Country size comparison
compared to
South Africa is about 2.4 times bigger than Spain.
Spain is approximately 505,370 sq km,
while South Africa is approximately 1,219,090 sq km, making
South Africa 141% larger than Spain.
Meanwhile, the population of Spain is ~50.0 million people
(6.4 million more people live in South Africa).
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This to-scale map shows a size comparison of Spain compared to South Africa. For more details, see an in-depth quality of life comparison of South Africa vs. Spain using our country comparison tool.