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Armenia vs South Africa statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Armenia has a population of 3.03M (ranked 135/197), compared with 64M in South Africa (ranked 24/197). Armenia's land area is 10,888 sq mi versus 468,377 sq mi for South Africa (ranked 138th vs. 24th).

By GDP, Armenia ranks 116/197 ($25.8B) and South Africa ranks 41/197 ($400B). By GDP per capita, Armenia ranks 92/197 ($8,501), while South Africa ranks 112/197 ($6,253).

Main facts and rankings

Armenia South Africa
Population
3011581
65314246
Population rank 136/197 24/197
GDP
$25.8B
2024
$400B
2024
GDP rank 116/197 41/197
GDP per capita
$8,501
2024
$6,253
2024
GDP per capita rank 92/197 112/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$22,823
2024
$15,457
2024
Government debt
$13B
2024
$306B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
54.5%
2025
79.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,276
2024
$4,775
2024
Government debt per person rank 89/185 83/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,696
2025
$13,449
2025
Land area
10,888 sq mi
2025
468,377 sq mi
2025
Population density
278.6 ppl/mi²
2024
136.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.9
2023
2.22
2023
Median age
37.1 years
2024
29.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
66.5 years
2025

Armenia and South Africa: Comparison Charts

Armenia and South Africa economies compared

GDP
Armenia

South Africa
Year GDP
Armenia 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 $2,256,863,449 $126,048,140,142
1991 $2,069,870,130 $135,203,698,238
1992 $1,272,835,453 $146,956,150,987
1993 $1,201,312,829 $147,194,747,566
1994 $1,315,158,637 $153,512,712,382
1995 $1,468,317,435 $171,735,933,897
1996 $1,596,968,946 $163,234,925,381
1997 $1,639,492,445 $168,978,057,328
1998 $1,893,726,437 $152,982,984,557
1999 $1,845,482,173 $151,516,957,079
2000 $1,911,563,669 $151,752,757,215
2001 $2,118,467,913 $135,429,905,923
2002 $2,376,335,048 $129,087,556,612
2003 $2,807,061,009 $197,018,965,309
2004 $3,576,615,240 $255,806,908,595
2005 $4,900,469,511 $288,867,217,197
2006 $6,384,452,067 $303,858,675,364
2007 $9,206,301,270 $333,077,117,254
2008 $11,662,040,714 $316,131,258,616
2009 $8,647,937,081 $329,754,060,647
2010 $9,260,285,756 $417,363,822,802
2011 $10,142,111,825 $458,199,494,831
2012 $10,619,320,683 $434,400,545,086
2013 $11,121,464,437 $400,886,013,596
2014 $11,609,513,247 $381,198,869,776
2015 $10,553,337,518 $346,709,790,459
2016 $10,546,136,236 $323,585,509,674
2017 $11,527,458,709 $381,448,814,653
2018 $12,457,940,695 $405,260,723,893
2019 $13,619,290,539 $389,330,032,224
2020 $12,641,698,583 $337,974,655,408
2021 $13,878,908,629 $420,886,877,629
2022 $19,513,506,553 $406,920,004,594
2023 $24,085,749,592 $380,699,271,816
2024 $25,786,585,950 $400,260,724,226

Armenia and South Africa economies compared

GDP per capita
Armenia

South Africa
Year GDP per capita
Armenia 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 $635 $3,093
1991 $573 $3,243
1992 $356 $3,462
1993 $348 $3,400
1994 $391 $3,489
1995 $444 $3,856
1996 $487 $3,618
1997 $505 $3,700
1998 $590 $3,310
1999 $583 $3,242
2000 $593 $3,218
2001 $660 $2,847
2002 $743 $2,688
2003 $882 $4,062
2004 $1,130 $5,221
2005 $1,557 $5,837
2006 $2,042 $6,077
2007 $2,963 $6,592
2008 $3,778 $6,185
2009 $2,821 $6,375
2010 $3,041 $7,973
2011 $3,350 $8,646
2012 $3,512 $8,077
2013 $3,680 $7,332
2014 $3,852 $6,857
2015 $3,512 $6,112
2016 $3,524 $5,651
2017 $3,869 $6,618
2018 $4,196 $6,914
2019 $4,597 $6,534
2020 $4,269 $5,581
2021 $4,685 $6,843
2022 $6,572 $6,523
2023 $8,125 $6,023
2024 $8,501 $6,253

