Bangladesh vs South Africa

Bangladesh has a live population of about 178,440,988 (#8 in the world) and South Africa about 65,656,172 (#24), so Bangladesh has 2.7 times as many people as South Africa. Bangladesh is growing at 1.2% a year and South Africa at 1.1%.

By area South Africa is larger: 1,219,090 km² against 147,570 km², which gives population densities of 1,209.2 people per km² in Bangladesh and 53.9 in South Africa.

Bangladesh's economy is worth $456.32B (2025) and South Africa's $427.18B (2025); per person that is $2,597 in Bangladesh versus $6,598 in South Africa, so the average South Africa resident produces 2.5 times as much.

Life expectancy is 74.9 years in Bangladesh and 66.3 in South Africa; women have 2.1 children on average in Bangladesh compared with 2.2 in South Africa; the median age is 26.3 versus 28.9 years.

33.2% of Bangladesh's people live in cities against 63.8% in South Africa; 53.4% use the internet in Bangladesh and 78.4% in South Africa; CO₂ emissions per person are 0.7 t in Bangladesh and 6.9 t in South Africa.