South Africa is 3.1 times larger than Zimbabwe.
Area: 390,757 km2 World Factbook
Population: 13,771,721 (July 2014) World Factbook
Zimbabwe, officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in southern Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. The capital is Harare. Wikipedia
Area: 1,214,470 km2 World Factbook
Population: 48,375,645 (July 2014) World Factbook
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa, is a country located at the southern tip of Africa. It has 2,798 kilometres of coastline that stretches along the South Atlantic and Indian oceans. Wikipedia