs Zimbabwe