Croatia vs South Africa
South Africa is 21.6 times larger than Croatia. Croatia would fit into South Africa about 22 times.
CroatiaSouth AfricaCroatia moved onto South Africa · Equal-area projection
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Croatia is 0.05× the area of South Africa. Put the other way, South Africa is 21.6× the size of Croatia.
| Croatia | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 56,594 km² | 1,221,037 km² |
| Population | 3,876,200 | 64,747,319 |
| Density | 68 / km² | 53 / km² |
| Capital | Zagreb | Pretoria |
| Region | Southern Europe | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 6 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Croatia sits at about 45°N and is stretched to 2.01× its true area; South Africa at 29° S is stretched to 1.31×. That difference is why Croatia looks so much bigger than it is next to South Africa. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Croatia bigger than South Africa?
- No. Croatia is 21.6 times smaller than South Africa. Croatia covers 56,594 km² and South Africa covers 1,221,037 km².
- How many times does Croatia fit into South Africa?
- About 22 times: South Africa has 21.6× the area of Croatia.
- Why do Croatia and South Africa look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Croatia is drawn about 2.01× its true area there and South Africa about 1.31×. That is why Croatia looks so much bigger than it really is next to South Africa. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Croatia or South Africa?
- South Africa: 64,747,319 people against 3,876,200. Density: Croatia 68 per km², South Africa 53 per km².