Country comparison South Africa vs Iran

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.5%chart3.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q31,485K
Annual GDP [+]2024€370,661Mchart€370,921M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$401,145Mchart$401,357M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,882chart€4,0512024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,365chart$4,3832024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€93,580M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024282,397chart131,8322022Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024305,569chart138,9342022Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202476.36%chart36.93%2022Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,481chart€1,5532022Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,849chart$1,6362022Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-22,389chart-10,0962022Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-24,226chart-10,6402022Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-6.05%chart-2.83%2022Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024122,762.3chart49,128.32022Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024132,835.5chart51,775.22022Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202422,317.9chart9,735.82023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202422,922.3chart10,530.12023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202519.14%chart18.82%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202319,322.7chart10,456.22023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202320,898.7chart11,306.32023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202316.89%chart19.06%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,595.2chart7,457.12024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,808.6chart8,069.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.11%chart12.55%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.19%chart14.77%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,948chart€5792022Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,108chart$6102022Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€354chart€1072023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$383chart$1162023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€306chart€1152023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$331chart$1252023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€41chart€812024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$45chart$882024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/03/2024Ba2
S&P Rating [+]11/14/2025BB
Fitch Rating [+]11/20/2020BB-B+04/24/2006Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202341chart242023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201960ºchart99º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202469.6chart82.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202416ºchart104º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202469ºchart64º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 202232.7%
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q431.5%chart8.2%2023Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q47,996Kchart2,172K2023Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$261.6chart$1,263.72024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€234.8chart€1,188.02024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201787ºchart104º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / South African rands [+]01/13/202619.1755chart44,674.000003/13/2023Euro / Rials [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/09/202616.4812chart42,000.000003/13/2023US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/31/20260.15%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20237.3%chart48.5%June 2023CPI (overall index) [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/30/20256.75%
Business
Doing Business [+]202084ºchart127º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023347,388chart619,028December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20238.55chart7.89December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023633,337chart880,9972020Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020172.30chart189.952020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202227.1%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201915.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202045.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,698,000chart882,0002021Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€102,520.4Mchart€90,037.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$110,855.3Mchart$97,357.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202329.08%chart26.12%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€120,916.5Mchart€61,091.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$130,747.0Mchart$66,057.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202334.30%chart17.72%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-18,396.1Mchart€28,946.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-19,891.7Mchart$25,911.9M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.22%chart8.40%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201578º
Density [+]202452chart522024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024127ºchart133º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017898.1chart1,378.82017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20204.77%chart3.33%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.52%chart1.58%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202318.78‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,588.7chart296.02017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.24‰chart4.67‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.22chart1.702023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201455.5%
Population [+]202463,016,000chart91,567,7382024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,860,495chart2,797,2352020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020914,901chart1,325,1132020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.717chart0.7802022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202418ºchart143º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202366.14chart77.652023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2020210chart2,8362015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20200.30chart3.592015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202227,272chart1,7952018Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202243.72chart2.192018Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.56chart9.102023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241chart3,9772024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0chart208,600.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023194,978chart335,1752023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023219,608chart375,7102023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/2025102,595chart146,83712/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20254,073,151chart7,627,86312/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/24/202321,038,796chart58,585,26411/26/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20251,628.08chart1,603.5912/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/24/202341,798,812chart155,461,76011/26/2023Doses administered [+]
South Africa
Iran