Armenia vs. South Africa life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Armenia

South Africa
Year Life expectancy, years
Armenia South Africa
1950 54.6 43.1
1951 55 44.1
1952 55.5 45
1953 56 46.1
1954 56.4 47.1
1955 56.9 48.2
1956 57.4 49.2
1957 57.8 50.2
1958 58.2 51.1
1959 58.7 51.9
1960 59.1 52.6
1961 59.6 53.1
1962 60 53.6
1963 60.4 53.9
1964 60.8 54.2
1965 61.2 54.4
1966 61.6 54.7
1967 61.9 55
1968 62.2 55.2
1969 62.5 55.4
1970 62.8 55.7
1971 63 56
1972 63.2 56.4
1973 63.5 56.7
1974 63.7 57.1
1975 63.9 57.6
1976 64.1 58
1977 64.4 58.5
1978 64.7 59
1979 65 59.5
1980 65.4 60
1981 65.7 60.4
1982 66.1 60.9
1983 66.5 61.4
1984 66.8 61.8
1985 67.1 62.2
1986 67.4 62.4
1987 67.6 62.7
1988 52.7 62.9
1989 67.7 63
1990 67.7 62.9
1991 67.8 63
1992 67.9 62.8
1993 68.1 62.6
1994 68.4 62.1
1995 68.8 61.6
1996 69.2 61.1
1997 69.6 60.5
1998 70 59.9
1999 70.4 59.2
2000 70.8 58.4
2001 71.2 57.2
2002 71.5 55.6
2003 71.7 54.2
2004 71.9 54
2005 72.1 53.9
2006 72.2 54.2
2007 72.4 54.9
2008 72.5 56
2009 72.7 57.4
2010 72.9 58.9
2011 73.2 60.6
2012 73.4 61.7
2013 73.7 62.4
2014 74 63.2
2015 74.2 64.1
2016 74.5 64.7
2017 74.7 65.4
2018 75 65.7
2019 75.2 66.1
2020 68.9 65.2
2021 72.6 62
2022 74.6 65.5
2023 75.7 66.1
2024 75.8 66.3
2025 76 66.5

