Country size comparison
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South Africa is about 32 times bigger than Bhutan.
Bhutan is approximately 38,394 sq km, while South Africa is approximately 1,219,090 sq km, making South Africa 3,075% larger than Bhutan. Meanwhile, the population of Bhutan is ~867,775 people (56.6 million more people live in South Africa).
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