Country size comparison
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South Africa is about 7 times bigger than Missouri.
Missouri is approximately 178,414 sq km, while South Africa is approximately 1,219,090 sq km, making South Africa 583% larger than Missouri. Meanwhile, the population of Missouri is ~6.0 million people (51.5 million more people live in South Africa).
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