South Africa vs Canada

South Africa has a live population of about 65,654,950 (#24 in the world) and Canada about 40,562,196 (#38), so South Africa has 1.6 times as many people as Canada. South Africa is growing at 1.1% a year and Canada at 0.8%.

By area Canada is larger: 15,634,410 km² against 1,219,090 km², which gives population densities of 53.9 people per km² in South Africa and 2.6 in Canada.

South Africa's economy is worth $427.18B (2025) and Canada's $2.32T (2025); per person that is $6,598 in South Africa versus $55,698 in Canada, so the average Canada resident produces 8.4 times as much.

Life expectancy is 66.3 years in South Africa and 82.1 in Canada; women have 2.2 children on average in South Africa compared with 1.3 in Canada; the median age is 28.9 versus 40.8 years.

63.8% of South Africa's people live in cities against 82.9% in Canada; 78.4% use the internet in South Africa and 94.4% in Canada; CO₂ emissions per person are 6.9 t in South Africa and 14 t in Canada.