South Africa vs Iraq

South Africa has a live population of about 65,656,172 (#24 in the world) and Iraq about 48,295,919 (#34), so South Africa has 1.4 times as many people as Iraq. South Africa is growing at 1.1% a year and Iraq at 2.1%.

By area South Africa is larger: 1,219,090 km² against 435,050 km², which gives population densities of 53.9 people per km² in South Africa and 111 in Iraq.

South Africa's economy is worth $427.18B (2025) and Iraq's $254.37B (2025); per person that is $6,598 in South Africa versus $5,410 in Iraq, so the average South Africa resident produces 1.2 times as much.

Life expectancy is 66.3 years in South Africa and 72.4 in Iraq; women have 2.2 children on average in South Africa compared with 3.2 in Iraq; the median age is 28.9 versus 21.1 years.

63.8% of South Africa's people live in cities against 69.9% in Iraq; 78.4% use the internet in South Africa and 81.5% in Iraq; CO₂ emissions per person are 6.9 t in South Africa and 5.2 t in Iraq.