Country size comparison
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Tanzania is about 1.3 times smaller than South Africa.
South Africa is approximately 1,219,090 sq km, while Tanzania is approximately 947,300 sq km, making Tanzania 77.71% the size of South Africa. Meanwhile, the population of South Africa is ~57.5 million people (6.3 million more people live in Tanzania).
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Quality of Life Comparison · 17 statistics
Be 10.7 times more likely to be unemployed in South Africa
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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
South Africa is 40.0% more expensive than Tanzania overall
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Moving from Tanzania to South Africa · UN DESA 2020
11,544 people born in Tanzania live in South Africa.
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