Country size comparison
compared to
United Arab Emirates is about 15 times smaller than South Africa.
South Africa is approximately 1,219,090 sq km,
while United Arab Emirates is approximately 83,600 sq km, making
United Arab Emirates 6.86% the size of South Africa.
Meanwhile, the population of South Africa is ~57.5 million people
(47.6 million fewer people live in United Arab Emirates).
This to-scale comparison of
South Africa
vs.
United Arab Emirates
uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles. Learn more.
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