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Georgia vs South Africa statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Georgia has a population of 3.67M (ranked 130/197), compared with 64M in South Africa (ranked 24/197). Georgia's land area is 26,830 sq mi versus 468,377 sq mi for South Africa (ranked 118th vs. 24th).

By GDP, Georgia ranks 107/197 ($33.8B) and South Africa ranks 41/197 ($400B). By GDP per capita, Georgia ranks 89/197 ($9,194), while South Africa ranks 112/197 ($6,253).

Main facts and rankings

Georgia South Africa
Population
3672886
65314246
Population rank 130/197 24/197
GDP
$33.8B
2024
$400B
2024
GDP rank 107/197 41/197
GDP per capita
$9,194
2024
$6,253
2024
GDP per capita rank 89/197 112/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$28,418
2024
$15,457
2024
Government debt
$12.2B
2024
$306B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
35.8%
2025
79.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$3,318
2024
$4,775
2024
Government debt per person rank 97/185 83/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,750
2025
$13,449
2025
Land area
26,830 sq mi
2025
468,377 sq mi
2025
Population density
136.9 ppl/mi²
2024
136.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.81
2023
2.22
2023
Median age
38 years
2024
29.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
74.8 years
2025
66.5 years
2025

Georgia and South Africa: Comparison Charts

Georgia and South Africa economies compared

GDP
Georgia

South Africa
Year GDP
Georgia 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 $7,321,981,334 $96,535,763,418
1988 $8,833,588,173 $103,976,831,871
1989 $8,902,632,715 $108,055,624,082
1990 $7,735,927,264 $126,048,140,142
1991 $6,324,503,311 $135,203,698,238
1992 $3,690,328,964 $146,956,150,987
1993 $2,701,181,331 $147,194,747,566
1994 $2,513,867,645 $153,512,712,382
1995 $2,693,732,612 $171,735,933,897
1996 $3,094,936,177 $163,234,925,381
1997 $3,510,520,231 $168,978,057,328
1998 $3,613,497,317 $152,982,984,557
1999 $2,800,025,883 $151,516,957,079
2000 $3,057,475,335 $151,752,757,215
2001 $3,219,462,262 $135,429,905,923
2002 $3,395,766,678 $129,087,556,612
2003 $3,991,377,904 $197,018,965,309
2004 $5,125,365,192 $255,806,908,595
2005 $6,410,912,050 $288,867,217,197
2006 $7,745,250,734 $303,858,675,364
2007 $10,172,931,089 $333,077,117,254
2008 $12,795,145,131 $316,131,258,616
2009 $10,766,920,066 $329,754,060,647
2010 $12,426,907,967 $417,363,822,802
2011 $15,475,290,469 $458,199,494,831
2012 $16,894,392,033 $434,400,545,086
2013 $17,517,660,144 $400,886,013,596
2014 $17,966,015,109 $381,198,869,776
2015 $15,223,796,149 $346,709,790,459
2016 $15,444,548,902 $323,585,509,674
2017 $16,473,125,375 $381,448,814,653
2018 $17,902,544,881 $405,260,723,893
2019 $17,638,337,117 $389,330,032,224
2020 $16,010,869,216 $337,974,655,408
2021 $18,853,115,589 $420,886,877,629
2022 $24,984,568,960 $406,920,004,594
2023 $30,777,833,601 $380,699,271,816
2024 $33,776,141,251 $400,260,724,226

