Country size comparison
compared to
Cyprus is about 132 times smaller than South Africa.
South Africa is approximately 1,219,090 sq km, while Cyprus is approximately 9,251 sq km, making Cyprus 0.76% the size of South Africa. Meanwhile, the population of South Africa is ~57.5 million people (56.2 million fewer people live in Cyprus).
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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
South Africa is 38.3% cheaper than Cyprus overall
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Moving from Cyprus to South Africa · UN DESA 2020
5,918 people born in Cyprus live in South Africa.
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