Country size comparison

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Central African Republic is about 2 times smaller than South Africa.

South Africa is approximately 1,219,090 sq km, while Central African Republic is approximately 622,984 sq km, making Central African Republic 51.1% the size of South Africa. Meanwhile, the population of South Africa is ~57.5 million people (52.1 million fewer people live in Central African Republic).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of South Africa vs. Central African Republic uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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Moving from Central African Republic to South Africa · UN DESA 2020
140 people born in Central African Republic live in South Africa.
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