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Grenada vs South Africa statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Grenada has a population of 117K (ranked 182/197), compared with 64M in South Africa (ranked 24/197). Grenada's land area is 131.3 sq mi versus 468,377 sq mi for South Africa (ranked 186th vs. 24th).

By GDP, Grenada ranks 184/197 ($1.39B) and South Africa ranks 41/197 ($400B). By GDP per capita, Grenada ranks 80/197 ($11,872), while South Africa ranks 112/197 ($6,253).

Main facts and rankings

Grenada South Africa
Population
117349
65314246
Population rank 182/197 24/197
GDP
$1.39B
2024
$400B
2024
GDP rank 184/197 41/197
GDP per capita
$11,872
2024
$6,253
2024
GDP per capita rank 80/197 112/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$20,167
2024
$15,457
2024
Government debt
$1.02B
2024
$306B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
71.4%
2025
79.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$8,688
2024
$4,775
2024
Government debt per person rank 62/185 83/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$11,039
2025
$13,449
2025
Land area
131.3 sq mi
2025
468,377 sq mi
2025
Population density
893 ppl/mi²
2024
136.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.49
2023
2.22
2023
Median age
34.9 years
2024
29.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.5 years
2025
66.5 years
2025

Grenada and South Africa: Comparison Charts

Grenada and South Africa economies compared

GDP
Grenada

South Africa
Year GDP
Grenada 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 $71,494,495 $45,328,411,332
1978 $88,322,386 $51,607,412,902
1979 $102,244,362 $63,038,658,089
1980 $110,900,457 $89,411,864,402
1981 $115,651,919 $93,141,472,164
1982 $125,435,590 $85,904,057,409
1983 $131,803,552 $96,204,110,942
1984 $145,533,311 $84,870,163,366
1985 $167,728,455 $64,459,376,087
1986 $187,589,523 $73,354,771,399
1987 $215,009,570 $96,535,763,418
1988 $236,357,524 $103,976,831,871
1989 $267,327,642 $108,055,624,082
1990 $278,098,763 $126,048,140,142
1991 $300,757,889 $135,203,698,238
1992 $310,160,444 $146,956,150,987
1993 $309,812,185 $147,194,747,566
1994 $325,111,815 $153,512,712,382
1995 $342,172,519 $171,735,933,897
1996 $366,911,444 $163,234,925,381
1997 $392,190,593 $168,978,057,328
1998 $445,903,593 $152,982,984,557
1999 $482,009,370 $151,516,957,079
2000 $520,044,370 $151,752,757,215
2001 $520,444,185 $135,429,905,923
2002 $540,336,926 $129,087,556,612
2003 $591,018,407 $197,018,965,309
2004 $599,118,593 $255,806,908,595
2005 $695,555,556 $288,867,217,197
2006 $698,700,667 $303,858,675,364
2007 $758,683,593 $333,077,117,254
2008 $825,976,037 $316,131,258,616
2009 $771,275,556 $329,754,060,647
2010 $771,014,815 $417,363,822,802
2011 $778,655,556 $458,199,494,831
2012 $799,881,481 $434,400,545,086
2013 $842,618,519 $400,886,013,596
2014 $911,496,296 $381,198,869,776
2015 $997,007,407 $346,709,790,459
2016 $1,061,640,741 $323,585,509,674
2017 $1,125,685,185 $381,448,814,653
2018 $1,166,514,815 $405,260,723,893
2019 $1,213,485,185 $389,330,032,224
2020 $1,043,411,111 $337,974,655,408
2021 $1,122,800,000 $420,886,877,629
2022 $1,231,732,104 $406,920,004,594
2023 $1,323,985,600 $380,699,271,816
2024 $1,391,435,993 $400,260,724,226

