Czechia vs South Africa
South Africa is 15.5 times larger than Czechia. Czechia would fit into South Africa about 15 times.
CzechiaSouth AfricaCzechia moved onto South Africa · Equal-area projection
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Czechia is 0.06× the area of South Africa. Put the other way, South Africa is 15.5× the size of Czechia.
| Czechia | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 78,871 km² | 1,221,037 km² |
| Population | 10,886,878 | 64,747,319 |
| Density | 138 / km² | 53 / km² |
| Capital | Prague | Pretoria |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 6 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Czechia sits at about 50°N and is stretched to 2.39× its true area; South Africa at 29° S is stretched to 1.31×. That difference is why Czechia 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 Czechia bigger than South Africa?
- No. Czechia is 15.5 times smaller than South Africa. Czechia covers 78,871 km² and South Africa covers 1,221,037 km².
- How many times does Czechia fit into South Africa?
- About 15 times: South Africa has 15.5× the area of Czechia.
- Why do Czechia and South Africa look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Czechia is drawn about 2.39× its true area there and South Africa about 1.31×. That is why Czechia 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, Czechia or South Africa?
- South Africa: 64,747,319 people against 10,886,878. Density: Czechia 138 per km², South Africa 53 per km².