Albania vs San Marino

Albania is 471 times larger than San Marino. San Marino would fit into Albania about 471 times.

AlbaniaSan MarinoAlbania moved onto San Marino · Equal-area projection
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Albania is 471× the area of San Marino.
AlbaniaSan Marino
Area28,748 km²61 km²
Population2,349,58034,109
Density82 / km²559 / km²
CapitalTiraneSan Marino
RegionSouthern EuropeSouthern Europe
CoastlineHas a coastLandlocked
Neighbours41

Why the map you grew up with disagrees

On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Albania sits at about 41°N and is stretched to 1.76× its true area; San Marino at 44° N is stretched to 1.93×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.

Questions about this pair

Is Albania bigger than San Marino?
Yes. Albania is 471 times larger than San Marino. Albania covers 28,748 km² and San Marino covers 61 km².
How many times does San Marino fit into Albania?
About 471 times: Albania has 471× the area of San Marino.
Why do Albania and San Marino look different on Google Maps?
Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Albania is drawn about 1.76× its true area there and San Marino about 1.93×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Which has more people, Albania or San Marino?
Albania: 2,349,580 people against 34,109. Density: Albania 82 per km², San Marino 559 per km².