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🇿🇦 South Africa vs Japan 🇯🇵

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
-148,818,649
Population Gap
-84.77% vs Japan
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Japan
175,552,713
1,281 cities tracked
Birth Rate
7
per 1,000 / yr
Death Rate
11.6
per 1,000 / yr
Yearly Births
1,228,869
Yearly Deaths
2,036,411

Head-to-Head Comparison

Country Statistics
-148,818,649
-84.77% vs Japan
Population Gap
+148,818,649
+84.77% vs South Africa
-990
more cities
City Count Gap
+990
more cities
19.6
per 1,000 / yr
Birth Rate
7
per 1,000 / yr
11.5
per 1,000 / yr
Death Rate
11.6
per 1,000 / yr
+216,546
0.81%
Net Change / Year
-807,542
-0.46%
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