Belize vs South Africa
South Africa is 53.2 times larger than Belize. Belize would fit into South Africa about 53 times.
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Belize is 0.02× the area of South Africa. Put the other way, South Africa is 53.2× the size of Belize.
| Belize | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 22,966 km² | 1,221,037 km² |
| Population | 422,924 | 64,747,319 |
| Density | 18 / km² | 53 / km² |
| Capital | Belmopan | Pretoria |
| Region | Central America | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 6 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Belize sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.1× its true area; South Africa at 29° S is stretched to 1.31×. 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 Belize bigger than South Africa?
- No. Belize is 53.2 times smaller than South Africa. Belize covers 22,966 km² and South Africa covers 1,221,037 km².
- How many times does Belize fit into South Africa?
- About 53 times: South Africa has 53.2× the area of Belize.
- Why do Belize and South Africa look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Belize is drawn about 1.1× its true area there and South Africa about 1.31×. 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, Belize or South Africa?
- South Africa: 64,747,319 people against 422,924. Density: Belize 18 per km², South Africa 53 per km².