Country size comparison
compared to
South Africa is about 1.2 times bigger than Egypt.
Egypt is approximately 1,001,450 sq km, while South Africa is approximately 1,219,090 sq km, making South Africa 22% larger than Egypt. Meanwhile, the population of Egypt is ~107.8 million people (50.3 million fewer people live in South Africa).
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Quality of Life Comparison · 15 statistics
Be 78.9% more likely to live below the poverty line in Egypt
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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Egypt is 45.1% cheaper than South Africa overall
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Moving from South Africa to Egypt · UN DESA 2020
222 people born in South Africa live in Egypt.
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