Country size comparison
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Papua New Guinea is about 2.6 times smaller than South Africa.
South Africa is approximately 1,219,090 sq km, while Papua New Guinea is approximately 462,840 sq km, making Papua New Guinea 37.97% the size of South Africa. Meanwhile, the population of South Africa is ~57.5 million people (47.9 million fewer people live in Papua New Guinea).
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Flip Comparison · See true size
See Papua New Guinea on top of South Africa
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Quality of Life Comparison · 14 statistics
Be 10.6 times more likely to be unemployed in South Africa
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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
South Africa is 20.1% cheaper than Papua New Guinea overall
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Moving from Papua New Guinea to South Africa · UN DESA 2020
68 people born in Papua New Guinea live in South Africa.
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