Country size comparison
compared to
South Africa is about 4 times bigger than Italy.
Italy is approximately 301,340 sq km, while South Africa is approximately 1,219,090 sq km, making South Africa 305% larger than Italy. Meanwhile, the population of Italy is ~61.1 million people (3.6 million fewer people live in South Africa).
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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
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Moving from South Africa to Italy · OECD 2023
132 people moved from South Africa to Italy.
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