Country size comparison
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South Africa is about 43,230 times bigger than Macau.
Macau is approximately 28 sq km, while South Africa is approximately 1,219,090 sq km, making South Africa 4,322,914% larger than Macau. Meanwhile, the population of Macau is ~635,293 people (56.9 million more people live in South Africa).
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Make 7.1 times more money in Macau
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