Falkland Islands vs South Africa
South Africa is 100 times larger than Falkland Islands. Falkland Islands would fit into South Africa about 100 times.
Falkland IslandsSouth AfricaFalkland Islands moved onto South Africa · Equal-area projection
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Falkland Islands is 0.01× the area of South Africa. Put the other way, South Africa is 100× the size of Falkland Islands.
| Falkland Islands | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 12,200 km² | 1,221,037 km² |
| Population | 4,550 | 64,747,319 |
| Density | 0.37 / km² | 53 / km² |
| Capital | Stanley | Pretoria |
| Region | South America | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 6 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Falkland Islands sits at about 52°S and is stretched to 2.61× its true area; South Africa at 29° S is stretched to 1.31×. That difference is why Falkland Islands looks so much bigger than it is next to South Africa. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Falkland Islands bigger than South Africa?
- No. Falkland Islands is 100 times smaller than South Africa. Falkland Islands covers 12,200 km² and South Africa covers 1,221,037 km².
- How many times does Falkland Islands fit into South Africa?
- About 100 times: South Africa has 100× the area of Falkland Islands.
- Why do Falkland Islands and South Africa look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Falkland Islands is drawn about 2.61× its true area there and South Africa about 1.31×. That is why Falkland Islands looks so much bigger than it really is next to South Africa. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Falkland Islands or South Africa?
- South Africa: 64,747,319 people against 4,550. Density: Falkland Islands 0.37 per km², South Africa 53 per km².