Utah is a state located in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States of America, whereas South Africa is a country located in the Southern part of Africa. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Utah and South Africa regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Utah bigger than South Africa?
The total area of Utah is 84,899 sq mi, and the total area of South Africa is 471,445 sq mi. Utah is smaller than South Africa by 386,546 sq mi. Utah is around 5.55 times smaller than South Africa.
Area of Utah: 84,899 sq mi ( 219,887 km2 )
Area of South Africa: 471,445 sq mi ( 1,221,037 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Utah as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 3,337,975.
Based on the World Bank data, the total population of South Africa as of 2020, was estimated to be around 59,308,690.
Here is some more data comparison between Utah and South Africa.
The capital city of Utah is Salt Lake City, and the capital city of South Africa is Cape Town.
Official Languages
Utah: English
South Africa: There are 11 official languages of South Africa.
Demonym(s)
Utah: Utahn, Utahan
South Africa: South African
ISO 3166 Code
Utah: US-UT
South Africa: ZA
Utah Time Zone:
UTC − 7 (Mountain Time Zone)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 6 (Mountain Daylight Time)
South Africa Time Zone:
UTC + 2 (South African Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Utah:
39° 18′ 19.8″ N, 111° 40′ 13.08″ W
Coordinates of South Africa:
30° 0′ 0″ S, 25° 0′ 0″ E
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