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Delaware vs South Africa Geography
Land area
- Delaware has a land area of 1,949 square miles (5,047 km²), while South Africa has 468,909 square miles (1,214,470 km²).
- South Africa's land area is 240.6 times larger than Delaware's.
Total area
- Delaware: 2,489 square miles (6,446 km²) vs South Africa: 471,445 square miles (1,221,037 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- South Africa's total area is 189.4 times larger than Delaware's.
Length
- Delaware is 98 miles (158 km) long from north to south; South Africa is 1,050 miles (1,690 km).
- South Africa's north-south length is 10.7 times longer than Delaware's.
Width
- Delaware spans 96 miles (155 km) east to west; South Africa spans 1,012 miles (1,628 km).
- South Africa's east-west width is 10.5 times wider than Delaware's.
Highest point
- Delaware's highest point is Ebright Azimuth at 450 feet (137 m); South Africa's is Mafadi at 11,319 feet (3,450 m).
- Mafadi is 10,869 feet higher than Ebright Azimuth.
Lowest point
- Delaware's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; South Africa's is Indian Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Delaware vs South Africa Population and History
Population
- Delaware has a population of 1,051,917 (2024), while South Africa has 63,522,380 (2026).
- South Africa's population is 60.4 times larger than Delaware's.
Population density
- Delaware: 539.9 people per square mile vs South Africa: 135.5.
- Delaware's population density is 4.0 times (298%) higher than South Africa's.
Biggest city
- Delaware's biggest city is Wilmington with 73,176 people; South Africa's is Johannesburg with 4,803,262.
- Johannesburg's population is 65.6 times larger than Wilmington's.
Largest metro area
- Delaware's largest metropolitan area is Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (6,330,422 people) vs South Africa's Johannesburg (7,077,175).
- Johannesburg's population is 1.1 times (12%) larger than Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's.
History
- Delaware: Admitted to the Union on December 7, 1787, as the 1st state.
- South Africa: Formed as the Union of South Africa on May 31, 1910; a republic since 1961.
- In its current form, Delaware is the older of the two by 123 years.
Delaware vs South Africa Economy
GDP
- Delaware's GDP is $111.0 billion (2024) vs South Africa's $427.2 billion.
- South Africa's economic output is 3.8 times (285%) larger than Delaware's.
GDP per capita
- Delaware: $105,495 per person vs South Africa: $6,598.
- Delaware's GDP per capita is 16.0 times higher than South Africa's.
Average income
- Delaware: $68,061 vs South Africa: $6,270 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Delaware's average income is 10.9 times higher than South Africa's.
Official Websites
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