Country size comparison
South Africa
compared to
Maryland, USA
South Africa is about 48 times bigger than Maryland.
Maryland is approximately 25,314 sq km, while South Africa is approximately 1,219,090 sq km, making South Africa 4,716% larger than Maryland. Meanwhile, the population of Maryland is ~5.8 million people (51.7 million more people live in South Africa).
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South Africa
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