Country size comparison
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Pakistan is about 1.5 times smaller than South Africa.
South Africa is approximately 1,219,090 sq km, while Pakistan is approximately 796,095 sq km, making Pakistan 65.3% the size of South Africa. Meanwhile, the population of South Africa is ~57.5 million people (185.4 million more people live in Pakistan).
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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
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Moving from Pakistan to South Africa · UN DESA 2020
13,325 people born in Pakistan live in South Africa.
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