Guatemala vs South Africa
South Africa is 11.2 times larger than Guatemala. Guatemala would fit into South Africa about 11 times.
GuatemalaSouth AfricaGuatemala moved onto South Africa · Equal-area projection
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Guatemala is 0.09× the area of South Africa. Put the other way, South Africa is 11.2× the size of Guatemala.
| Guatemala | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 108,889 km² | 1,221,037 km² |
| Population | 18,687,881 | 64,747,319 |
| Density | 172 / km² | 53 / km² |
| Capital | Guatemala City | Pretoria |
| Region | Central America | 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. Guatemala sits at about 16°N and is stretched to 1.08× 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 Guatemala bigger than South Africa?
- No. Guatemala is 11.2 times smaller than South Africa. Guatemala covers 108,889 km² and South Africa covers 1,221,037 km².
- How many times does Guatemala fit into South Africa?
- About 11 times: South Africa has 11.2× the area of Guatemala.
- Why do Guatemala and South Africa look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guatemala is drawn about 1.08× 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, Guatemala or South Africa?
- South Africa: 64,747,319 people against 18,687,881. Density: Guatemala 172 per km², South Africa 53 per km².