Eswatini vs South Africa
South Africa is 70.3 times larger than Eswatini. Eswatini would fit into South Africa about 70 times.
EswatiniSouth AfricaEswatini moved onto South Africa · Equal-area projection
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Eswatini is 0.01× the area of South Africa. Put the other way, South Africa is 70.3× the size of Eswatini.
| Eswatini | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 17,364 km² | 1,221,037 km² |
| Population | 1,256,174 | 64,747,319 |
| Density | 72 / km² | 53 / km² |
| Capital | Mbabane | Pretoria |
| Region | Southern Africa | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 6 |
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; South Africa at 29° S is stretched to 1.31×. 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 South Africa?
- No. Eswatini is 70.3 times smaller than South Africa. Eswatini covers 17,364 km² and South Africa covers 1,221,037 km².
- How many times does Eswatini fit into South Africa?
- About 70 times: South Africa has 70.3× the area of Eswatini.
- Why do Eswatini and South Africa 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 South Africa about 1.31×. 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 South Africa?
- South Africa: 64,747,319 people against 1,256,174. Density: Eswatini 72 per km², South Africa 53 per km².