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Liechtenstein vs South Africa statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Liechtenstein has a population of 40.2K (ranked 190/197), compared with 64M in South Africa (ranked 24/197). Liechtenstein's land area is 61.8 sq mi versus 468,377 sq mi for South Africa (ranked 192nd vs. 24th).

By GDP, Liechtenstein ranks 155/197 ($8.29B) and South Africa ranks 41/197 ($400B). By GDP per capita, Liechtenstein ranks 2/197 ($207,974), while South Africa ranks 112/197 ($6,253).

Main facts and rankings

Liechtenstein South Africa
Population
40646
65314246
Population rank 190/197 24/197
GDP
$8.29B
2023
$400B
2024
GDP rank 155/197 41/197
GDP per capita
$207,974
2023
$6,253
2024
GDP per capita rank 2/197 112/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$139,100
2009
$15,457
2024
Government debt n/a
$306B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
79.6%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$4,775
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 83/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$97,623
2025
$13,449
2025
Land area
61.8 sq mi
2025
468,377 sq mi
2025
Population density
651 ppl/mi²
2024
136.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.45
2023
2.22
2023
Median age
45.4 years
2024
29.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.9 years
2025
66.5 years
2025

Liechtenstein and South Africa: Comparison Charts

Liechtenstein and South Africa economies compared

GDP
Liechtenstein

South Africa
Year GDP
Liechtenstein 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 $90,099,361 $21,218,391,513
1971 $104,889,795 $23,411,076,638
1972 $124,940,289 $24,515,919,217
1973 $165,928,882 $33,262,772,008
1974 $193,980,465 $41,389,186,095
1975 $246,389,102 $42,906,905,672
1976 $272,489,300 $41,150,460,288
1977 $303,493,119 $45,328,411,332
1978 $436,912,068 $51,607,412,902
1979 $503,173,104 $63,038,658,089
1980 $534,699,363 $89,411,864,402
1981 $511,647,750 $93,141,472,164
1982 $522,096,760 $85,904,057,409
1983 $524,023,625 $96,204,110,942
1984 $502,620,992 $84,870,163,366
1985 $529,073,612 $64,459,376,087
1986 $779,357,803 $73,354,771,399
1987 $1,052,848,996 $96,535,763,418
1988 $1,161,757,671 $103,976,831,871
1989 $1,119,983,801 $108,055,624,082
1990 $1,421,509,216 $126,048,140,142
1991 $1,484,160,302 $135,203,698,238
1992 $1,631,177,029 $146,956,150,987
1993 $1,673,085,245 $147,194,747,566
1994 $1,948,129,623 $153,512,712,382
1995 $2,428,525,061 $171,735,933,897
1996 $2,504,012,993 $163,234,925,381
1997 $2,298,389,803 $168,978,057,328
1998 $2,479,699,106 $152,982,984,557
1999 $2,664,105,901 $151,516,957,079
2000 $2,483,889,858 $151,752,757,215
2001 $2,491,800,559 $135,429,905,923
2002 $2,688,618,747 $129,087,556,612
2003 $3,070,803,051 $197,018,965,309
2004 $3,454,373,798 $255,806,908,595
2005 $3,659,319,117 $288,867,217,197
2006 $4,000,102,086 $303,858,675,364
2007 $4,601,429,897 $333,077,117,254
2008 $5,081,479,840 $316,131,258,616
2009 $4,504,375,348 $329,754,060,647
2010 $5,082,337,238 $417,363,822,802
2011 $5,739,706,005 $458,199,494,831
2012 $5,456,102,482 $434,400,545,086
2013 $6,391,708,311 $400,886,013,596
2014 $6,657,526,980 $381,198,869,776
2015 $6,268,515,276 $346,709,790,459
2016 $6,237,302,034 $323,585,509,674
2017 $6,474,308,718 $381,448,814,653
2018 $6,692,620,692 $405,260,723,893
2019 $6,436,467,007 $389,330,032,224
2020 $6,405,870,210 $337,974,655,408
2021 $7,912,602,342 $420,886,877,629
2022 $7,378,156,576 $406,920,004,594
2023 $8,287,748,667 $380,699,271,816
2024 - $400,260,724,226

