Comoros vs South Africa
South Africa is 600 times larger than Comoros. Comoros would fit into South Africa about 600 times.
ComorosSouth AfricaComoros moved onto South Africa · Equal-area projection
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Comoros is 0.0× the area of South Africa. Put the other way, South Africa is 600× the size of Comoros.
| Comoros | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,034 km² | 1,221,037 km² |
| Population | 882,847 | 64,747,319 |
| Density | 434 / km² | 53 / km² |
| Capital | Moroni | Pretoria |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 6 |
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; 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 Comoros bigger than South Africa?
- No. Comoros is 600 times smaller than South Africa. Comoros covers 2,034 km² and South Africa covers 1,221,037 km².
- How many times does Comoros fit into South Africa?
- About 600 times: South Africa has 600× the area of Comoros.
- Why do Comoros and South Africa 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 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, Comoros or South Africa?
- South Africa: 64,747,319 people against 882,847. Density: Comoros 434 per km², South Africa 53 per km².