Egypt vs Saint Helena
Egypt is 2,564 times larger than Saint Helena. Saint Helena would fit into Egypt about 2564 times.
EgyptSaint HelenaEgypt moved onto Saint Helena · Equal-area projection
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Egypt is 2,564× the area of Saint Helena.
| Egypt | Saint Helena | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 394 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 5,633 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 14 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Jamestown |
| Region | Northern Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Egypt sits at about 26°N and is stretched to 1.25× 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 Egypt bigger than Saint Helena?
- Yes. Egypt is 2,564 times larger than Saint Helena. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and Saint Helena covers 394 km².
- How many times does Saint Helena fit into Egypt?
- About 2564 times: Egypt has 2,564× the area of Saint Helena.
- Why do Egypt and Saint Helena look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Egypt is drawn about 1.25× 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, Egypt or Saint Helena?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 5,633. Density: Egypt 117 per km², Saint Helena 14 per km².