Statement:
South Africa has bigger land area than Kiribati

In the Country by land area rating South Africa holds position #24 2020 out of 204 and Kiribati is #174 out of 204 2020.

Referencies:

  1. Country by land area 2020 by World Bank
    The countries in the rating sorted by 'Land area (sq. km)' in descending order.
    Kiribati 'Land area (sq. km)' value is 810
    South Africa 'Land area (sq. km)' value is 1,213,090