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 ~5.2 million people (51.3 million more people live in South Africa).
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.
