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Democratic Republic of the Congo is about 1.9 times bigger than South Africa.
South Africa is approximately 1,219,090 sq km, while Democratic Republic of the Congo is approximately 2,344,858 sq km, making Democratic Republic of the Congo 92% larger than South Africa. Meanwhile, the population of South Africa is ~57.5 million people (50.9 million more people live in Democratic Republic of the Congo).
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Moving from Democratic Republic of the Congo to South Africa · UN DESA 2020
63,892 people born in Democratic Republic of the Congo live in South Africa.
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