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Kyrgyzstan vs South Africa statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Kyrgyzstan has a population of 7.22M (ranked 106/197), compared with 64M in South Africa (ranked 24/197). Kyrgyzstan's land area is 74,054 sq mi versus 468,377 sq mi for South Africa (ranked 86th vs. 24th).

By GDP, Kyrgyzstan ranks 135/197 ($17.5B) and South Africa ranks 41/197 ($400B). By GDP per capita, Kyrgyzstan ranks 149/197 ($2,419), while South Africa ranks 112/197 ($6,253).

Main facts and rankings

Kyrgyzstan South Africa
Population
7419369
65314246
Population rank 106/197 24/197
GDP
$17.5B
2024
$400B
2024
GDP rank 135/197 41/197
GDP per capita
$2,419
2024
$6,253
2024
GDP per capita rank 149/197 112/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$8,009
2024
$15,457
2024
Government debt
$6.4B
2024
$306B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
38.5%
2025
79.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$887
2024
$4,775
2024
Government debt per person rank 145/185 83/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,925
2025
$13,449
2025
Land area
74,054 sq mi
2025
468,377 sq mi
2025
Population density
97.6 ppl/mi²
2024
136.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.7
2023
2.22
2023
Median age
26.2 years
2024
29.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
72 years
2025
66.5 years
2025

Kyrgyzstan and South Africa: Comparison Charts

Kyrgyzstan and South Africa economies compared

GDP
Kyrgyzstan

South Africa
Year GDP
Kyrgyzstan 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 $2,660,202,623 $126,048,140,142
1991 $2,542,256,424 $135,203,698,238
1992 $2,315,346,943 $146,956,150,987
1993 $2,026,019,253 $147,194,747,566
1994 $1,681,780,847 $153,512,712,382
1995 $1,661,147,035 $171,735,933,897
1996 $1,827,570,586 $163,234,925,381
1997 $1,767,864,036 $168,978,057,328
1998 $1,645,963,750 $152,982,984,557
1999 $1,249,061,487 $151,516,957,079
2000 $1,369,688,498 $151,752,757,215
2001 $1,525,116,370 $135,429,905,923
2002 $1,605,643,105 $129,087,556,612
2003 $1,919,008,090 $197,018,965,309
2004 $2,211,534,585 $255,806,908,595
2005 $2,460,246,766 $288,867,217,197
2006 $2,834,168,889 $303,858,675,364
2007 $3,802,570,553 $333,077,117,254
2008 $5,139,958,909 $316,131,258,616
2009 $4,690,061,381 $329,754,060,647
2010 $4,794,361,863 $417,363,822,802
2011 $6,197,765,984 $458,199,494,831
2012 $6,605,142,884 $434,400,545,086
2013 $7,335,033,801 $400,886,013,596
2014 $7,468,102,413 $381,198,869,776
2015 $6,678,177,512 $346,709,790,459
2016 $6,813,095,379 $323,585,509,674
2017 $7,702,938,379 $381,448,814,653
2018 $8,271,106,235 $405,260,723,893
2019 $9,371,275,264 $389,330,032,224
2020 $8,270,468,614 $337,974,655,408
2021 $9,249,133,946 $420,886,877,629
2022 $12,134,931,018 $406,920,004,594
2023 $15,180,842,369 $380,699,271,816
2024 $17,478,259,659 $400,260,724,226

Kyrgyzstan and South Africa economies compared

GDP per capita
Kyrgyzstan

South Africa
Year GDP per capita
Kyrgyzstan 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 $606 $3,093
1991 $570 $3,243
1992 $513 $3,462
1993 $449 $3,400
1994 $372 $3,489
1995 $364 $3,856
1996 $395 $3,618
1997 $376 $3,700
1998 $345 $3,310
1999 $258 $3,242
2000 $279.6 $3,218
2001 $308 $2,847
2002 $322 $2,688
2003 $381 $4,062
2004 $433 $5,221
2005 $477 $5,837
2006 $543 $6,077
2007 $722 $6,592
2008 $966 $6,185
2009 $870 $6,375
2010 $877 $7,973
2011 $1,117 $8,646
2012 $1,169 $8,077
2013 $1,270 $7,332
2014 $1,265 $6,857
2015 $1,106 $6,112
2016 $1,103 $5,651
2017 $1,221 $6,618
2018 $1,284 $6,914
2019 $1,422 $6,534
2020 $1,230 $5,581
2021 $1,350 $6,843
2022 $1,740 $6,523
2023 $2,138 $6,023
2024 $2,419 $6,253

