Mexico vs South Africa

Mexico has a live population of about 133,306,654 (#11 in the world) and South Africa about 65,655,199 (#24), so Mexico has 2 times as many people as South Africa. Mexico is growing at 0.8% a year and South Africa at 1.1%.

By area Mexico is larger: 1,957,194 km² against 1,219,090 km², which gives population densities of 68.1 people per km² in Mexico and 53.9 in South Africa.

Mexico's economy is worth $1.83T (2025) and South Africa's $427.18B (2025); per person that is $13,889 in Mexico versus $6,598 in South Africa, so the average Mexico resident produces 2.1 times as much.

Life expectancy is 75.3 years in Mexico and 66.3 in South Africa; women have 1.9 children on average in Mexico compared with 2.2 in South Africa; the median age is 30 versus 28.9 years.

80% of Mexico's people live in cities against 63.8% in South Africa; 83.1% use the internet in Mexico and 78.4% in South Africa; CO₂ emissions per person are 3.6 t in Mexico and 6.9 t in South Africa.