Eswatini vs Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is 130 times larger than Eswatini. Eswatini would fit into Saudi Arabia about 130 times.
EswatiniSaudi ArabiaEswatini moved onto Saudi Arabia · Equal-area projection
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Eswatini is 0.01× the area of Saudi Arabia. Put the other way, Saudi Arabia is 130× the size of Eswatini.
| Eswatini | Saudi Arabia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 17,364 km² | 2,250,000 km² |
| Population | 1,256,174 | 36,973,555 |
| Density | 72 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Mbabane | Riyadh |
| Region | Southern Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 7 |
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; Saudi Arabia at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Saudi Arabia?
- No. Eswatini is 130 times smaller than Saudi Arabia. Eswatini covers 17,364 km² and Saudi Arabia covers 2,250,000 km².
- How many times does Eswatini fit into Saudi Arabia?
- About 130 times: Saudi Arabia has 130× the area of Eswatini.
- Why do Eswatini and Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia about 1.2×. 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia: 36,973,555 people against 1,256,174. Density: Eswatini 72 per km², Saudi Arabia 16 per km².