Eswatini vs San Marino
Eswatini is 285 times larger than San Marino. San Marino would fit into Eswatini about 285 times.
EswatiniSan MarinoEswatini moved onto San Marino · Equal-area projection
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Eswatini is 285× the area of San Marino.
| Eswatini | San Marino | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 17,364 km² | 61 km² |
| Population | 1,256,174 | 34,109 |
| Density | 72 / km² | 559 / km² |
| Capital | Mbabane | San Marino |
| Region | Southern Africa | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 1 |
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; San Marino at 44° N is stretched to 1.93×. That difference is why San Marino looks so much bigger than it is next to Eswatini. 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 San Marino?
- Yes. Eswatini is 285 times larger than San Marino. Eswatini covers 17,364 km² and San Marino covers 61 km².
- How many times does San Marino fit into Eswatini?
- About 285 times: Eswatini has 285× the area of San Marino.
- Why do Eswatini and San Marino 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 San Marino about 1.93×. That is why San Marino looks so much bigger than it really is next to Eswatini. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Eswatini or San Marino?
- Eswatini: 1,256,174 people against 34,109. Density: Eswatini 72 per km², San Marino 559 per km².