Country size comparison
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South Africa is about 1,265 times bigger than Sao Tome and Principe.
Sao Tome and Principe is approximately 964 sq km, while South Africa is approximately 1,219,090 sq km, making South Africa 126,362% larger than Sao Tome and Principe. Meanwhile, the population of Sao Tome and Principe is ~240,254 people (64.5 million more people live in South Africa).
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