Iran is about 1.4 times bigger than South Africa.

South Africa is approximately 1,219,090 sq km, while Iran is approximately 1,648,195 sq km, making Iran 35% larger than South Africa. Meanwhile, the population of South Africa is ~57.5 million people (29.2 million more people live in Iran).
This to-scale comparison of South Africa vs. Iran uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles. Learn more.

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