Facts about South Africa

South Africa is a driving force for Africa as a whole. This characterises Norway's efforts in the country, which dates back to the days of apartheid and in 2010 a new phase of cooperation was launched.
Estimated population (2010)
50 millions

Economy

Gross national income per capita (2010)
7280 USD
Economic growth, GDP (2010)
2,8 %
Economic structure, percentage of GDP(2009)
Agriculture
3 %
Industry
31,1 %
Services
65,9 %
Defence spending, percentage of GDP (2009)
65,8 %
Especially fragile state, (OECD/DAC) ()
No
Development assistance per capita (2009)
21,8 USD
Development assistance, percentage of GDP (2009)
0,4 %

Health

Malnutrition, children under 5 ()
Not available
Child mortality per 1000(2009)
62
Change 2000 - 2009
-15
Maternal mortality per 1000 births ()
Not available
HIV infection rate, age group 15-49 (2009)
17,8 %
Access to safe drinking water (2008)
91 %
Percentage of urban population living in slums (2007)
28,7 %
Human Development Index (HDI level ) (2010)
0,6

Scale from zero to one, one is the highest level of welfare.

Education

Children in school (2007)
89,8 %
Illiteracy rate, age group 15-24 (2007)
11,3 %
Ratio of girls to 100 boys attending school(2009)
Primary
96
Secondary
104,9
Tertiary
Not available

Women

Percentage of women in Parliament (2010)
44,5 %
Women's pay as proportion of men's pay, formal sector (2007)
60 %

Environment

Area protected for biological diversity (2008)
6,0 %

Corruption

Level of corruption according to the TI Corruption Perception Index (2010)
4,5

Scale from zero to ten, zero is the highest level of corruption.