Grenada and South Africa economies compared

GDP per capita
Grenada

South Africa
Year GDP per capita
Grenada 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 $737 $1,671
1978 $917 $1,852
1979 $1,071 $2,202
1980 $1,173 $3,029
1981 $1,230 $3,050
1982 $1,329 $2,717
1983 $1,388 $2,938
1984 $1,524 $2,504
1985 $1,745 $1,839
1986 $1,938 $2,027
1987 $2,205 $2,586
1988 $2,404 $2,702
1989 $2,697 $2,727
1990 $2,782 $3,093
1991 $2,984 $3,243
1992 $3,053 $3,462
1993 $3,026 $3,400
1994 $3,152 $3,489
1995 $3,294 $3,856
1996 $3,508 $3,618
1997 $3,725 $3,700
1998 $4,206 $3,310
1999 $4,516 $3,242
2000 $4,840 $3,218
2001 $4,820 $2,847
2002 $4,984 $2,688
2003 $5,428 $4,062
2004 $5,480 $5,221
2005 $6,339 $5,837
2006 $6,344 $6,077
2007 $6,865 $6,592
2008 $7,448 $6,185
2009 $6,933 $6,375
2010 $6,910 $7,973
2011 $6,947 $8,646
2012 $7,093 $8,077
2013 $7,425 $7,332
2014 $7,986 $6,857
2015 $8,694 $6,112
2016 $9,221 $5,651
2017 $9,751 $6,618
2018 $10,083 $6,914
2019 $10,463 $6,534
2020 $8,969 $5,581
2021 $9,622 $6,843
2022 $10,535 $6,523
2023 $11,308 $6,023
2024 $11,872 $6,253

Grenada vs. South Africa life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Grenada

South Africa
Year Life expectancy, years
Grenada South Africa
1950 52.7 43.1
1951 53.8 44.1
1952 54.8 45
1953 55.7 46.1
1954 56.7 47.1
1955 57.8 48.2
1956 59 49.2
1957 60.3 50.2
1958 61.4 51.1
1959 62.4 51.9
1960 63.1 52.6
1961 63.6 53.1
1962 63.8 53.6
1963 63.8 53.9
1964 64.2 54.2
1965 64.8 54.4
1966 65.6 54.7
1967 66.5 55
1968 66.9 55.2
1969 67 55.4
1970 66.9 55.7
1971 66.9 56
1972 67.2 56.4
1973 67.6 56.7
1974 67.9 57.1
1975 68 57.6
1976 67.9 58
1977 67.9 58.5
1978 67.9 59
1979 67.9 59.5
1980 68.1 60
1981 68.3 60.4
1982 68.6 60.9
1983 64.3 61.4
1984 69.1 61.8
1985 69.3 62.2
1986 69.6 62.4
1987 69.8 62.7
1988 70 62.9
1989 70.3 63
1990 70.5 62.9
1991 70.8 63
1992 71.1 62.8
1993 71.5 62.6
1994 71.8 62.1
1995 72.1 61.6
1996 72.4 61.1
1997 72.6 60.5
1998 72.8 59.9
1999 72.9 59.2
2000 73 58.4
2001 73 57.2
2002 73.1 55.6
2003 73.3 54.2
2004 72.4 54
2005 73.7 53.9
2006 73.9 54.2
2007 74.2 54.9
2008 74.4 56
2009 74.6 57.4
2010 74.7 58.9
2011 74.9 60.6
2012 75 61.7
2013 75 62.4
2014 75 63.2
2015 75 64.1
2016 75 64.7
2017 75 65.4
2018 75 65.7
2019 75 66.1
2020 75 65.2
2021 74.5 62
2022 75.2 65.5
2023 75.2 66.1
2024 75.4 66.3
2025 75.5 66.5

