Country size comparison

compared to

South Africa is about 15 times bigger than United Arab Emirates.

United Arab Emirates is approximately 83,600 sq km, while South Africa is approximately 1,219,090 sq km, making South Africa 1,358% larger than United Arab Emirates. Meanwhile, the population of United Arab Emirates is ~9.9 million people (47.6 million more people live in South Africa).
This to-scale comparison of United Arab Emirates vs. South Africa uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles. Learn more.
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