Comoros vs Saint Helena
Comoros is 5.16 times larger than Saint Helena. Saint Helena would fit into Comoros about 5.2 times.
ComorosSaint HelenaComoros moved onto Saint Helena · Equal-area projection
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Comoros is 5.16× the area of Saint Helena.
| Comoros | Saint Helena | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,034 km² | 394 km² |
| Population | 882,847 | 5,633 |
| Density | 434 / km² | 14 / km² |
| Capital | Moroni | Jamestown |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Comoros sits at about 12°S and is stretched to 1.04× its true area; Saint Helena at 12° S is stretched to 1.05×. 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 Comoros bigger than Saint Helena?
- Yes. Comoros is 5.16 times larger than Saint Helena. Comoros covers 2,034 km² and Saint Helena covers 394 km².
- How many times does Saint Helena fit into Comoros?
- About 5.2 times: Comoros has 5.16× the area of Saint Helena.
- Why do Comoros and Saint Helena look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Comoros is drawn about 1.04× its true area there and Saint Helena about 1.05×. 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, Comoros or Saint Helena?
- Comoros: 882,847 people against 5,633. Density: Comoros 434 per km², Saint Helena 14 per km².