Greece vs South Africa
South Africa is 9.25 times larger than Greece. Greece would fit into South Africa about 9.3 times.
GreeceSouth AfricaGreece moved onto South Africa · Equal-area projection
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Greece is 0.11× the area of South Africa. Put the other way, South Africa is 9.25× the size of Greece.
| Greece | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 131,957 km² | 1,221,037 km² |
| Population | 10,413,962 | 64,747,319 |
| Density | 79 / km² | 53 / km² |
| Capital | Athens | Pretoria |
| Region | Southern Europe | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 6 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Greece sits at about 39°N and is stretched to 1.66× 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 Greece bigger than South Africa?
- No. Greece is 9.25 times smaller than South Africa. Greece covers 131,957 km² and South Africa covers 1,221,037 km².
- How many times does Greece fit into South Africa?
- About 9.3 times: South Africa has 9.25× the area of Greece.
- Why do Greece and South Africa look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Greece is drawn about 1.66× 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, Greece or South Africa?
- South Africa: 64,747,319 people against 10,413,962. Density: Greece 79 per km², South Africa 53 per km².