Country size comparison
compared to
South Africa is about 12 times bigger than Iceland.
Iceland is approximately 103,000 sq km,
while South Africa is approximately 1,219,090 sq km, making
South Africa 1,084% larger than Iceland.
Meanwhile, the population of Iceland is ~357,603 people
(57.2 million more people live in South Africa).
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This to-scale map shows a size comparison of Iceland compared to South Africa. For more details, see an in-depth quality of life comparison of South Africa vs. Iceland using our country comparison tool.
