Country size comparison
compared to
South Africa is about 1.5 times bigger than Pakistan.
Pakistan is approximately 796,095 sq km, while South Africa is approximately 1,219,090 sq km, making South Africa 53% larger than Pakistan. Meanwhile, the population of Pakistan is ~242.9 million people (185.4 million fewer people live in South Africa).
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