Equatorial Guinea vs Saint Helena
Equatorial Guinea is 71.2 times larger than Saint Helena. Saint Helena would fit into Equatorial Guinea about 71 times.
Equatorial GuineaSaint HelenaEquatorial Guinea moved onto Saint Helena · Equal-area projection
71.2×
Equatorial Guinea is 71.2× the area of Saint Helena.
| Equatorial Guinea | Saint Helena | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 28,051 km² | 394 km² |
| Population | 1,938,431 | 5,633 |
| Density | 69 / km² | 14 / km² |
| Capital | Malabo | Jamestown |
| Region | Middle Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Equatorial Guinea sits at about 2°N and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Equatorial Guinea bigger than Saint Helena?
- Yes. Equatorial Guinea is 71.2 times larger than Saint Helena. Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km² and Saint Helena covers 394 km².
- How many times does Saint Helena fit into Equatorial Guinea?
- About 71 times: Equatorial Guinea has 71.2× the area of Saint Helena.
- Why do Equatorial Guinea and Saint Helena look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Equatorial Guinea is drawn about 1.0× 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, Equatorial Guinea or Saint Helena?
- Equatorial Guinea: 1,938,431 people against 5,633. Density: Equatorial Guinea 69 per km², Saint Helena 14 per km².