Kyrgyzstan vs. South Africa life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Kyrgyzstan

South Africa
Year Life expectancy, years
Kyrgyzstan South Africa
1950 52.1 43.1
1951 52.4 44.1
1952 52.6 45
1953 52.9 46.1
1954 53.2 47.1
1955 53.5 48.2
1956 53.9 49.2
1957 54.2 50.2
1958 54.5 51.1
1959 54.8 51.9
1960 55.1 52.6
1961 55.4 53.1
1962 55.7 53.6
1963 56 53.9
1964 56.3 54.2
1965 56.6 54.4
1966 57 54.7
1967 57.3 55
1968 57.6 55.2
1969 57.9 55.4
1970 58.2 55.7
1971 58.5 56
1972 58.8 56.4
1973 59.2 56.7
1974 59.5 57.1
1975 59.8 57.6
1976 60.1 58
1977 60.4 58.5
1978 60.7 59
1979 61.1 59.5
1980 61.5 60
1981 61.8 60.4
1982 62.3 60.9
1983 62.3 61.4
1984 62.9 61.8
1985 63.7 62.2
1986 64.7 62.4
1987 65.4 62.7
1988 65.3 62.9
1989 65.2 63
1990 64.8 62.9
1991 64.9 63
1992 64.4 62.8
1993 63.6 62.6
1994 62.7 62.1
1995 62.9 61.6
1996 63.4 61.1
1997 64.2 60.5
1998 64.6 59.9
1999 64.9 59.2
2000 65.2 58.4
2001 65.3 57.2
2002 65.3 55.6
2003 65.4 54.2
2004 65.6 54
2005 65.8 53.9
2006 65.8 54.2
2007 66 54.9
2008 66.6 56
2009 67.1 57.4
2010 67.5 58.9
2011 67.7 60.6
2012 68.1 61.7
2013 68.5 62.4
2014 68.8 63.2
2015 69.3 64.1
2016 69.9 64.7
2017 70.5 65.4
2018 70.7 65.7
2019 70.9 66.1
2020 69.1 65.2
2021 69.3 62
2022 71.5 65.5
2023 71.7 66.1
2024 71.8 66.3
2025 72 66.5

