Country size comparison
compared to
South Africa is about 6 times smaller than Australia.
Australia is approximately 7,741,220 sq km, while South Africa is approximately 1,219,090 sq km, making South Africa 15.75% the size of Australia. Meanwhile, the population of Australia is ~26.1 million people (31.4 million more people live in South Africa).
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Flip Comparison · See true size
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Quality of Life Comparison · 11 statistics
Make 4.2 times more money in Australia
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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Australia is 2.7 times more expensive than South Africa overall
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Moving from South Africa to Australia · OECD 2023
5,217 people moved from South Africa to Australia.
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