Country size comparison
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Austria is about 15 times smaller than South Africa.
South Africa is approximately 1,219,090 sq km, while Austria is approximately 83,871 sq km, making Austria 6.88% the size of South Africa. Meanwhile, the population of South Africa is ~57.5 million people (48.6 million fewer people live in Austria).
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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
South Africa is 50.0% cheaper than Austria overall
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Moving from Austria to South Africa · UN DESA 2020
6,495 people born in Austria live in South Africa.
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