Country size comparison
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Dominica is about 1,623 times smaller than South Africa.
South Africa is approximately 1,219,090 sq km, while Dominica is approximately 751 sq km, making Dominica 0.06% the size of South Africa. Meanwhile, the population of South Africa is ~57.5 million people (57.4 million fewer people live in Dominica).
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Live 12.9 years less in South Africa
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