South Africa vs South Korea

South Africa has a live population of about 65,656,172 (#24 in the world) and South Korea about 51,579,911 (#31), so South Africa has 1.3 times as many people as South Korea. South Africa is growing at 1.1% a year and South Korea at -0.1%.

By area South Africa is larger: 1,219,090 km² against 100,450 km², which gives population densities of 53.9 people per km² in South Africa and 513.5 in South Korea.

South Africa's economy is worth $427.18B (2025) and South Korea's $1.87T (2025); per person that is $6,598 in South Africa versus $36,227 in South Korea, so the average South Korea resident produces 5.5 times as much.

Life expectancy is 66.3 years in South Africa and 83.6 in South Korea; women have 2.2 children on average in South Africa compared with 0.7 in South Korea; the median age is 28.9 versus 46.2 years.

63.8% of South Africa's people live in cities against 81.2% in South Korea; 78.4% use the internet in South Africa and 97.9% in South Korea; CO₂ emissions per person are 6.9 t in South Africa and 11.4 t in South Korea.