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Slovenia vs South Africa statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Slovenia has a population of 2.13M (ranked 147/197), compared with 64M in South Africa (ranked 24/197). Slovenia's land area is 7,774 sq mi versus 468,377 sq mi for South Africa (ranked 151st vs. 24th).

By GDP, Slovenia ranks 86/197 ($72.5B) and South Africa ranks 41/197 ($400B). By GDP per capita, Slovenia ranks 33/197 ($34,089), while South Africa ranks 112/197 ($6,253).

Main facts and rankings

Slovenia South Africa
Population
2124696
65314246
Population rank 147/197 24/197
GDP
$72.5B
2024
$400B
2024
GDP rank 86/197 41/197
GDP per capita
$34,089
2024
$6,253
2024
GDP per capita rank 33/197 112/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$56,531
2024
$15,457
2024
Government debt
$48.6B
2024
$306B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
68%
2025
79.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$22,853
2024
$4,775
2024
Government debt per person rank 29/185 83/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$21,364
2025
$13,449
2025
Land area
7,774 sq mi
2025
468,377 sq mi
2025
Population density
273.5 ppl/mi²
2024
136.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.51
2023
2.22
2023
Median age
45.3 years
2024
29.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.9 years
2025
66.5 years
2025

Slovenia and South Africa: Comparison Charts

Slovenia and South Africa economies compared

GDP
Slovenia

South Africa
Year GDP
Slovenia 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 $19,832,029,087 $126,048,140,142
1991 $14,454,495,059 $135,203,698,238
1992 $14,277,261,541 $146,956,150,987
1993 $14,449,298,372 $147,194,747,566
1994 $16,400,767,070 $153,512,712,382
1995 $21,367,422,159 $171,735,933,897
1996 $21,470,699,363 $163,234,925,381
1997 $20,726,878,752 $168,978,057,328
1998 $22,058,635,314 $152,982,984,557
1999 $22,609,669,084 $151,516,957,079
2000 $20,159,190,702 $151,752,757,215
2001 $20,668,868,707 $135,429,905,923
2002 $23,214,593,516 $129,087,556,612
2003 $29,360,575,032 $197,018,965,309
2004 $34,156,553,313 $255,806,908,595
2005 $35,947,936,824 $288,867,217,197
2006 $39,260,368,837 $303,858,675,364
2007 $47,880,266,543 $333,077,117,254
2008 $55,509,332,322 $316,131,258,616
2009 $49,975,540,955 $329,754,060,647
2010 $47,793,117,241 $417,363,822,802
2011 $51,199,194,599 $458,199,494,831
2012 $46,167,053,954 $434,400,545,086
2013 $47,867,056,859 $400,886,013,596
2014 $49,514,466,380 $381,198,869,776
2015 $42,709,468,275 $346,709,790,459
2016 $44,290,685,824 $323,585,509,674
2017 $48,153,200,135 $381,448,814,653
2018 $53,689,067,640 $405,260,723,893
2019 $53,909,922,736 $389,330,032,224
2020 $53,384,760,135 $337,974,655,408
2021 $61,529,280,461 $420,886,877,629
2022 $59,927,702,746 $406,920,004,594
2023 $69,148,468,417 $380,699,271,816
2024 $72,485,008,929 $400,260,724,226

