Country size comparison
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Afghanistan is about 1.9 times smaller than South Africa.
South Africa is approximately 1,219,090 sq km, while Afghanistan is approximately 652,230 sq km, making Afghanistan 53.5% the size of South Africa. Meanwhile, the population of South Africa is ~57.5 million people (19.2 million fewer people live in Afghanistan).
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Quality of Life Comparison · 15 statistics
Make 7.2 times more money in South Africa
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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
South Africa is 2.7 times more expensive than Afghanistan overall
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Moving from Afghanistan to South Africa · UN DESA 2020
111 people born in Afghanistan live in South Africa.
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