Country size comparison
compared to
South Africa is about 17 times bigger than Ireland.
Ireland is approximately 70,273 sq km,
while South Africa is approximately 1,219,090 sq km, making
South Africa 1,635% larger than Ireland.
Meanwhile, the population of Ireland is ~5.3 million people
(52.2 million more people live in South Africa).
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This to-scale map shows a size comparison of Ireland compared to South Africa. For more details, see an in-depth quality of life comparison of South Africa vs. Ireland using our country comparison tool.