Armenia and South Africa population clocks and comparison

Population
Armenia

South Africa
Year Population
Armenia South Africa
1960 1,863,705 16,440,172
1961 1,927,484 16,908,035
1962 1,991,689 17,418,522
1963 2,056,023 17,954,564
1964 2,120,135 18,511,361
1965 2,183,635 19,089,380
1966 2,246,159 19,690,087
1967 2,307,492 20,314,066
1968 2,367,319 20,957,287
1969 2,424,030 21,614,676
1970 2,475,633 22,279,984
1971 2,525,345 22,942,143
1972 2,577,079 23,609,456
1973 2,630,860 24,294,263
1974 2,686,445 24,989,108
1975 2,743,660 25,690,940
1976 2,818,165 26,395,450
1977 2,912,827 27,118,952
1978 3,012,807 27,869,507
1979 3,078,501 28,634,162
1980 3,107,415 29,518,857
1981 3,135,349 30,541,044
1982 3,163,144 31,615,339
1983 3,191,539 32,739,304
1984 3,224,547 33,892,788
1985 3,260,432 35,042,093
1986 3,294,847 36,180,515
1987 3,328,520 37,326,190
1988 3,355,125 38,480,649
1989 3,443,100 39,628,575
1990 3,552,128 40,746,268
1991 3,613,977 41,687,898
1992 3,571,861 42,443,509
1993 3,453,332 43,297,156
1994 3,364,610 44,004,139
1995 3,307,581 44,541,554
1996 3,278,735 45,123,018
1997 3,246,289 45,666,838
1998 3,208,401 46,223,880
1999 3,167,286 46,730,335
2000 3,221,100 47,159,719
2001 3,211,800 47,566,800
2002 3,199,800 48,019,415
2003 3,182,500 48,500,348
2004 3,164,900 48,991,421
2005 3,146,400 49,490,033
2006 3,127,100 49,998,277
2007 3,107,400 50,528,584
2008 3,087,100 51,114,599
2009 3,066,000 51,728,516
2010 3,044,800 52,344,051
2011 3,027,900 52,995,205
2012 3,024,100 53,782,567
2013 3,022,000 54,678,791
2014 3,013,800 55,594,838
2015 3,004,600 56,723,537
2016 2,992,300 57,259,551
2017 2,979,400 57,635,162
2018 2,969,000 58,613,001
2019 2,962,500 59,587,885
2020 2,961,500 60,562,381
2021 2,962,300 61,502,603
2022 2,969,200 62,378,410
2023 2,964,300 63,212,384
2024 3,033,500 64,007,187

Fertility rates in Armenia and South Africa

Fertility rate
Armenia

South Africa
Year Fertility rate
Armenia South Africa
1960 4.79 6.11
1961 4.67 6.08
1962 4.52 6.05
1963 4.35 6.01
1964 4.15 5.96
1965 3.99 5.89
1966 3.83 5.91
1967 3.73 5.85
1968 3.62 5.78
1969 3.49 5.72
1970 3.33 5.63
1971 3.29 5.57
1972 3.2 5.49
1973 3.08 5.41
1974 2.98 5.3
1975 2.92 5.19
1976 2.84 5.07
1977 2.74 4.94
1978 2.62 4.85
1979 2.53 4.82
1980 2.48 4.78
1981 2.48 4.71
1982 2.5 4.7
1983 2.56 4.63
1984 2.6 4.57
1985 2.64 4.5
1986 2.66 4.41
1987 2.66 4.35
1988 2.68 4.18
1989 2.71 3.98
1990 2.71 3.72
1991 2.64 3.62
1992 2.5 3.48
1993 2.29 3.37
1994 2.08 3.26
1995 2.07 3.17
1996 2.06 2.99
1997 1.9 2.73
1998 1.81 2.63
1999 1.53 2.56
2000 1.3 2.41
2001 1.2 2.37
2002 1.2 2.32
2003 1.3 2.36
2004 1.4 2.44
2005 1.3 2.51
2006 1.3 2.55
2007 1.4 2.55
2008 1.4 2.68
2009 1.5 2.5
2010 1.5 2.44
2011 1.5 2.44
2012 1.6 2.45
2013 1.6 2.43
2014 1.7 2.42
2015 1.6 2.36
2016 1.6 2.26
2017 1.6 2.28
2018 1.6 2.27
2019 1.6 2.26
2020 1.7 2.26
2021 1.7 2.25
2022 1.7 2.23
2023 1.9 2.22

