Country size comparison

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Philippines is about 4.1 times smaller than South Africa.

South Africa is approximately 1,219,090 sq km, while Philippines is approximately 300,000 sq km, making Philippines 24.61% the size of South Africa. Meanwhile, the population of South Africa is ~57.5 million people (57.1 million more people live in Philippines).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of South Africa vs. Philippines uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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