Country size comparison
compared to
Belgium is about 40 times smaller than South Africa.
South Africa is approximately 1,219,090 sq km, while Belgium is approximately 30,528 sq km, making Belgium 2.5% the size of South Africa. Meanwhile, the population of South Africa is ~57.5 million people (45.7 million fewer people live in Belgium).
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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
South Africa is 49.3% cheaper than Belgium overall
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Moving from Belgium to South Africa · UN DESA 2020
9,577 people born in Belgium live in South Africa.
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