Eswatini vs Senegal
Senegal is 11.3 times larger than Eswatini. Eswatini would fit into Senegal about 11 times.
EswatiniSenegalEswatini moved onto Senegal · Equal-area projection
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Eswatini is 0.09× the area of Senegal. Put the other way, Senegal is 11.3× the size of Eswatini.
| Eswatini | Senegal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 17,364 km² | 196,722 km² |
| Population | 1,256,174 | 18,931,966 |
| Density | 72 / km² | 96 / km² |
| Capital | Mbabane | Dakar |
| Region | Southern Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 5 |
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; Senegal at 14° N is stretched to 1.07×. 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 Senegal?
- No. Eswatini is 11.3 times smaller than Senegal. Eswatini covers 17,364 km² and Senegal covers 196,722 km².
- How many times does Eswatini fit into Senegal?
- About 11 times: Senegal has 11.3× the area of Eswatini.
- Why do Eswatini and Senegal 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 Senegal about 1.07×. 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 Senegal?
- Senegal: 18,931,966 people against 1,256,174. Density: Eswatini 72 per km², Senegal 96 per km².