Egypt vs South Africa

Egypt has a live population of about 120,606,576 (#13 in the world) and South Africa about 65,655,199 (#24), so Egypt has 1.8 times as many people as South Africa. Egypt is growing at 1.4% a year and South Africa at 1.1%.

By area South Africa is larger: 1,219,090 km² against 1,001,450 km², which gives population densities of 120.4 people per km² in Egypt and 53.9 in South Africa.

Egypt's economy is worth $365.25B (2025) and South Africa's $427.18B (2025); per person that is $3,086 in Egypt versus $6,598 in South Africa, so the average South Africa resident produces 2.1 times as much.

Life expectancy is 71.8 years in Egypt and 66.3 in South Africa; women have 2.7 children on average in Egypt compared with 2.2 in South Africa; the median age is 24.7 versus 28.9 years.

42.9% of Egypt's people live in cities against 63.8% in South Africa; 74.6% use the internet in Egypt and 78.4% in South Africa; CO₂ emissions per person are 2.5 t in Egypt and 6.9 t in South Africa.