Georgia and South Africa economies compared

GDP per capita
Georgia

South Africa
Year GDP per capita
Georgia 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 $1,544 $2,586
1988 $1,844 $2,702
1989 $1,853 $2,727
1990 $1,611 $3,093
1991 $1,308 $3,243
1992 $757 $3,462
1993 $550 $3,400
1994 $520 $3,489
1995 $578 $3,856
1996 $689 $3,618
1997 $807 $3,700
1998 $852 $3,310
1999 $674 $3,242
2000 $750 $3,218
2001 $802 $2,847
2002 $854 $2,688
2003 $1,010 $4,062
2004 $1,305 $5,221
2005 $1,643 $5,837
2006 $1,996 $6,077
2007 $2,635 $6,592
2008 $3,325 $6,185
2009 $2,823 $6,375
2010 $3,282 $7,973
2011 $4,120 $8,646
2012 $4,531 $8,077
2013 $4,712 $7,332
2014 $4,830 $6,857
2015 $4,087 $6,112
2016 $4,143 $5,651
2017 $4,419 $6,618
2018 $4,804 $6,914
2019 $4,741 $6,534
2020 $4,301 $5,581
2021 $5,084 $6,843
2022 $6,730 $6,523
2023 $8,284 $6,023
2024 $9,194 $6,253

Georgia vs. South Africa life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Georgia

South Africa
Year Life expectancy, years
Georgia South Africa
1950 57.7 43.1
1951 58 44.1
1952 58.4 45
1953 58.8 46.1
1954 59.1 47.1
1955 59.5 48.2
1956 59.9 49.2
1957 60.2 50.2
1958 60.6 51.1
1959 61 51.9
1960 61.3 52.6
1961 61.7 53.1
1962 62.1 53.6
1963 62.5 53.9
1964 62.8 54.2
1965 63.1 54.4
1966 63.4 54.7
1967 63.8 55
1968 64.1 55.2
1969 64.5 55.4
1970 64.9 55.7
1971 65.2 56
1972 65.5 56.4
1973 65.9 56.7
1974 66.2 57.1
1975 66.5 57.6
1976 66.9 58
1977 67.2 58.5
1978 67.6 59
1979 67.9 59.5
1980 68.3 60
1981 68.7 60.4
1982 69.1 60.9
1983 69.1 61.4
1984 68.8 61.8
1985 69 62.2
1986 69.2 62.4
1987 69.2 62.7
1988 68.8 62.9
1989 68.6 63
1990 68.7 62.9
1991 68.2 63
1992 67.8 62.8
1993 67.4 62.6
1994 68.7 62.1
1995 69.4 61.6
1996 70.6 61.1
1997 69.7 60.5
1998 69.8 59.9
1999 70 59.2
2000 70.1 58.4
2001 70.4 57.2
2002 70.4 55.6
2003 71.4 54.2
2004 71 54
2005 70.7 53.9
2006 71 54.2
2007 71 54.9
2008 70.9 56
2009 71.1 57.4
2010 71.7 58.9
2011 72.5 60.6
2012 72.7 61.7
2013 73 62.4
2014 73.1 63.2
2015 73.2 64.1
2016 73.1 64.7
2017 73.4 65.4
2018 74 65.7
2019 74.2 66.1
2020 73.5 65.2
2021 71.6 62
2022 74.1 65.5
2023 74.5 66.1
2024 74.7 66.3
2025 74.8 66.5

