Country size comparison
Niger
compared to
South Africa
Niger is around the same size as South Africa.
South Africa is approximately 1,219,090 sq km, while Niger is approximately 1,267,000 sq km, making Niger 4% larger than South Africa. Meanwhile, the population of South Africa is ~57.5 million people (33.0 million fewer people live in Niger).
We have positioned the outline of South Africa near the middle of Niger.
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This to-scale comparison of
South Africa
vs.
Niger
uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles. Learn more.
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