Kyrgyzstan and South Africa population clocks and comparison

Population
Kyrgyzstan

South Africa
Year Population
Kyrgyzstan South Africa
1960 2,172,300 16,440,172
1961 2,255,900 16,908,035
1962 2,333,400 17,418,522
1963 2,413,700 17,954,564
1964 2,495,300 18,511,361
1965 2,573,300 19,089,380
1966 2,655,300 19,690,087
1967 2,736,500 20,314,066
1968 2,818,300 20,957,287
1969 2,894,800 21,614,676
1970 2,959,900 22,279,984
1971 3,022,300 22,942,143
1972 3,088,200 23,609,456
1973 3,153,800 24,294,263
1974 3,223,900 24,989,108
1975 3,292,400 25,690,940
1976 3,358,700 26,395,450
1977 3,423,900 27,118,952
1978 3,487,100 27,869,507
1979 3,552,000 28,634,162
1980 3,617,400 29,518,857
1981 3,685,800 30,541,044
1982 3,759,300 31,615,339
1983 3,838,300 32,739,304
1984 3,916,400 33,892,788
1985 3,990,300 35,042,093
1986 4,066,500 36,180,515
1987 4,144,600 37,326,190
1988 4,218,400 38,480,649
1989 4,307,500 39,628,575
1990 4,391,236 40,746,268
1991 4,463,634 41,687,898
1992 4,515,400 42,443,509
1993 4,516,777 43,297,156
1994 4,515,069 44,004,139
1995 4,560,454 44,541,554
1996 4,628,438 45,123,018
1997 4,696,421 45,666,838
1998 4,769,015 46,223,880
1999 4,840,422 46,730,335
2000 4,898,362 47,159,719
2001 4,945,073 47,566,800
2002 4,990,704 48,019,415
2003 5,043,308 48,500,348
2004 5,104,713 48,991,421
2005 5,162,640 49,490,033
2006 5,218,373 49,998,277
2007 5,268,385 50,528,584
2008 5,318,729 51,114,599
2009 5,389,643 51,728,516
2010 5,467,059 52,344,051
2011 5,546,587 52,995,205
2012 5,652,076 53,782,567
2013 5,777,150 54,678,791
2014 5,905,848 55,594,838
2015 6,040,036 56,723,537
2016 6,175,338 57,259,551
2017 6,306,696 57,635,162
2018 6,444,079 58,613,001
2019 6,590,211 59,587,885
2020 6,726,596 60,562,381
2021 6,851,224 61,502,603
2022 6,975,220 62,378,410
2023 7,099,750 63,212,384
2024 7,224,614 64,007,187

Fertility rates in Kyrgyzstan and South Africa

Fertility rate
Kyrgyzstan

South Africa
Year Fertility rate
Kyrgyzstan South Africa
1960 5.31 6.11
1961 5.36 6.08
1962 5.42 6.05
1963 5.48 6.01
1964 5.43 5.96
1965 5.38 5.89
1966 5.32 5.91
1967 5.26 5.85
1968 5.18 5.78
1969 5.18 5.72
1970 5.2 5.63
1971 5.18 5.57
1972 5.14 5.49
1973 5.02 5.41
1974 4.89 5.3
1975 4.76 5.19
1976 4.68 5.07
1977 4.59 4.94
1978 4.53 4.85
1979 4.38 4.82
1980 4.22 4.78
1981 4.19 4.71
1982 4.2 4.7
1983 4.17 4.63
1984 4.2 4.57
1985 4.2 4.5
1986 4.22 4.41
1987 4.16 4.35
1988 4.03 4.18
1989 3.88 3.98
1990 3.63 3.72
1991 3.58 3.62
1992 3.52 3.48
1993 3.2 3.37
1994 2.9 3.26
1995 3.1 3.17
1996 2.8 2.99
1997 2.6 2.73
1998 2.7 2.63
1999 2.6 2.56
2000 2.4 2.41
2001 2.4 2.37
2002 2.4 2.32
2003 2.5 2.36
2004 2.6 2.44
2005 2.5 2.51
2006 2.7 2.55
2007 2.7 2.55
2008 2.8 2.68
2009 2.9 2.5
2010 3.1 2.44
2011 3.1 2.44
2012 3.2 2.45
2013 3.1 2.43
2014 3.2 2.42
2015 3.2 2.36
2016 3.1 2.26
2017 3 2.28
2018 3.3 2.27
2019 3.3 2.26
2020 3.1 2.26
2021 2.89 2.25
2022 2.8 2.23
2023 2.7 2.22