Liechtenstein and South Africa economies compared

GDP per capita
Liechtenstein

South Africa
Year GDP per capita
Liechtenstein South Africa
1960 - $532
1961 - $546
1962 - $563
1963 - $605
1964 - $646
1965 - $685
1966 - $722
1967 - $779
1968 - $817
1969 - $891
1970 $4,262 $952
1971 $4,856 $1,020
1972 $5,645 $1,038
1973 $7,282 $1,369
1974 $8,272 $1,656
1975 $10,333 $1,670
1976 $11,326 $1,559
1977 $12,417 $1,671
1978 $17,457 $1,852
1979 $19,674 $2,202
1980 $20,959 $3,029
1981 $19,929 $3,050
1982 $19,886 $2,717
1983 $19,815 $2,938
1984 $18,898 $2,504
1985 $19,684 $1,839
1986 $28,613 $2,027
1987 $38,206 $2,586
1988 $41,569 $2,702
1989 $39,552 $2,727
1990 $49,458 $3,093
1991 $50,812 $3,243
1992 $55,057 $3,462
1993 $55,605 $3,400
1994 $63,936 $3,489
1995 $78,910 $3,856
1996 $80,689 $3,618
1997 $73,591 $3,700
1998 $78,303 $3,310
1999 $82,682 $3,242
2000 $76,088 $3,218
2001 $75,068 $2,847
2002 $79,795 $2,688
2003 $90,108 $4,062
2004 $100,281 $5,221
2005 $105,295 $5,837
2006 $114,168 $6,077
2007 $130,493 $6,592
2008 $143,249 $6,185
2009 $126,025 $6,375
2010 $141,090 $7,973
2011 $158,066 $8,646
2012 $148,842 $8,077
2013 $172,824 $7,332
2014 $178,735 $6,857
2015 $167,187 $6,112
2016 $165,375 $5,651
2017 $170,547 $6,618
2018 $174,989 $6,914
2019 $166,908 $6,534
2020 $164,671 $5,581
2021 $201,945 $6,843
2022 $186,822 $6,523
2023 $207,974 $6,023
2024 - $6,253

Liechtenstein vs. South Africa life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Liechtenstein

South Africa
Year Life expectancy, years
Liechtenstein South Africa
1950 65.3 43.1
1951 65.8 44.1
1952 66.2 45
1953 66.9 46.1
1954 67.5 47.1
1955 68.3 48.2
1956 68.9 49.2
1957 69.6 50.2
1958 70.1 51.1
1959 70.6 51.9
1960 70.9 52.6
1961 71 53.1
1962 70.9 53.6
1963 70.9 53.9
1964 71.1 54.2
1965 71.2 54.4
1966 71.6 54.7
1967 72 55
1968 72.3 55.2
1969 72.6 55.4
1970 72.8 55.7
1971 73 56
1972 73.4 56.4
1973 73.7 56.7
1974 74 57.1
1975 74.3 57.6
1976 74.6 58
1977 74.8 58.5
1978 74.7 59
1979 74.7 59.5
1980 74.8 60
1981 74.9 60.4
1982 75.1 60.9
1983 75.7 61.4
1984 76.2 61.8
1985 76.7 62.2
1986 77.2 62.4
1987 77.8 62.7
1988 78 62.9
1989 78.3 63
1990 78.5 62.9
1991 78.7 63
1992 78.7 62.8
1993 78.5 62.6
1994 78.2 62.1
1995 77.9 61.6
1996 77.7 61.1
1997 77.6 60.5
1998 77.8 59.9
1999 78.2 59.2
2000 78.6 58.4
2001 79.2 57.2
2002 79.8 55.6
2003 80.2 54.2
2004 80.7 54
2005 81.1 53.9
2006 81.4 54.2
2007 81.6 54.9
2008 81.9 56
2009 81.9 57.4
2010 82.1 58.9
2011 82.2 60.6
2012 82.3 61.7
2013 82.4 62.4
2014 82.5 63.2
2015 82.8 64.1
2016 82.9 64.7
2017 83.1 65.4
2018 83.3 65.7
2019 83.4 66.1
2020 82 65.2
2021 82.8 62
2022 83.4 65.5
2023 83.6 66.1
2024 83.7 66.3
2025 83.9 66.5

