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Serbia vs South Africa statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Serbia has a population of 6.59M (ranked 109/197), compared with 64M in South Africa (ranked 24/197). Serbia's land area is 32,467 sq mi versus 468,377 sq mi for South Africa (ranked 111th vs. 24th).

By GDP, Serbia ranks 75/197 ($89.1B) and South Africa ranks 41/197 ($400B). By GDP per capita, Serbia ranks 74/197 ($13,524), while South Africa ranks 112/197 ($6,253).

Main facts and rankings

Serbia South Africa
Population
6541064
65314246
Population rank 110/197 24/197
GDP
$89.1B
2024
$400B
2024
GDP rank 75/197 41/197
GDP per capita
$13,524
2024
$6,253
2024
GDP per capita rank 74/197 112/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$31,867
2024
$15,457
2024
Government debt
$39.6B
2024
$306B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
44.4%
2025
79.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$6,015
2024
$4,775
2024
Government debt per person rank 74/185 83/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$11,469
2025
$13,449
2025
Land area
32,467 sq mi
2025
468,377 sq mi
2025
Population density
202.9 ppl/mi²
2024
136.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.61
2023
2.22
2023
Median age
45.1 years
2024
29.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
77.1 years
2025
66.5 years
2025

Serbia and South Africa: Comparison Charts

Serbia and South Africa economies compared

GDP
Serbia

South Africa
Year GDP
Serbia South Africa
1960 - $8,748,596,501
1961 - $9,225,996,310
1962 - $9,813,996,074
1963 - $10,854,195,658
1964 - $11,955,995,218
1965 - $13,068,994,772
1966 - $14,211,394,315
1967 - $15,821,393,671
1968 - $17,124,793,150
1969 - $19,256,992,297
1970 - $21,218,391,513
1971 - $23,411,076,638
1972 - $24,515,919,217
1973 - $33,262,772,008
1974 - $41,389,186,095
1975 - $42,906,905,672
1976 - $41,150,460,288
1977 - $45,328,411,332
1978 - $51,607,412,902
1979 - $63,038,658,089
1980 - $89,411,864,402
1981 - $93,141,472,164
1982 - $85,904,057,409
1983 - $96,204,110,942
1984 - $84,870,163,366
1985 - $64,459,376,087
1986 - $73,354,771,399
1987 - $96,535,763,418
1988 - $103,976,831,871
1989 - $108,055,624,082
1990 - $126,048,140,142
1991 - $135,203,698,238
1992 - $146,956,150,987
1993 - $147,194,747,566
1994 - $153,512,712,382
1995 $17,921,892,655 $171,735,933,897
1996 $23,277,430,168 $163,234,925,381
1997 $27,153,408,995 $168,978,057,328
1998 $21,004,077,441 $152,982,984,557
1999 $20,878,694,851 $151,516,957,079
2000 $7,326,373,882 $151,752,757,215
2001 $13,599,378,662 $135,429,905,923
2002 $17,930,583,571 $129,087,556,612
2003 $23,593,044,418 $197,018,965,309
2004 $26,845,632,342 $255,806,908,595
2005 $28,334,256,181 $288,867,217,197
2006 $33,298,057,362 $303,858,675,364
2007 $44,888,028,946 $333,077,117,254
2008 $54,220,641,202 $316,131,258,616
2009 $46,955,984,410 $329,754,060,647
2010 $43,536,629,233 $417,363,822,802
2011 $51,251,098,408 $458,199,494,831
2012 $45,103,269,969 $434,400,545,086
2013 $50,455,529,604 $400,886,013,596
2014 $49,114,321,280 $381,198,869,776
2015 $41,297,410,635 $346,709,790,459
2016 $42,225,495,910 $323,585,509,674
2017 $45,972,834,714 $381,448,814,653
2018 $52,787,520,249 $405,260,723,893
2019 $53,864,693,665 $389,330,032,224
2020 $55,874,017,669 $337,974,655,408
2021 $66,159,884,073 $420,886,877,629
2022 $66,797,564,758 $406,920,004,594
2023 $81,342,660,752 $380,699,271,816
2024 $89,083,506,277 $400,260,724,226

