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Blog: 25 February 2018 (South Africa's land size and population compared to the rest of Africa)
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In today's blog we take a look at South Africa's land size and population compared to the rest of their African peers. Just how big is South Africa 's land mass compared to some of the other African countries. Or just how big is South Africa's population compared to the other African countries?
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South Africa's land size compared to rest of Africa?
So just how big is South Africa's land area compared to its African peers? And how big is South Africa's population compared to the rest of Africa? We answer the above questions with the graphics below.
The graphic above shows in descending order the land surface area of various countries as well is their rank in Africa and what percentage each country's surface area makes up of Africa's total land surface area. Note the figures were obtained from Wikipedia for the use in the graphic above. Algeria is Africa's biggest country in terms of land surface area, with it covering roughly 8% of the total surface area of the African country. The Democratic Republic of Congo is a close 2nd to Algeria , with it covering around 7.8% of the surface area of the African continent. South Africa comes in at 9th place, with it making up around 4% of the total surface area of the Africa continent.
The top 10 countries in terms of land size makes up almost 52% of the total surface area of the African continent. With the rest being made up by around 44 other countries. This show that the land surface area on the African continent varies greatly with a few countries with very large surface aeras and then others with relatively small surface areas.
The top 10 countries in terms of land size makes up almost 52% of the total surface area of the African continent. With the rest being made up by around 44 other countries. This show that the land surface area on the African continent varies greatly with a few countries with very large surface aeras and then others with relatively small surface areas.
South Africa's population compared to the rest of Africa
We now know what the land area of the various countries in Africa . The next question is what the population of the various countries in Africa are and how South Africa's population compares to the rest of Africa. The graphic below is similar to the one above, except instead of looking at land surface area, we now look at population numbers.
From the graphic above it is clear that Nigeria is by far the biggest country in terms of population on the African continent with Nigeria making up roughly 15% of the total population on the African continent. Ethiopia is the second biggest contributor to the total population on the continent with it making up almost 9% of the total population in Africa, with Egypt in 3rd place with it making 7.5% of the population in Africa. South Africa comes in in 5th place with South Africa making up 4.7% of the total population of Africa.
The top 10 countries in terms of population makes up 61% of Africa's total population. With the other 39% made up by over 40 other countries. Just showing how highly concentrated the population of the African continent is in a few countries.
The top 10 countries in terms of population makes up 61% of Africa's total population. With the other 39% made up by over 40 other countries. Just showing how highly concentrated the population of the African continent is in a few countries.
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