Country size comparison
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South Africa is about 46 times bigger than Rwanda.
Rwanda is approximately 26,338 sq km, while South Africa is approximately 1,219,090 sq km, making South Africa 4,529% larger than Rwanda. Meanwhile, the population of Rwanda is ~13.2 million people (44.3 million more people live in South Africa).
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