Cambodia vs South Africa
South Africa is 6.74 times larger than Cambodia. Cambodia would fit into South Africa about 6.7 times.
CambodiaSouth AfricaCambodia moved onto South Africa · Equal-area projection
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Cambodia is 0.15× the area of South Africa. Put the other way, South Africa is 6.74× the size of Cambodia.
| Cambodia | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 181,035 km² | 1,221,037 km² |
| Population | 17,847,982 | 64,747,319 |
| Density | 99 / km² | 53 / km² |
| Capital | Phnom Penh | Pretoria |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 6 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Cambodia sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Cambodia bigger than South Africa?
- No. Cambodia is 6.74 times smaller than South Africa. Cambodia covers 181,035 km² and South Africa covers 1,221,037 km².
- How many times does Cambodia fit into South Africa?
- About 6.7 times: South Africa has 6.74× the area of Cambodia.
- Why do Cambodia and South Africa look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cambodia is drawn about 1.05× 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, Cambodia or South Africa?
- South Africa: 64,747,319 people against 17,847,982. Density: Cambodia 99 per km², South Africa 53 per km².