Georgia and South Africa population clocks and comparison

Population
Georgia

South Africa
Year Population
Georgia South Africa
1960 3,645,600 16,440,172
1961 3,703,600 16,908,035
1962 3,760,300 17,418,522
1963 3,816,100 17,954,564
1964 3,870,300 18,511,361
1965 3,921,600 19,089,380
1966 3,966,700 19,690,087
1967 4,005,800 20,314,066
1968 4,042,300 20,957,287
1969 4,080,300 21,614,676
1970 4,119,900 22,279,984
1971 4,163,000 22,942,143
1972 4,205,300 23,609,456
1973 4,242,500 24,294,263
1974 4,279,500 24,989,108
1975 4,311,200 25,690,940
1976 4,342,400 26,395,450
1977 4,372,100 27,118,952
1978 4,397,700 27,869,507
1979 4,430,200 28,634,162
1980 4,467,700 29,518,857
1981 4,504,500 30,541,044
1982 4,542,800 31,615,339
1983 4,582,900 32,739,304
1984 4,622,200 33,892,788
1985 4,662,900 35,042,093
1986 4,704,500 36,180,515
1987 4,743,500 37,326,190
1988 4,790,700 38,480,649
1989 4,803,300 39,628,575
1990 4,802,000 40,746,268
1991 4,835,900 41,687,898
1992 4,873,500 42,443,509
1993 4,911,100 43,297,156
1994 4,836,076 44,004,139
1995 4,657,722 44,541,554
1996 4,491,699 45,123,018
1997 4,349,913 45,666,838
1998 4,243,607 46,223,880
1999 4,157,192 46,730,335
2000 4,077,131 47,159,719
2001 4,014,373 47,566,800
2002 3,978,515 48,019,415
2003 3,951,736 48,500,348
2004 3,927,340 48,991,421
2005 3,902,469 49,490,033
2006 3,880,347 49,998,277
2007 3,860,158 50,528,584
2008 3,848,449 51,114,599
2009 3,814,419 51,728,516
2010 3,786,695 52,344,051
2011 3,756,441 52,995,205
2012 3,728,874 53,782,567
2013 3,717,668 54,678,791
2014 3,719,414 55,594,838
2015 3,725,276 56,723,537
2016 3,727,505 57,259,551
2017 3,728,004 57,635,162
2018 3,726,549 58,613,001
2019 3,720,161 59,587,885
2020 3,722,716 60,562,381
2021 3,708,610 61,502,603
2022 3,712,502 62,378,410
2023 3,715,483 63,212,384
2024 3,673,850 64,007,187

Fertility rates in Georgia and South Africa

Fertility rate
Georgia

South Africa
Year Fertility rate
Georgia South Africa
1960 2.94 6.11
1961 2.94 6.08
1962 2.94 6.05
1963 2.95 6.01
1964 2.89 5.96
1965 2.77 5.89
1966 2.73 5.91
1967 2.74 5.85
1968 2.69 5.78
1969 2.69 5.72
1970 2.7 5.63
1971 2.71 5.57
1972 2.67 5.49
1973 2.62 5.41
1974 2.57 5.3
1975 2.55 5.19
1976 2.51 5.07
1977 2.44 4.94
1978 2.42 4.85
1979 2.38 4.82
1980 2.35 4.78
1981 2.33 4.71
1982 2.31 4.7
1983 2.34 4.63
1984 2.38 4.57
1985 2.4 4.5
1986 2.38 4.41
1987 2.32 4.35
1988 2.32 4.18
1989 2.32 3.98
1990 2.31 3.72
1991 2.21 3.62
1992 2.05 3.48
1993 1.91 3.37
1994 1.84 3.26
1995 1.81 3.17
1996 1.76 2.99
1997 1.73 2.73
1998 1.7 2.63
1999 1.64 2.56
2000 1.61 2.41
2001 1.58 2.37
2002 1.57 2.32
2003 1.55 2.36
2004 1.57 2.44
2005 1.58 2.51
2006 1.62 2.55
2007 1.7 2.55
2008 1.83 2.68
2009 1.99 2.5
2010 1.97 2.44
2011 1.92 2.44
2012 1.93 2.45
2013 1.99 2.43
2014 2.18 2.42
2015 2.21 2.36
2016 2.23 2.26
2017 2.14 2.28
2018 2.09 2.27
2019 2.02 2.26
2020 1.98 2.26
2021 1.98 2.25
2022 1.82 2.23
2023 1.81 2.22

