Country size comparison
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South Africa is about 1.8 times smaller than Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia is approximately 2,149,690 sq km, while South Africa is approximately 1,219,090 sq km, making South Africa 56.71% the size of Saudi Arabia. Meanwhile, the population of Saudi Arabia is ~35.4 million people (22.2 million more people live in South Africa).
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