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🇿🇦 South Africa vs China 🇨🇳

Side-by-side population, cities, and demographic comparison

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South Africa
26,734,064
291 cities tracked
Birth Rate
19.6
per 1,000 / yr
Death Rate
11.5
per 1,000 / yr
Yearly Births
523,988
Yearly Deaths
307,442
VS
-1,261,005,387
Population Gap
-97.92% vs China
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China
1,287,739,451
1,526 cities tracked
Birth Rate
10
per 1,000 / yr
Death Rate
7.3
per 1,000 / yr
Yearly Births
12,877,395
Yearly Deaths
9,400,498

Head-to-Head Comparison

Country Statistics
-1,261,005,387
-97.92% vs China
Population Gap
+1,261,005,387
+97.92% vs South Africa
-1,235
more cities
City Count Gap
+1,235
more cities
19.6
per 1,000 / yr
Birth Rate
10
per 1,000 / yr
11.5
per 1,000 / yr
Death Rate
7.3
per 1,000 / yr
+216,546
0.81%
Net Change / Year
+3,476,897
0.27%
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