Grenada vs South Africa
South Africa is 3,499 times larger than Grenada. Grenada would fit into South Africa about 3499 times.
GrenadaSouth AfricaGrenada moved onto South Africa · Equal-area projection
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Grenada is 0.0× the area of South Africa. Put the other way, South Africa is 3,499× the size of Grenada.
| Grenada | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 349 km² | 1,221,037 km² |
| Population | 117,303 | 64,747,319 |
| Density | 336 / km² | 53 / km² |
| Capital | Saint George's | Pretoria |
| Region | Caribbean | 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. Grenada sits at about 12°N and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Grenada bigger than South Africa?
- No. Grenada is 3,499 times smaller than South Africa. Grenada covers 349 km² and South Africa covers 1,221,037 km².
- How many times does Grenada fit into South Africa?
- About 3499 times: South Africa has 3,499× the area of Grenada.
- Why do Grenada and South Africa look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Grenada is drawn about 1.05× 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, Grenada or South Africa?
- South Africa: 64,747,319 people against 117,303. Density: Grenada 336 per km², South Africa 53 per km².