Liechtenstein and South Africa population clocks and comparison

Population
Liechtenstein

South Africa
Year Population
Liechtenstein South Africa
1960 16,451 16,440,172
1961 16,877 16,908,035
1962 17,443 17,418,522
1963 18,093 17,954,564
1964 18,755 18,511,361
1965 19,195 19,089,380
1966 19,610 19,690,087
1967 20,175 20,314,066
1968 20,835 20,957,287
1969 21,084 21,614,676
1970 21,140 22,279,984
1971 21,600 22,942,143
1972 22,132 23,609,456
1973 22,785 24,294,263
1974 23,451 24,989,108
1975 23,846 25,690,940
1976 24,058 26,395,450
1977 24,442 27,118,952
1978 25,028 27,869,507
1979 25,575 28,634,162
1980 25,512 29,518,857
1981 25,673 30,541,044
1982 26,255 31,615,339
1983 26,446 32,739,304
1984 26,596 33,892,788
1985 26,878 35,042,093
1986 27,238 36,180,515
1987 27,557 37,326,190
1988 27,948 38,480,649
1989 28,317 39,628,575
1990 28,742 40,746,268
1991 29,209 41,687,898
1992 29,627 42,443,509
1993 30,089 43,297,156
1994 30,470 44,004,139
1995 30,776 44,541,554
1996 31,033 45,123,018
1997 31,232 45,666,838
1998 31,668 46,223,880
1999 32,221 46,730,335
2000 32,645 47,159,719
2001 33,194 47,566,800
2002 33,694 48,019,415
2003 34,079 48,500,348
2004 34,447 48,991,421
2005 34,753 49,490,033
2006 35,037 49,998,277
2007 35,262 50,528,584
2008 35,473 51,114,599
2009 35,742 51,728,516
2010 36,022 52,344,051
2011 36,312 52,995,205
2012 36,657 53,782,567
2013 36,984 54,678,791
2014 37,248 55,594,838
2015 37,494 56,723,537
2016 37,716 57,259,551
2017 37,962 57,635,162
2018 38,246 58,613,001
2019 38,563 59,587,885
2020 38,901 60,562,381
2021 39,182 61,502,603
2022 39,493 62,378,410
2023 39,850 63,212,384
2024 40,197 64,007,187

Fertility rates in Liechtenstein and South Africa

Fertility rate
Liechtenstein

South Africa
Year Fertility rate
Liechtenstein South Africa
1960 2.78 6.11
1961 2.78 6.08
1962 2.8 6.05
1963 2.85 6.01
1964 2.92 5.96
1965 2.96 5.89
1966 2.78 5.91
1967 2.48 5.85
1968 2.22 5.78
1969 2.13 5.72
1970 2.09 5.63
1971 2.03 5.57
1972 1.98 5.49
1973 1.94 5.41
1974 1.9 5.3
1975 1.9 5.19
1976 1.91 5.07
1977 1.92 4.94
1978 1.9 4.85
1979 1.67 4.82
1980 1.7 4.78
1981 1.69 4.71
1982 1.61 4.7
1983 1.53 4.63
1984 1.51 4.57
1985 1.5 4.5
1986 1.48 4.41
1987 1.5 4.35
1988 1.5 4.18
1989 1.5 3.98
1990 1.5 3.72
1991 1.5 3.62
1992 1.48 3.48
1993 1.45 3.37
1994 1.44 3.26
1995 1.44 3.17
1996 1.52 2.99
1997 1.57 2.73
1998 1.59 2.63
1999 1.63 2.56
2000 1.57 2.41
2001 1.52 2.37
2002 1.47 2.32
2003 1.36 2.36
2004 1.44 2.44
2005 1.49 2.51
2006 1.43 2.55
2007 1.42 2.55
2008 1.43 2.68
2009 1.71 2.5
2010 1.4 2.44
2011 1.69 2.44
2012 1.51 2.45
2013 1.45 2.43
2014 1.59 2.42
2015 1.4 2.36
2016 1.61 2.26
2017 1.44 2.28
2018 1.58 2.27
2019 1.48 2.26
2020 1.46 2.26
2021 1.53 2.25
2022 1.47 2.23
2023 1.45 2.22

