Statement:
South Africa has bigger land area than Palau

In the Country by land area rating South Africa holds position #24 ²⁰²⁰ out of 204 and Palau is #183 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.

   Palau	'Land area (sq. km)' value is	460
   South Africa	'Land area (sq. km)' value is	1,213,090