Grenada and South Africa population clocks and comparison

Population
Grenada

South Africa
Year Population
Grenada South Africa
1960 94,058 16,440,172
1961 95,335 16,908,035
1962 96,375 17,418,522
1963 97,195 17,954,564
1964 97,760 18,511,361
1965 98,067 19,089,380
1966 98,121 19,690,087
1967 98,066 20,314,066
1968 98,078 20,957,287
1969 98,204 21,614,676
1970 98,414 22,279,984
1971 98,648 22,942,143
1972 98,777 23,609,456
1973 98,709 24,294,263
1974 98,486 24,989,108
1975 98,126 25,690,940
1976 97,632 26,395,450
1977 97,017 27,118,952
1978 96,305 27,869,507
1979 95,490 28,634,162
1980 94,538 29,518,857
1981 94,052 30,541,044
1982 94,383 31,615,339
1983 94,948 32,739,304
1984 95,498 33,892,788
1985 96,111 35,042,093
1986 96,790 36,180,515
1987 97,526 37,326,190
1988 98,308 38,480,649
1989 99,121 39,628,575
1990 99,957 40,746,268
1991 100,793 41,687,898
1992 101,602 42,443,509
1993 102,382 43,297,156
1994 103,138 44,004,139
1995 103,869 44,541,554
1996 104,584 45,123,018
1997 105,293 45,666,838
1998 106,009 46,223,880
1999 106,727 46,730,335
2000 107,451 47,159,719
2001 107,987 47,566,800
2002 108,404 48,019,415
2003 108,884 48,500,348
2004 109,323 48,991,421
2005 109,734 49,490,033
2006 110,135 49,998,277
2007 110,522 50,528,584
2008 110,896 51,114,599
2009 111,254 51,728,516
2010 111,586 52,344,051
2011 112,079 52,995,205
2012 112,775 53,782,567
2013 113,487 54,678,791
2014 114,132 55,594,838
2015 114,676 56,723,537
2016 115,130 57,259,551
2017 115,438 57,635,162
2018 115,691 58,613,001
2019 115,981 59,587,885
2020 116,341 60,562,381
2021 116,688 61,502,603
2022 116,913 62,378,410
2023 117,081 63,212,384
2024 117,207 64,007,187

Fertility rates in Grenada and South Africa

Fertility rate
Grenada

South Africa
Year Fertility rate
Grenada South Africa
1960 6.74 6.11
1961 6.63 6.08
1962 6.44 6.05
1963 6.2 6.01
1964 5.91 5.96
1965 5.6 5.89
1966 5.3 5.91
1967 5.04 5.85
1968 4.84 5.78
1969 4.69 5.72
1970 4.46 5.63
1971 4.31 5.57
1972 4.18 5.49
1973 4.05 5.41
1974 3.92 5.3
1975 3.75 5.19
1976 3.6 5.07
1977 3.46 4.94
1978 3.35 4.85
1979 3.34 4.82
1980 3.3 4.78
1981 2.99 4.71
1982 3.15 4.7
1983 3.31 4.63
1984 3.22 4.57
1985 3.48 4.5
1986 3.58 4.41
1987 3.58 4.35
1988 3.19 4.18
1989 3.23 3.98
1990 3.06 3.72
1991 3.11 3.62
1992 2.97 3.48
1993 2.81 3.37
1994 2.79 3.26
1995 2.82 3.17
1996 2.85 2.99
1997 2.8 2.73
1998 2.49 2.63
1999 2.39 2.56
2000 2.44 2.41
2001 2.42 2.37
2002 2.38 2.32
2003 2.33 2.36
2004 2.29 2.44
2005 2.24 2.51
2006 2.19 2.55
2007 2.15 2.55
2008 2.12 2.68
2009 2.08 2.5
2010 2.04 2.44
2011 2.01 2.44
2012 1.97 2.45
2013 1.91 2.43
2014 1.8 2.42
2015 1.72 2.36
2016 1.62 2.26
2017 1.44 2.28
2018 1.53 2.27
2019 1.54 2.26
2020 1.53 2.26
2021 1.52 2.25
2022 1.5 2.23
2023 1.49 2.22

