Poland is located in Central Europe whereas South Africa is located in the Southern part of Africa. Today in this article we will discuss the comparison between Poland and South Africa regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Poland Bigger than South Africa?
The total area of Poland is 312,696 km2 and the total area of South Africa is 1,221,037 km2. Poland is smaller than South Africa by 908,341 km2. South Africa is around 3.9 times bigger than Poland.
Area of Poland: 120,733 sq mi ( 312,696 km2 )
Area of South Africa: 471,445 sq mi ( 1,221,037 km2 )
Population
As per the Worldometer data, the current population of Poland estimated as of 27th April 2021 is 37,812,963.
According to the data from Worldometer, the current population of South Africa estimated as of 27th April 2021 is 59,929,937.
Here is some more data comparison between Poland and South Africa.
The capital city of Poland is Warsaw and the capital city of South Africa is Cape Town.
Official Languages
Poland: Polish
South Africa: There are 11 official languages of South Africa. (Source: Wikipedia)
Human Development Index
HDI of Poland as of 2019: 0.880
HDI of South Africa as of 2019: 0.709
Poland Timezone:
UTC + 1 (Central European Time)
UTC + 2 (Central European Summer Time)
South Africa Timezone:
UTC + 2 (South African Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Poland:
52° 0′ 0″ N, 20° 0′ 0″ E
Coordinates of South Africa:
30° 0′ 0″ S, 25° 0′ 0″ E
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