Georgia and South Africa demographics compared

Median age
Georgia

South Africa
Year Median age, years
Georgia South Africa
1960 27.6 19
1961 27.8 19
1962 27.9 18.9
1963 28.1 18.9
1964 28.2 18.9
1965 28.4 18.8
1966 28.5 18.8
1967 28.5 18.8
1968 28.5 18.8
1969 28.4 18.8
1970 28.5 18.8
1971 28.8 18.8
1972 28.9 18.8
1973 28.9 18.8
1974 28.8 18.9
1975 28.7 18.9
1976 28.7 19
1977 28.7 19.1
1978 28.8 19.2
1979 29 19.3
1980 29.1 19.4
1981 29.2 19.6
1982 29.3 19.8
1983 29.4 20
1984 29.6 20.2
1985 29.7 20.4
1986 29.8 20.5
1987 30 20.7
1988 30.1 20.9
1989 30.4 21.1
1990 30.6 21.3
1991 30.9 21.5
1992 31.2 21.5
1993 31.4 21.9
1994 31.8 22
1995 32.1 21.5
1996 32.4 21.2
1997 32.8 21.2
1998 33.1 21.4
1999 33.5 21.6
2000 33.9 21.9
2001 34.2 22.2
2002 34.5 22.4
2003 34.7 22.8
2004 35 23.1
2005 35.2 23.3
2006 35.5 23.5
2007 35.7 23.8
2008 35.8 24
2009 36 24.3
2010 36.2 24.6
2011 36.4 25
2012 36.6 25.3
2013 36.9 25.7
2014 37 26
2015 37.1 26.4
2016 37.1 26.7
2017 37.2 27
2018 37.3 27.5
2019 37.4 27.9
2020 37.5 28.3
2021 37.6 28.6
2022 37.7 28.9
2023 37.8 29.2
2024 38 29.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Georgia South Africa
GNI, Atlas method
$30.1B
2024
$390B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.9%
2025
34%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.98%
2024
6.02%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.68%
2023
0.73%
2023
Armed forces personnel
26,000
2020
89,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.56%
2025
-6.55%
2025
Unemployment rate
11.7%
2020
32.3%
2024
Services, % of GDP
62.8%
2024
62.7%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.1%
2024
24.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
69
2025
57.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.2%
2024
50.5%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2024
0.9%
2014
Number of millionaires n/a
90,595
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
0.22%
2024
Number of billionaires
2
2025
7
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00007%
2025
0.00002%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
220
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$986B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$4.45B
2024
$65.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$4.06B
2024
$855M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,513,000
2020
3,886,600
2020
International tourism as share of exports
9.89%
2020
2.89%
2020
Banked people share
78.8%
2024
81.1%
2024

Energy

Georgia South Africa
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,530 kg
2023
1,939 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16.4
2023
$7.84
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
12.9 megatons
2023
397 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.46 tons
2023
6.29 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
78.9%
2022
93.3%
2022
Renewable energy use share
25.2%
2021
9.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
16.9%
2023
3.58%
2023
Net energy imports use share
79.9%
2023
-12.5%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
3,382 kWh
2023
3,247 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
81.4%
2021
6.45%
2021
Hydroelectric share
75.5%
2023
2.91%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
3.73%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
87.7%
2023

Society

Georgia South Africa
% of world population
0.05%
2024
0.79%
2024
Annual migration change
+1,745
2024
+166,972
2024
Urban population
61.2%
2024
69.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.77 ft
2025
5.56 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
60.2
2025
40.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
53
2024
41
2024
Higher education index
59
2025
81
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.04
2019
45.5
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
12.4
2019
22.2
2019
Visa free countries
132
2025
111
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.7%
2024
91.2%
2024
English speaking
18%
2025
31%
2023
People using the Internet
81.9%
2023
75.7%
2023

Health

Georgia South Africa
Government health expenditure per capita
$478
2022
$570
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$193.2
2022
$38.2
2022
Life expectancy
74.8 years
2025
66.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.43%
2022
1.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
5.61
2022
0.81
2021
Age at first childbirth
26.2 years
2021
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
20
2023
118
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.2
2023
34.7
2023
Obesity rate
35.5%
2022
31.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.7%
2024
7.2%
2024
Air quality index
52
2025
40
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
31.8%
2022
20.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
14.4 liters
2020
7.13 liters
2020

Territory

Georgia South Africa
% of world land
0.05%
2025
0.81%
2025
Land area per capita
7,303 sq mi
2024
7,318 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
9,158 sq mi
2025
371,975 sq mi
2025
Forest area
10,897 sq mi
2025
65,409 sq mi
2025
Roads length
12,611 mi
2018
466,028 mi
2016

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