Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs South Africa: Population, female, per capita

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0.4858 units per person
in 2025
South Africa
0.5134 units per person
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
43rd
South Africa rank
46th

Population, female, per capita over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.5134 units per person against 0.4858 units per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 0.0276 units per person.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 43rd and South Africa ranks 46th of 44 groups.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.4846 units per person 0.4913 units per person 0.0067 units per person South Africa
1970s 0.4855 units per person 0.4947 units per person 0.0092 units per person South Africa
1980s 0.486 units per person 0.4928 units per person 0.0068 units per person South Africa
1990s 0.4871 units per person 0.506 units per person 0.0189 units per person South Africa
2000s 0.4855 units per person 0.5224 units per person 0.0369 units per person South Africa
2010s 0.4836 units per person 0.5164 units per person 0.0329 units per person South Africa
2020s 0.4854 units per person 0.514 units per person 0.0286 units per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, female, per capita, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.5134 units per person against 0.4858 units per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, female, per capita between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and South Africa?
0.0276 units per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and South Africa?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and South Africa rank globally for population, female, per capita?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 43rd and South Africa ranks 46th of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population, female, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population, female, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Population, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.