Serbia and South Africa economies compared

GDP per capita
Serbia

South Africa
Year GDP per capita
Serbia South Africa
1960 - $532
1961 - $546
1962 - $563
1963 - $605
1964 - $646
1965 - $685
1966 - $722
1967 - $779
1968 - $817
1969 - $891
1970 - $952
1971 - $1,020
1972 - $1,038
1973 - $1,369
1974 - $1,656
1975 - $1,670
1976 - $1,559
1977 - $1,671
1978 - $1,852
1979 - $2,202
1980 - $3,029
1981 - $3,050
1982 - $2,717
1983 - $2,938
1984 - $2,504
1985 - $1,839
1986 - $2,027
1987 - $2,586
1988 - $2,702
1989 - $2,727
1990 - $3,093
1991 - $3,243
1992 - $3,462
1993 - $3,400
1994 - $3,489
1995 $2,349 $3,856
1996 $3,054 $3,618
1997 $3,574 $3,700
1998 $2,775 $3,310
1999 $2,769 $3,242
2000 $975 $3,218
2001 $1,812 $2,847
2002 $2,391 $2,688
2003 $3,154 $4,062
2004 $3,597 $5,221
2005 $3,808 $5,837
2006 $4,493 $6,077
2007 $6,081 $6,592
2008 $7,377 $6,185
2009 $6,414 $6,375
2010 $5,971 $7,973
2011 $7,082 $8,646
2012 $6,263 $8,077
2013 $7,040 $7,332
2014 $6,887 $6,857
2015 $5,820 $6,112
2016 $5,982 $5,651
2017 $6,548 $6,618
2018 $7,560 $6,914
2019 $7,756 $6,534
2020 $8,099 $5,581
2021 $9,681 $6,843
2022 $10,023 $6,523
2023 $12,282 $6,023
2024 $13,524 $6,253

Serbia vs. South Africa life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Serbia

South Africa
Year Life expectancy, years
Serbia South Africa
1950 55.1 43.1
1951 55.6 44.1
1952 57.4 45
1953 59.8 46.1
1954 60.7 47.1
1955 61.3 48.2
1956 61.9 49.2
1957 63.2 50.2
1958 64.3 51.1
1959 65.2 51.9
1960 65.7 52.6
1961 66.3 53.1
1962 67 53.6
1963 67.4 53.9
1964 68 54.2
1965 68.7 54.4
1966 69.4 54.7
1967 70.1 55
1968 70.1 55.2
1969 70 55.4
1970 69.7 55.7
1971 69.7 56
1972 70 56.4
1973 70.5 56.7
1974 71.1 57.1
1975 71.6 57.6
1976 71.9 58
1977 71.8 58.5
1978 71.4 59
1979 71.2 59.5
1980 71.1 60
1981 71.1 60.4
1982 71 60.9
1983 71.1 61.4
1984 71.2 61.8
1985 71.4 62.2
1986 71.6 62.4
1987 71.9 62.7
1988 72 62.9
1989 72.3 63
1990 72.2 62.9
1991 71.9 63
1992 71.6 62.8
1993 71.9 62.6
1994 72.3 62.1
1995 72.7 61.6
1996 72.9 61.1
1997 72.9 60.5
1998 72.3 59.9
1999 70 59.2
2000 72.3 58.4
2001 72.3 57.2
2002 72.6 55.6
2003 72.7 54.2
2004 72.9 54
2005 73.1 53.9
2006 73.4 54.2
2007 73.7 54.9
2008 73.9 56
2009 74.1 57.4
2010 74.4 58.9
2011 74.7 60.6
2012 75.1 61.7
2013 75.3 62.4
2014 75.5 63.2
2015 75.7 64.1
2016 75.7 64.7
2017 75.8 65.4
2018 76 65.7
2019 76.1 66.1
2020 74.5 65.2
2021 72.9 62
2022 75.5 65.5
2023 76.8 66.1
2024 76.9 66.3
2025 77.1 66.5

