China vs South Africa

China has a live population of about 1,411,968,573 (#2 in the world) and South Africa about 65,656,172 (#24), so China has 21.5 times as many people as South Africa. China is growing at -0.2% a year and South Africa at 1.1%.

By area China is larger: 9,562,910 km² against 1,219,090 km², which gives population densities of 147.7 people per km² in China and 53.9 in South Africa.

China's economy is worth $19.50T (2025) and South Africa's $427.18B (2025); per person that is $13,862 in China versus $6,598 in South Africa, so the average China resident produces 2.1 times as much.

Life expectancy is 78 years in China and 66.3 in South Africa; women have 1 children on average in China compared with 2.2 in South Africa; the median age is 40.6 versus 28.9 years.

66.3% of China's people live in cities against 63.8% in South Africa; 91.6% use the internet in China and 78.4% in South Africa; CO₂ emissions per person are 9.3 t in China and 6.9 t in South Africa.