South Africa
Flag, capital, map and facts, with World Bank figures ranked against the world and Africa.
South Africa’s outline has a hole in it: Lesotho, which South Africa surrounds.
- Capital
- Pretoria
Also accepted in our quizzes: Bloemfontein, Cape Town - Continent
- Africa
More Africa quizzes - Land neighbours
- Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Zimbabwe
- Population
- 64,747,319 (2025)
- Total area
- 1,219,090 km² (2023)
- Centre of main landmass
- 29.0° S, 25.2° E
South Africa at a glance
South Africa is a country in Africa. Its capital is Pretoria; our capitals quizzes also accept Bloemfontein and Cape Town. It shares land borders with 6 countries: Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia and Zimbabwe.
Within Africa, South Africa has the largest economy ($427.2B in 2025, among 52 countries with data).
Flag of South Africa
South Africa’s flag is drawn in the proportions 2:3 (height to width), the most common shape among the 197 flags in our quizzes (87 of them).
South Africa in numbers
| Measure | Value | World rank | Rank in Africa |
|---|---|---|---|
| Populationpeople · 2025 | 64,747,319 | 24thof 195 | 6thof 54 |
| Total areakm² · 2023 | 1,219,090 km² | 24thof 194 | 9thof 54 |
| GDPUS dollars · 2025 | $427.2B | 38thof 182 | 1stof 52 |
| GDP per capitaUS dollars per person · 2025 | $6,598 | 99thof 182 | 6thof 52 |
| Life expectancyyears at birth · 2024 | 66.3 years | 161stof 195 | 24thof 54 |
| Fertility ratebirths per woman · 2024 | 2.21 | 88thof 195 | 49thof 54 |
| Health spendingUS dollars per person · 2023 | $537 | 84thof 191 | 3rdof 54 |
| Urban population% of people · 2025 | 63.8% | 95thof 195 | 13thof 54 |
| Internet users% of people · 2024 | 78.4% | 100thof 180 | 4thof 51 |
| Forest cover% of land area · 2023 | 14.0% | 136thof 191 | 32ndof 54 |
| CO₂ per persontonnes per person · 2024 | 6.88 t | 32ndof 181 | 3rdof 53 |
Each measure links to its higher-or-lower game. How these figures are compiled.
South Africa compared with its neighbours
Quizzes featuring South Africa
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Sources
- World Bank Open Data: South Africa · Indicators as listed in the table, each with its own data year; collected 2026-10-01.
- Flag: Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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