Vietnam vs South Africa

Vietnam has a live population of about 102,345,579 (#16 in the world) and South Africa about 65,655,199 (#24), so Vietnam has 1.6 times as many people as South Africa. Vietnam is growing at 0.6% a year and South Africa at 1.1%.

By area South Africa is larger: 1,219,090 km² against 331,338 km², which gives population densities of 308.9 people per km² in Vietnam and 53.9 in South Africa.

Vietnam's economy is worth $514.70B (2025) and South Africa's $427.18B (2025); per person that is $5,066 in Vietnam versus $6,598 in South Africa, so the average South Africa resident produces 1.3 times as much.

Life expectancy is 74.7 years in Vietnam and 66.3 in South Africa; women have 1.9 children on average in Vietnam compared with 2.2 in South Africa; the median age is 33.9 versus 28.9 years.

38.8% of Vietnam's people live in cities against 63.8% in South Africa; 84.2% use the internet in Vietnam and 78.4% in South Africa; CO₂ emissions per person are 4.3 t in Vietnam and 6.9 t in South Africa.