South Africa vs Yemen

South Africa has a live population of about 65,655,199 (#24 in the world) and Yemen about 43,303,858 (#37), so South Africa has 1.5 times as many people as Yemen. South Africa is growing at 1.1% a year and Yemen at 2.8%.

By area South Africa is larger: 1,219,090 km² against 527,970 km², which gives population densities of 53.9 people per km² in South Africa and 82 in Yemen.

South Africa's economy is worth $427.18B (2025) and Yemen's $21.61B (2018); per person that is $6,598 in South Africa versus $634 in Yemen, so the average South Africa resident produces 10.4 times as much.

Life expectancy is 66.3 years in South Africa and 69.4 in Yemen; women have 2.2 children on average in South Africa compared with 4.5 in Yemen; the median age is 28.9 versus 18.5 years.

63.8% of South Africa's people live in cities against 37% in Yemen; 78.4% use the internet in South Africa and 17.5% in Yemen; CO₂ emissions per person are 6.9 t in South Africa and 0.3 t in Yemen.