Country size comparison
compared to
South Africa is about 9 times bigger than Greece.
Greece is approximately 131,957 sq km, while South Africa is approximately 1,219,090 sq km, making South Africa 824% larger than Greece. Meanwhile, the population of Greece is ~10.5 million people (47.0 million more people live in South Africa).
Tip:
This to-scale comparison of
Greece
vs.
South Africa
uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
Try dragging the outline to reposition.
Compare further: South Africa vs. Greece
Flip Comparison · See true size
See South Africa on top of Greece
→
Quality of Life Comparison · 12 statistics
Make 2.5 times more money in Greece
→
Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Greece is 58.3% more expensive than South Africa overall
→
Moving from South Africa to Greece · UN DESA 2020
7,045 people born in South Africa live in Greece.
→
Our free app, MapSize by MyLifeElsewhere — compare any two places, to scale on your mobile device.