Country size comparison
compared to
South Africa is about 3,858 times bigger than Malta.
Malta is approximately 316 sq km, while South Africa is approximately 1,219,090 sq km, making South Africa 385,688% larger than Malta. Meanwhile, the population of Malta is ~464,186 people (57.1 million more people live in South Africa).
This to-scale comparison of
Malta
vs.
South Africa
uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles. Learn more.
Note: Try dragging the outline to reposition.