Serbia and South Africa population clocks and comparison

Population
Serbia

South Africa
Year Population
Serbia South Africa
1960 6,638,992 16,440,172
1961 6,689,077 16,908,035
1962 6,740,264 17,418,522
1963 6,787,950 17,954,564
1964 6,832,855 18,511,361
1965 6,876,624 19,089,380
1966 6,927,969 19,690,087
1967 6,966,522 20,314,066
1968 7,007,586 20,957,287
1969 7,123,249 21,614,676
1970 7,164,993 22,279,984
1971 7,211,716 22,942,143
1972 7,252,012 23,609,456
1973 7,283,902 24,294,263
1974 7,326,043 24,989,108
1975 7,368,717 25,690,940
1976 7,418,973 26,395,450
1977 7,462,783 27,118,952
1978 7,504,017 27,869,507
1979 7,541,997 28,634,162
1980 7,709,544 29,518,857
1981 7,736,787 30,541,044
1982 7,763,335 31,615,339
1983 7,788,100 32,739,304
1984 7,813,549 33,892,788
1985 7,835,902 35,042,093
1986 7,853,824 36,180,515
1987 7,868,027 37,326,190
1988 7,884,218 38,480,649
1989 7,893,787 39,628,575
1990 7,897,937 40,746,268
1991 7,595,636 41,687,898
1992 7,604,063 42,443,509
1993 7,614,328 43,297,156
1994 7,622,711 44,004,139
1995 7,628,264 44,541,554
1996 7,622,185 45,123,018
1997 7,598,538 45,666,838
1998 7,567,745 46,223,880
1999 7,540,401 46,730,335
2000 7,516,346 47,159,719
2001 7,503,433 47,566,800
2002 7,500,031 48,019,415
2003 7,480,591 48,500,348
2004 7,463,157 48,991,421
2005 7,440,769 49,490,033
2006 7,411,569 49,998,277
2007 7,381,579 50,528,584
2008 7,350,222 51,114,599
2009 7,320,807 51,728,516
2010 7,291,436 52,344,051
2011 7,236,519 52,995,205
2012 7,201,497 53,782,567
2013 7,166,553 54,678,791
2014 7,131,787 55,594,838
2015 7,095,383 56,723,537
2016 7,058,322 57,259,551
2017 7,020,858 57,635,162
2018 6,982,604 58,613,001
2019 6,945,235 59,587,885
2020 6,899,126 60,562,381
2021 6,834,326 61,502,603
2022 6,664,449 62,378,410
2023 6,623,183 63,212,384
2024 6,587,202 64,007,187

Fertility rates in Serbia and South Africa

Fertility rate
Serbia

South Africa
Year Fertility rate
Serbia South Africa
1960 2.15 6.11
1961 2.13 6.08
1962 2.11 6.05
1963 2.08 6.01
1964 2.07 5.96
1965 2.06 5.89
1966 2.04 5.91
1967 2.02 5.85
1968 2.01 5.78
1969 1.99 5.72
1970 1.97 5.63
1971 1.96 5.57
1972 1.95 5.49
1973 1.94 5.41
1974 1.93 5.3
1975 1.92 5.19
1976 1.91 5.07
1977 1.9 4.94
1978 1.89 4.85
1979 1.88 4.82
1980 1.86 4.78
1981 1.85 4.71
1982 1.84 4.7
1983 1.83 4.63
1984 1.81 4.57
1985 1.8 4.5
1986 1.78 4.41
1987 1.75 4.35
1988 1.72 4.18
1989 1.69 3.98
1990 1.65 3.72
1991 1.61 3.62
1992 1.57 3.48
1993 1.54 3.37
1994 1.51 3.26
1995 1.47 3.17
1996 1.44 2.99
1997 1.4 2.73
1998 1.37 2.63
1999 1.35 2.56
2000 1.48 2.41
2001 1.58 2.37
2002 1.57 2.32
2003 1.59 2.36
2004 1.57 2.44
2005 1.45 2.51
2006 1.43 2.55
2007 1.38 2.55
2008 1.4 2.68
2009 1.44 2.5
2010 1.4 2.44
2011 1.4 2.44
2012 1.45 2.45
2013 1.43 2.43
2014 1.46 2.42
2015 1.46 2.36
2016 1.46 2.26
2017 1.49 2.28
2018 1.49 2.27
2019 1.52 2.26
2020 1.48 2.26
2021 1.52 2.25
2022 1.59 2.23
2023 1.61 2.22