Grenada and South Africa demographics compared

Median age
Grenada

South Africa
Year Median age, years
Grenada South Africa
1960 16.2 19
1961 16.2 19
1962 16.2 18.9
1963 16.3 18.9
1964 16.3 18.9
1965 16.3 18.8
1966 16.2 18.8
1967 16.2 18.8
1968 16.3 18.8
1969 16.5 18.8
1970 16.7 18.8
1971 16.9 18.8
1972 17.1 18.8
1973 17.4 18.8
1974 17.7 18.9
1975 17.9 18.9
1976 18.2 19
1977 18.4 19.1
1978 18.7 19.2
1979 18.9 19.3
1980 19.1 19.4
1981 19.4 19.6
1982 19.9 19.8
1983 20.5 20
1984 21.1 20.2
1985 21.6 20.4
1986 22 20.5
1987 22.5 20.7
1988 22.9 20.9
1989 23.2 21.1
1990 23.6 21.3
1991 23.9 21.5
1992 24.1 21.5
1993 24.3 21.9
1994 24.5 22
1995 24.6 21.5
1996 24.7 21.2
1997 24.7 21.2
1998 24.7 21.4
1999 24.6 21.6
2000 24.5 21.9
2001 24.5 22.2
2002 24.8 22.4
2003 25.2 22.8
2004 25.6 23.1
2005 26.1 23.3
2006 26.6 23.5
2007 27.1 23.8
2008 27.7 24
2009 28.2 24.3
2010 28.7 24.6
2011 29.1 25
2012 29.4 25.3
2013 29.7 25.7
2014 30.1 26
2015 30.6 26.4
2016 31.1 26.7
2017 31.5 27
2018 32 27.5
2019 32.5 27.9
2020 32.9 28.3
2021 33.4 28.6
2022 33.9 28.9
2023 34.4 29.2
2024 34.9 29.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Grenada South Africa
GNI, Atlas method
$1.24B
2024
$390B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39.6%
2025
34%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.13%
2023
6.02%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.73%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
89,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-8.85%
2025
-6.55%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.34%
2023
32.3%
2024
Services, % of GDP
65.2%
2024
62.7%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
14.8%
2024
24.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
63
2025
57.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
33.7%
2018
50.5%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2018
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 n/a
$986B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$423M
2024
$65.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$70.2M
2024
$855M
2024
International tourist arrivals
217,000
2020
3,886,600
2020
International tourism as share of exports
88.2%
2018
2.89%
2020
Banked people share n/a
81.1%
2024

Energy

Grenada South Africa
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
733 kg
2007
1,939 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.6
2007
$7.84
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.14 megatons
2023
397 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.22 tons
2023
6.29 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
93.3%
2022
Renewable energy use share
10%
2022
9.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
3.58%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
-12.5%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
3,247 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
1.97%
2021
6.45%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
2.91%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
3.73%
2023
Electricity access
94.4%
2023
87.7%
2023

Society

Grenada South Africa
% of world population
0.001%
2024
0.79%
2024
Annual migration change
-192
2024
+166,972
2024
Urban population
37.3%
2024
69.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.86 ft
2025
5.56 ft
2025
Average female height
5.45 ft
2025
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
59.1
2025
40.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
56
2024
41
2024
Higher education index
57
2025
81
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.38
2022
45.5
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8
2019
22.2
2019
Visa free countries
139
2025
111
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.4%
1980
91.2%
2024
English speaking
90.9%
2023
31%
2023
People using the Internet
74.1%
2023
75.7%
2023

Health

Grenada South Africa
Government health expenditure per capita
$521
2022
$570
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$280
2022
$38.2
2022
Life expectancy
75.5 years
2025
66.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.85%
2022
1.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.31
2018
0.81
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
48
2023
118
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
18.3
2023
34.7
2023
Obesity rate
31.1%
2022
31.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.3%
2024
7.2%
2024
Air quality index
99
2025
40
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
20.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.33 liters
2020
7.13 liters
2020

Territory

Grenada South Africa
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.81%
2025
Land area per capita
1,120 sq mi
2024
7,318 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
30.9 sq mi
2025
371,975 sq mi
2025
Forest area
68.3 sq mi
2025
65,409 sq mi
2025
Roads length
700 mi
2017
466,028 mi
2016

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