Armenia and South Africa demographics compared

Median age
Armenia

South Africa
Year Median age, years
Armenia South Africa
1960 23 19
1961 22.9 19
1962 22.7 18.9
1963 22.5 18.9
1964 22.2 18.9
1965 21.8 18.8
1966 21.4 18.8
1967 21.1 18.8
1968 21.1 18.8
1969 21.1 18.8
1970 21.2 18.8
1971 21.4 18.8
1972 21.5 18.8
1973 21.7 18.8
1974 21.9 18.9
1975 22.2 18.9
1976 22.4 19
1977 22.5 19.1
1978 22.7 19.2
1979 23 19.3
1980 23.3 19.4
1981 23.7 19.6
1982 24 19.8
1983 24.4 20
1984 24.7 20.2
1985 25.1 20.4
1986 25.4 20.5
1987 25.7 20.7
1988 26 20.9
1989 26.3 21.1
1990 26.5 21.3
1991 26.7 21.5
1992 26.9 21.5
1993 27.2 21.9
1994 27.5 22
1995 27.8 21.5
1996 28.1 21.2
1997 28.3 21.2
1998 28.7 21.4
1999 29.1 21.6
2000 29.6 21.9
2001 30 22.2
2002 30.3 22.4
2003 30.6 22.8
2004 30.8 23.1
2005 31 23.3
2006 31.3 23.5
2007 31.5 23.8
2008 31.8 24
2009 32.1 24.3
2010 32.4 24.6
2011 32.7 25
2012 33 25.3
2013 33.2 25.7
2014 33.5 26
2015 33.8 26.4
2016 34.1 26.7
2017 34.5 27
2018 34.9 27.5
2019 35.6 27.9
2020 36.1 28.3
2021 36.6 28.6
2022 36.9 28.9
2023 36.9 29.2
2024 37.1 29.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Armenia South Africa
GNI, Atlas method
$23.6B
2024
$390B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.7%
2025
34%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.44%
2023
6.02%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
5.45%
2023
0.73%
2023
Armed forces personnel
47,000
2020
89,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.5%
2025
-6.55%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.3%
2023
32.3%
2024
Services, % of GDP
61.5%
2024
62.7%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
23.2%
2024
24.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
65.4
2025
57.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.9%
2023
50.5%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
4%
2023
0.9%
2014
Number of millionaires n/a
90,595
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
0.22%
2024
Number of billionaires
1
2025
7
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00004%
2025
0.00002%
2025
Listed domestic companies
12
2024
220
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$4.85B
2024
$986B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$3.69B
2024
$65.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.28B
2024
$855M
2024
International tourist arrivals
375,000
2020
3,886,600
2020
International tourism as share of exports
7.97%
2020
2.89%
2020
Banked people share
71.4%
2024
81.1%
2024

Energy

Armenia South Africa
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,348 kg
2022
1,939 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.2
2022
$7.84
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
7.73 megatons
2023
397 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.61 tons
2023
6.29 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
75.8%
2022
93.3%
2022
Renewable energy use share
9.1%
2021
9.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
24.3%
2022
3.58%
2023
Net energy imports use share
76.9%
2022
-12.5%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
2,404 kWh
2022
3,247 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
30%
2021
6.45%
2021
Hydroelectric share
21.1%
2022
2.91%
2023
Nuclear share
31%
2022
3.73%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
87.7%
2023

Society

Armenia South Africa
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.79%
2024
Annual migration change
-29,966
2024
+166,972
2024
Urban population
63.9%
2024
69.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.7 ft
2025
5.56 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
57.6
2025
40.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
47
2024
41
2024
Higher education index
45
2025
81
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.19
2021
45.5
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
20
2019
22.2
2019
Visa free countries
82
2025
111
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.8%
2023
91.2%
2024
English speaking
8%
2025
31%
2023
People using the Internet
80%
2023
75.7%
2023

Health

Armenia South Africa
Government health expenditure per capita
$675
2022
$570
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$534
2022
$38.2
2022
Life expectancy
76 years
2025
66.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.51%
2022
1.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.12
2019
0.81
2021
Age at first childbirth
25.7 years
2021
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
19
2023
118
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10
2023
34.7
2023
Obesity rate
25.1%
2022
31.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.7%
2024
7.2%
2024
Air quality index
28
2025
40
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
24.9%
2022
20.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.28 liters
2020
7.13 liters
2020

Territory

Armenia South Africa
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.81%
2025
Land area per capita
3,589 sq mi
2024
7,318 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,380 sq mi
2025
371,975 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,265 sq mi
2025
65,409 sq mi
2025
Roads length
4,785 mi
2019
466,028 mi
2016

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