Country size comparison
compared to
South Africa is about 3.4 times bigger than Germany.
Germany is approximately 357,022 sq km,
while South Africa is approximately 1,219,090 sq km, making
South Africa 241% larger than Germany.
Meanwhile, the population of Germany is ~84.3 million people
(26.8 million fewer people live in South Africa).
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This to-scale map shows a size comparison of Germany compared to South Africa. For more details, see an in-depth quality of life comparison of South Africa vs. Germany using our country comparison tool.