Kyrgyzstan and South Africa demographics compared

Median age
Kyrgyzstan

South Africa
Year Median age, years
Kyrgyzstan South Africa
1960 23.1 19
1961 22.9 19
1962 22.6 18.9
1963 22.2 18.9
1964 21.6 18.9
1965 21 18.8
1966 20.6 18.8
1967 20.3 18.8
1968 20.1 18.8
1969 20 18.8
1970 20 18.8
1971 20 18.8
1972 20 18.8
1973 19.9 18.8
1974 19.9 18.9
1975 19.9 18.9
1976 20 19
1977 20 19.1
1978 20.1 19.2
1979 20.2 19.3
1980 20.4 19.4
1981 20.6 19.6
1982 20.7 19.8
1983 20.8 20
1984 21 20.2
1985 21.2 20.4
1986 21.4 20.5
1987 21.5 20.7
1988 21.6 20.9
1989 21.7 21.1
1990 21.7 21.3
1991 21.6 21.5
1992 21.6 21.5
1993 21.5 21.9
1994 21.4 22
1995 21.4 21.5
1996 21.5 21.2
1997 21.7 21.2
1998 21.9 21.4
1999 22.2 21.6
2000 22.4 21.9
2001 22.6 22.2
2002 22.8 22.4
2003 23 22.8
2004 23.2 23.1
2005 23.3 23.3
2006 23.5 23.5
2007 23.6 23.8
2008 23.7 24
2009 23.9 24.3
2010 24.1 24.6
2011 24.3 25
2012 24.5 25.3
2013 24.6 25.7
2014 24.8 26
2015 25 26.4
2016 25.1 26.7
2017 25.2 27
2018 25.3 27.5
2019 25.5 27.9
2020 25.7 28.3
2021 25.8 28.6
2022 26 28.9
2023 26.1 29.2
2024 26.2 29.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Kyrgyzstan South Africa
GNI, Atlas method
$15.5B
2024
$390B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
35.5%
2025
34%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.83%
2023
6.02%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.62%
2023
0.73%
2023
Armed forces personnel
21,000
2020
89,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.4%
2025
-6.55%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.5%
2023
32.3%
2024
Services, % of GDP
52.1%
2024
62.7%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
24.7%
2024
24.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
55.6
2025
57.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23%
2023
50.5%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
4.3%
2023
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
$5.09B
2024
$65.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$3.1B
2024
$855M
2024
International tourist arrivals
8,508,000
2019
3,886,600
2020
International tourism as share of exports
8.01%
2020
2.89%
2020
Banked people share
72.3%
2024
81.1%
2024

Energy

Kyrgyzstan South Africa
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
645 kg
2022
1,939 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.2
2022
$7.84
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
10.5 megatons
2023
397 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.47 tons
2023
6.29 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
72.9%
2022
93.3%
2022
Renewable energy use share
27.6%
2021
9.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
22.8%
2022
3.58%
2023
Net energy imports use share
33.8%
2022
-12.5%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
1,971 kWh
2022
3,247 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
85.6%
2021
6.45%
2021
Hydroelectric share
85.9%
2022
2.91%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
3.73%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
87.7%
2023

Society

Kyrgyzstan South Africa
% of world population
0.09%
2024
0.79%
2024
Annual migration change
+3,645
2024
+166,972
2024
Urban population
38.2%
2024
69.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.63 ft
2025
5.56 ft
2025
Average female height
5.26 ft
2025
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
40.6
2025
40.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
25
2024
41
2024
Higher education index
24
2025
81
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.7
2020
45.5
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
12.7
2019
22.2
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
111
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.6%
2019
91.2%
2024
English speaking
2%
2025
31%
2023
People using the Internet
88.5%
2023
75.7%
2023

Health

Kyrgyzstan South Africa
Government health expenditure per capita
$85.9
2022
$570
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$32.9
2022
$38.2
2022
Life expectancy
72 years
2025
66.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
7.85%
2022
1.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.15
2021
0.81
2021
Age at first childbirth
22.6 years
2019
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
42
2023
118
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
17
2023
34.7
2023
Obesity rate
26.8%
2022
31.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.6%
2024
7.2%
2024
Air quality index
22
2025
40
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
27.3%
2022
20.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.63 liters
2020
7.13 liters
2020

Territory

Kyrgyzstan South Africa
% of world land
0.13%
2025
0.81%
2025
Land area per capita
10,250 sq mi
2024
7,318 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
39,996 sq mi
2025
371,975 sq mi
2025
Forest area
5,290 sq mi
2025
65,409 sq mi
2025
Roads length
21,127 mi
2018
466,028 mi
2016

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