Eswatini vs Saint Helena
Eswatini is 44.1 times larger than Saint Helena. Saint Helena would fit into Eswatini about 44 times.
EswatiniSaint HelenaEswatini moved onto Saint Helena · Equal-area projection
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Eswatini is 44.1× the area of Saint Helena.
| Eswatini | Saint Helena | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 17,364 km² | 394 km² |
| Population | 1,256,174 | 5,633 |
| Density | 72 / km² | 14 / km² |
| Capital | Mbabane | Jamestown |
| Region | Southern Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | 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. Eswatini sits at about 27°S 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 Eswatini bigger than Saint Helena?
- Yes. Eswatini is 44.1 times larger than Saint Helena. Eswatini covers 17,364 km² and Saint Helena covers 394 km².
- How many times does Saint Helena fit into Eswatini?
- About 44 times: Eswatini has 44.1× the area of Saint Helena.
- Why do Eswatini and Saint Helena look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eswatini 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, Eswatini or Saint Helena?
- Eswatini: 1,256,174 people against 5,633. Density: Eswatini 72 per km², Saint Helena 14 per km².