Country size comparison
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Namibia is about 1.5 times smaller than South Africa.
South Africa is approximately 1,219,090 sq km, while Namibia is approximately 824,292 sq km, making Namibia 67.62% the size of South Africa. Meanwhile, the population of South Africa is ~57.5 million people (54.8 million fewer people live in Namibia).
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Quality of Life Comparison · 13 statistics
Be 53.9% more likely to have access to electricity in South Africa
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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
South Africa is 1.3% cheaper than Namibia overall
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Moving from Namibia to South Africa · UN DESA 2020
36,671 people born in Namibia live in South Africa.
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