Serbia and South Africa demographics compared

Median age
Serbia

South Africa
Year Median age, years
Serbia South Africa
1960 28.7 19
1961 29.1 19
1962 29.4 18.9
1963 29.8 18.9
1964 30.2 18.9
1965 30.5 18.8
1966 30.8 18.8
1967 31.1 18.8
1968 31.4 18.8
1969 31.7 18.8
1970 32 18.8
1971 32.2 18.8
1972 32.5 18.8
1973 32.7 18.8
1974 32.8 18.9
1975 33 18.9
1976 33.2 19
1977 33.4 19.1
1978 33.5 19.2
1979 33.7 19.3
1980 33.8 19.4
1981 33.9 19.6
1982 34.1 19.8
1983 34.4 20
1984 34.7 20.2
1985 35 20.4
1986 35.4 20.5
1987 35.7 20.7
1988 36.1 20.9
1989 36.5 21.1
1990 36.8 21.3
1991 37.1 21.5
1992 37.5 21.5
1993 37.8 21.9
1994 38.2 22
1995 38.5 21.5
1996 38.9 21.2
1997 39.2 21.2
1998 39.5 21.4
1999 39.8 21.6
2000 40.1 21.9
2001 40.3 22.2
2002 40.5 22.4
2003 40.7 22.8
2004 40.9 23.1
2005 41.1 23.3
2006 41.3 23.5
2007 41.5 23.8
2008 41.7 24
2009 41.9 24.3
2010 42.1 24.6
2011 42.4 25
2012 42.6 25.3
2013 42.8 25.7
2014 43 26
2015 43.3 26.4
2016 43.5 26.7
2017 43.7 27
2018 44 27.5
2019 44.2 27.9
2020 44.4 28.3
2021 44.5 28.6
2022 44.7 28.9
2023 44.9 29.2
2024 45.1 29.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Serbia South Africa
GNI, Atlas method
$76.2B
2024
$390B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
43.4%
2025
34%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.4%
2023
6.02%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.85%
2023
0.73%
2023
Armed forces personnel
32,000
2020
89,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.77%
2025
-6.55%
2025
Unemployment rate
7.24%
2024
32.3%
2024
Services, % of GDP
58.5%
2024
62.7%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
23.3%
2024
24.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
64.4
2025
57.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.7%
2022
50.5%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
2.4%
2022
0.9%
2014
Number of millionaires n/a
90,595
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
0.22%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
7
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00002%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
220
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$4.06B
2011
$986B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$30.5B
2024
$65.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$5.68B
2024
$855M
2024
International tourist arrivals
446,000
2020
3,886,600
2020
International tourism as share of exports
5.58%
2020
2.89%
2020
Banked people share
83.3%
2024
81.1%
2024

Energy

Serbia South Africa
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,378 kg
2023
1,939 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$12.1
2023
$7.84
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions n/a
397 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita n/a
6.29 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
83%
2022
93.3%
2022
Renewable energy use share
27.2%
2021
9.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
7.3%
2023
3.58%
2023
Net energy imports use share
42.6%
2023
-12.5%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
5,090 kWh
2023
3,247 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
35%
2021
6.45%
2021
Hydroelectric share
32.7%
2023
2.91%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
3.73%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
87.7%
2023

Society

Serbia South Africa
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.79%
2024
Annual migration change
-8,132
2024
+166,972
2024
Urban population
57.4%
2024
69.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.93 ft
2025
5.56 ft
2025
Average female height
5.52 ft
2025
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
62.7
2025
40.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
35
2024
41
2024
Higher education index
82
2025
81
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.31
2023
45.5
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.5
2019
22.2
2019
Visa free countries
134
2025
111
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.3%
2022
91.2%
2024
English speaking
55%
2025
31%
2023
People using the Internet
87.7%
2024
75.7%
2023

Health

Serbia South Africa
Government health expenditure per capita
$903
2022
$570
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$330
2022
$38.2
2022
Life expectancy
77.1 years
2025
66.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.14%
2021
1.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.84
2021
0.81
2021
Age at first childbirth
28.4 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
11
2023
118
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.2
2023
34.7
2023
Obesity rate
23.1%
2022
31.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.5%
2024
7.2%
2024
Air quality index
39
2025
40
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
39.5%
2022
20.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.89 liters
2019
7.13 liters
2020

Territory

Serbia South Africa
% of world land
0.06%
2025
0.81%
2025
Land area per capita
4,929 sq mi
2024
7,318 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
13,112 sq mi
2025
371,975 sq mi
2025
Forest area
10,516 sq mi
2025
65,409 sq mi
2025
Roads length
28,222 mi
2024
466,028 mi
2016

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