Liechtenstein and South Africa demographics compared

Median age
Liechtenstein

South Africa
Year Median age, years
Liechtenstein South Africa
1960 28 19
1961 27.8 19
1962 27.5 18.9
1963 27.3 18.9
1964 27.1 18.9
1965 27 18.8
1966 27 18.8
1967 27 18.8
1968 27 18.8
1969 27.1 18.8
1970 27.2 18.8
1971 27.3 18.8
1972 27.6 18.8
1973 27.8 18.8
1974 28.1 18.9
1975 28.3 18.9
1976 28.6 19
1977 29 19.1
1978 29.4 19.2
1979 29.8 19.3
1980 30.2 19.4
1981 30.5 19.6
1982 30.7 19.8
1983 31 20
1984 31.2 20.2
1985 31.5 20.4
1986 31.7 20.5
1987 32 20.7
1988 32.3 20.9
1989 32.6 21.1
1990 32.9 21.3
1991 33.3 21.5
1992 33.6 21.5
1993 33.9 21.9
1994 34.3 22
1995 34.6 21.5
1996 35 21.2
1997 35.3 21.2
1998 35.7 21.4
1999 36.1 21.6
2000 36.5 21.9
2001 36.9 22.2
2002 37.3 22.4
2003 37.7 22.8
2004 38.2 23.1
2005 38.6 23.3
2006 39.1 23.5
2007 39.6 23.8
2008 40.1 24
2009 40.6 24.3
2010 41.1 24.6
2011 41.4 25
2012 41.8 25.3
2013 42.2 25.7
2014 42.7 26
2015 43 26.4
2016 43.4 26.7
2017 43.8 27
2018 44.1 27.5
2019 44.4 27.9
2020 44.6 28.3
2021 44.8 28.6
2022 45 28.9
2023 45.2 29.2
2024 45.4 29.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Liechtenstein South Africa
GNI, Atlas method
$4.16B
2009
$390B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
22.6%
2025
34%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.56%
2011
6.02%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.73%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
89,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-6.55%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.01%
2007
32.3%
2024
Services, % of GDP
55.6%
2022
62.7%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
40.6%
2022
24.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
74
2025
57.3
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
50.5%
2014
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
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
0.003%
2025
0.00002%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
220
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$986B
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$65.4B
2024
Personal remittances received n/a
$855M
2024
International tourist arrivals
58,400
2020
3,886,600
2020
International tourism as share of exports n/a
2.89%
2020
Banked people share n/a
81.1%
2024

Energy

Liechtenstein South Africa
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
1,939 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$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 n/a
93.3%
2022
Renewable energy use share
56.9%
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 n/a
6.45%
2021
Hydroelectric share n/a
2.91%
2023
Nuclear share n/a
3.73%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
87.7%
2023

Society

Liechtenstein South Africa
% of world population
0.0005%
2024
0.79%
2024
Annual migration change
+206
2024
+166,972
2024
Urban population
14.7%
2024
69.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height n/a
5.56 ft
2025
Average female height n/a
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
95.3
2025
40.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
82
2025
41
2024
Higher education index
47
2025
81
2025
Homicides per 100K people
5.12
2021
45.5
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
0.5
2025
22.2
2019
Visa free countries
172
2025
111
2025
Adult literacy rate
100%
2013
91.2%
2024
English speaking
35%
2025
31%
2023
People using the Internet
97.3%
2023
75.7%
2023

Health

Liechtenstein South Africa
Government health expenditure per capita n/a
$570
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita n/a
$38.2
2022
Life expectancy
83.9 years
2025
66.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
1.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people n/a
0.81
2021
Age at first childbirth
31.3 years
2017
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births n/a
118
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births n/a
34.7
2023
Obesity rate n/a
31.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.2%
2024
7.2%
2024
Air quality index
86
2025
40
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
20.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
7.13 liters
2020

Territory

Liechtenstein South Africa
% of world land
0.0001%
2025
0.81%
2025
Land area per capita
1,537 sq mi
2024
7,318 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
20 sq mi
2025
371,975 sq mi
2025
Forest area
25.9 sq mi
2025
65,409 sq mi
2025
Roads length
391 mi
2019
466,028 mi
2016

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