Country size comparison
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South Africa is about 100 times bigger than Vanuatu.
Vanuatu is approximately 12,189 sq km, while South Africa is approximately 1,219,090 sq km, making South Africa 9,902% larger than Vanuatu. Meanwhile, the population of Vanuatu is ~308,043 people (57.2 million more people live in South Africa).
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