Slovenia and South Africa economies compared

GDP per capita
Slovenia

South Africa
Year GDP per capita
Slovenia 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 $9,925 $3,093
1991 $7,229 $3,243
1992 $7,151 $3,462
1993 $7,255 $3,400
1994 $8,244 $3,489
1995 $10,738 $3,856
1996 $10,797 $3,618
1997 $10,437 $3,700
1998 $11,132 $3,310
1999 $11,401 $3,242
2000 $10,136 $3,218
2001 $10,376 $2,847
2002 $11,639 $2,688
2003 $14,712 $4,062
2004 $17,104 $5,221
2005 $17,970 $5,837
2006 $19,563 $6,077
2007 $23,725 $6,592
2008 $27,462 $6,185
2009 $24,502 $6,375
2010 $23,330 $7,973
2011 $24,941 $8,646
2012 $22,442 $8,077
2013 $23,237 $7,332
2014 $24,013 $6,857
2015 $20,697 $6,112
2016 $21,448 $5,651
2017 $23,303 $6,618
2018 $25,888 $6,914
2019 $25,814 $6,534
2020 $25,392 $5,581
2021 $29,187 $6,843
2022 $28,374 $6,523
2023 $32,610 $6,023
2024 $34,089 $6,253

Slovenia vs. South Africa life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Slovenia

South Africa
Year Life expectancy, years
Slovenia South Africa
1950 61.8 43.1
1951 62.3 44.1
1952 63.8 45
1953 65.3 46.1
1954 66.1 47.1
1955 66.1 48.2
1956 66.5 49.2
1957 67 50.2
1958 67.7 51.1
1959 68.2 51.9
1960 68.5 52.6
1961 68.9 53.1
1962 68.9 53.6
1963 68.6 53.9
1964 68.5 54.2
1965 68.7 54.4
1966 68.9 54.7
1967 69 55
1968 68.6 55.2
1969 68.6 55.4
1970 69 55.7
1971 69.7 56
1972 70.3 56.4
1973 70.8 56.7
1974 71 57.1
1975 71.1 57.6
1976 71.1 58
1977 71.3 58.5
1978 71.6 59
1979 71.6 59.5
1980 71.8 60
1981 71.6 60.4
1982 71.4 60.9
1983 71.2 61.4
1984 71.3 61.8
1985 71.8 62.2
1986 72.1 62.4
1987 72.4 62.7
1988 72.8 62.9
1989 73.3 63
1990 73.5 62.9
1991 73.5 63
1992 73.4 62.8
1993 73.6 62.6
1994 73.9 62.1
1995 74.4 61.6
1996 74.8 61.1
1997 75 60.5
1998 75.1 59.9
1999 75.5 59.2
2000 75.8 58.4
2001 76.2 57.2
2002 76.3 55.6
2003 76.3 54.2
2004 76.9 54
2005 77.5 53.9
2006 77.8 54.2
2007 78.3 54.9
2008 78.6 56
2009 79 57.4
2010 79.3 58.9
2011 79.6 60.6
2012 79.8 61.7
2013 80.1 62.4
2014 80.3 63.2
2015 80.5 64.1
2016 80.5 64.7
2017 80.6 65.4
2018 80.9 65.7
2019 81 66.1
2020 80.4 65.2
2021 80.4 62
2022 80.8 65.5
2023 81.6 66.1
2024 81.8 66.3
2025 81.9 66.5

