Germany vs South Africa

Germany has a live population of about 83,588,145 (#19 in the world) and South Africa about 65,655,199 (#24), so Germany has 1.3 times as many people as South Africa. Germany is growing at -0.2% a year and South Africa at 1.1%.

By area South Africa is larger: 1,219,090 km² against 357,680 km², which gives population densities of 233.7 people per km² in Germany and 53.9 in South Africa.

Germany's economy is worth $5.05T (2025) and South Africa's $427.18B (2025); per person that is $60,496 in Germany versus $6,598 in South Africa, so the average Germany resident produces 9.2 times as much.

Life expectancy is 80.8 years in Germany and 66.3 in South Africa; women have 1.4 children on average in Germany compared with 2.2 in South Africa; the median age is 45.7 versus 28.9 years.

82.1% of Germany's people live in cities against 63.8% in South Africa; 93.5% use the internet in Germany and 78.4% in South Africa; CO₂ emissions per person are 6.9 t in Germany and 6.9 t in South Africa.