Russia vs South Africa

Russia has a live population of about 143,296,509 (#9 in the world) and South Africa about 65,655,199 (#24), so Russia has 2.2 times as many people as South Africa. Russia is growing at -0.2% a year and South Africa at 1.1%.

By area Russia is larger: 17,125,190 km² against 1,219,090 km², which gives population densities of 8.4 people per km² in Russia and 53.9 in South Africa.

Russia's economy is worth $2.56T (2025) and South Africa's $427.18B (2025); per person that is $17,847 in Russia versus $6,598 in South Africa, so the average Russia resident produces 2.7 times as much.

Life expectancy is 73.4 years in Russia and 66.3 in South Africa; women have 1.4 children on average in Russia compared with 2.2 in South Africa; the median age is 40.7 versus 28.9 years.

75.3% of Russia's people live in cities against 63.8% in South Africa; 94.4% use the internet in Russia and 78.4% in South Africa; CO₂ emissions per person are 14 t in Russia and 6.9 t in South Africa.