Slovenia and South Africa population clocks and comparison

Population
Slovenia

South Africa
Year Population
Slovenia South Africa
1960 1,584,720 16,440,172
1961 1,594,131 16,908,035
1962 1,603,649 17,418,522
1963 1,616,971 17,954,564
1964 1,632,114 18,511,361
1965 1,649,160 19,089,380
1966 1,669,905 19,690,087
1967 1,689,528 20,314,066
1968 1,704,546 20,957,287
1969 1,713,874 21,614,676
1970 1,724,891 22,279,984
1971 1,738,335 22,942,143
1972 1,752,233 23,609,456
1973 1,766,697 24,294,263
1974 1,776,132 24,989,108
1975 1,793,581 25,690,940
1976 1,820,249 26,395,450
1977 1,842,377 27,118,952
1978 1,862,548 27,869,507
1979 1,882,599 28,634,162
1980 1,901,315 29,518,857
1981 1,906,531 30,541,044
1982 1,910,334 31,615,339
1983 1,922,321 32,739,304
1984 1,932,154 33,892,788
1985 1,941,641 35,042,093
1986 1,965,964 36,180,515
1987 1,989,776 37,326,190
1988 1,995,196 38,480,649
1989 1,996,351 39,628,575
1990 1,998,161 40,746,268
1991 1,999,429 41,687,898
1992 1,996,498 42,443,509
1993 1,991,746 43,297,156
1994 1,989,443 44,004,139
1995 1,989,872 44,541,554
1996 1,988,628 45,123,018
1997 1,985,956 45,666,838
1998 1,981,629 46,223,880
1999 1,983,045 46,730,335
2000 1,988,925 47,159,719
2001 1,992,060 47,566,800
2002 1,994,530 48,019,415
2003 1,995,733 48,500,348
2004 1,997,012 48,991,421
2005 2,000,474 49,490,033
2006 2,006,868 49,998,277
2007 2,018,122 50,528,584
2008 2,021,316 51,114,599
2009 2,039,669 51,728,516
2010 2,048,583 52,344,051
2011 2,052,843 52,995,205
2012 2,057,159 53,782,567
2013 2,059,953 54,678,791
2014 2,061,980 55,594,838
2015 2,063,531 56,723,537
2016 2,065,042 57,259,551
2017 2,066,388 57,635,162
2018 2,073,894 58,613,001
2019 2,088,385 59,587,885
2020 2,102,419 60,562,381
2021 2,108,079 61,502,603
2022 2,112,076 62,378,410
2023 2,120,461 63,212,384
2024 2,126,324 64,007,187

Fertility rates in Slovenia and South Africa

Fertility rate
Slovenia

South Africa
Year Fertility rate
Slovenia South Africa
1960 2.19 6.11
1961 2.27 6.08
1962 2.28 6.05
1963 2.27 6.01
1964 2.31 5.96
1965 2.43 5.89
1966 2.47 5.91
1967 2.37 5.85
1968 2.25 5.78
1969 2.17 5.72
1970 2.11 5.63
1971 2.16 5.57
1972 2.17 5.49
1973 2.2 5.41
1974 2.13 5.3
1975 2.17 5.19
1976 2.2 5.07
1977 2.17 4.94
1978 2.2 4.85
1979 2.22 4.82
1980 2.11 4.78
1981 1.96 4.71
1982 1.93 4.7
1983 1.81 4.63
1984 1.74 4.57
1985 1.71 4.5
1986 1.67 4.41
1987 1.65 4.35
1988 1.63 4.18
1989 1.52 3.98
1990 1.46 3.72
1991 1.42 3.62
1992 1.33 3.48
1993 1.33 3.37
1994 1.32 3.26
1995 1.29 3.17
1996 1.28 2.99
1997 1.25 2.73
1998 1.23 2.63
1999 1.21 2.56
2000 1.26 2.41
2001 1.21 2.37
2002 1.21 2.32
2003 1.2 2.36
2004 1.25 2.44
2005 1.26 2.51
2006 1.31 2.55
2007 1.38 2.55
2008 1.53 2.68
2009 1.53 2.5
2010 1.57 2.44
2011 1.56 2.44
2012 1.58 2.45
2013 1.55 2.43
2014 1.58 2.42
2015 1.57 2.36
2016 1.58 2.26
2017 1.62 2.28
2018 1.6 2.27
2019 1.61 2.26
2020 1.59 2.26
2021 1.64 2.25
2022 1.55 2.23
2023 1.51 2.22

