Country size comparison
compared to
South Africa is about 1.4 times smaller than Libya.
Libya is approximately 1,759,540 sq km, while South Africa is approximately 1,219,090 sq km, making South Africa 69.28% the size of Libya. Meanwhile, the population of Libya is ~7.1 million people (50.4 million more people live in South Africa).
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Quality of Life Comparison · 12 statistics
Be 35.8% less likely to have internet access in Libya
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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Libya is 50.1% cheaper than South Africa overall
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Moving from South Africa to Libya · UN DESA 2020
690 people born in South Africa live in Libya.
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