Slovenia and South Africa demographics compared

Median age
Slovenia

South Africa
Year Median age, years
Slovenia South Africa
1960 29 19
1961 29.3 19
1962 29.5 18.9
1963 29.7 18.9
1964 29.9 18.9
1965 30.1 18.8
1966 30.2 18.8
1967 30.4 18.8
1968 30.5 18.8
1969 30.6 18.8
1970 30.8 18.8
1971 30.9 18.8
1972 31.1 18.8
1973 31.2 18.8
1974 31.2 18.9
1975 31.1 18.9
1976 31.1 19
1977 31.2 19.1
1978 31.3 19.2
1979 31.4 19.3
1980 31.5 19.4
1981 31.7 19.6
1982 31.9 19.8
1983 32.2 20
1984 32.4 20.2
1985 32.6 20.4
1986 32.9 20.5
1987 33.3 20.7
1988 33.5 20.9
1989 33.8 21.1
1990 34.2 21.3
1991 34.6 21.5
1992 35 21.5
1993 35.4 21.9
1994 35.8 22
1995 36 21.5
1996 36.3 21.2
1997 36.7 21.2
1998 37.1 21.4
1999 37.6 21.6
2000 38 21.9
2001 38.4 22.2
2002 38.8 22.4
2003 39.2 22.8
2004 39.6 23.1
2005 40 23.3
2006 40.4 23.5
2007 40.7 23.8
2008 41 24
2009 41.2 24.3
2010 41.4 24.6
2011 41.7 25
2012 42 25.3
2013 42.4 25.7
2014 42.7 26
2015 43 26.4
2016 43.3 26.7
2017 43.6 27
2018 43.8 27.5
2019 44 27.9
2020 44 28.3
2021 44.1 28.6
2022 44.5 28.9
2023 44.9 29.2
2024 45.3 29.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Slovenia South Africa
GNI, Atlas method
$67.3B
2024
$390B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
47.5%
2025
34%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.28%
2022
6.02%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.34%
2023
0.73%
2023
Armed forces personnel
7,000
2020
89,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.46%
2025
-6.55%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.7%
2024
32.3%
2024
Services, % of GDP
58.2%
2024
62.7%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
28.8%
2024
24.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.3
2025
57.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
20.6%
2023
50.5%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
4.1%
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
18
2024
220
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$11.4B
2024
$986B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$2.83B
2024
$65.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$852M
2024
$855M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,216,000
2020
3,886,600
2020
International tourism as share of exports
3.39%
2020
2.89%
2020
Banked people share
98.7%
2024
81.1%
2024

Energy

Slovenia South Africa
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,896 kg
2023
1,939 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$18.6
2023
$7.84
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
12.1 megatons
2023
397 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.7 tons
2023
6.29 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
57.8%
2023
93.3%
2022
Renewable energy use share
23.4%
2021
9.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
32.5%
2023
3.58%
2023
Net energy imports use share
48.9%
2023
-12.5%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
6,418 kWh
2023
3,247 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
36.1%
2021
6.45%
2021
Hydroelectric share
33.5%
2023
2.91%
2023
Nuclear share
35.3%
2023
3.73%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
87.7%
2023

Society

Slovenia South Africa
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.79%
2024
Annual migration change
+3,319
2024
+166,972
2024
Urban population
56.4%
2024
69.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.94 ft
2025
5.56 ft
2025
Average female height
5.49 ft
2025
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
79.3
2025
40.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2024
41
2024
Higher education index
85
2025
81
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.57
2023
45.5
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.1
2019
22.2
2019
Visa free countries
172
2025
111
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.6%
2001
91.2%
2024
English speaking
59%
2023
31%
2023
People using the Internet
90.8%
2024
75.7%
2023

Health

Slovenia South Africa
Government health expenditure per capita
$3,033
2023
$570
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$392
2023
$38.2
2022
Life expectancy
81.9 years
2025
66.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.17%
2022
1.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.33
2021
0.81
2021
Age at first childbirth
29.1 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
3
2023
118
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.2
2023
34.7
2023
Obesity rate
19.9%
2022
31.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7%
2024
7.2%
2024
Air quality index
51
2025
40
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
20.1%
2022
20.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.4 liters
2020
7.13 liters
2020

Territory

Slovenia South Africa
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.81%
2025
Land area per capita
3,656 sq mi
2024
7,318 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,360 sq mi
2025
371,975 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,756 sq mi
2025
65,409 sq mi
2025
Roads length
24,224 mi
2012
466,028 mi
2016

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