Guernsey vs San Marino
Guernsey is 28% larger than San Marino.
GuernseySan MarinoGuernsey moved onto San Marino · Equal-area projection
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Guernsey is 1.28× the area of San Marino.
 Guernsey |  San Marino | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaGuernsey: 1.28× the area | 78 km² | 61 km²#191 of 194 |
| Coastline | Coast, no land border | Landlocked |
| Land neighbours | 0 | 1 |
| People | ||
| PopulationGuernsey: 1.99× the population | 67,7872024 | 34,109#191 of 194 · 2025 |
| DensityGuernsey: 1.55× the density | 869 / km² | 559 / km²#13 of 194 |
| Urban population | — | 97%#7 of 192 · 2025 |
| Fertility rate | — | 1.16 per woman#181 of 192 · 2024 |
| Population growth | — | +0.39%#138 of 192 · 2025 |
| Birth rate | — | 4.2 per 1,000#192 of 192 · 2024 |
| Death rate | — | 7.5 per 1,000#86 of 192 · 2024 |
| Children under 15 | — | 11.9%#187 of 192 · 2025 |
| People over 65 | — | 23.1%#9 of 192 · 2025 |
| Net migration | — | +3.6 per 1,000#26 of 192 · 2025 |
| Health & education | ||
| Life expectancy | — | 85.8 years#2 of 192 · 2024 |
| Infant mortality | — | 1.2 per 1,000 births#191 of 191 · 2024 |
| Doctors | — | 4.63 per 1,000#14 of 178 · 2023 |
| University enrolment | — | 57.5%#62 of 145 · 2024 |
| Human Development Index | — | 0.915#28 of 190 · 2023 |
| Economy | ||
| GNI per capita | — | $53,910#20 of 185 · 2023 |
| GDP | — | $2.03B2023 |
| Income group | — | High income |
| GDP per capita (PPP) | — | $78,810#15 of 184 · 2023 |
| GDP growth | — | +0.4%#171 of 187 · 2023 |
| Inflation | — | +2.3%#109 of 176 · 2025 |
| Foreign investment | — | -0.9% of GDP#173 of 184 · 2023 |
| Exports | — | 186.0% of GDP#2 of 168 · 2023 |
| Internet users | — | 97%#14 of 184 · 2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions | — | 120 per 100#82 of 191 · 2022 |
| Energy & environment | ||
| Forest area | — | 16% of land#131 of 192 · 2024 |
| Access to electricity | — | 100.0%#1 of 192 · 2024 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) | — | 12.7 µg/m³#135 of 191 · 2023 |
| Arable land | — | 33.1% of land#22 of 190 · 2023 |
| Governance & safety | ||
| Political stability | — | +1.43#6 of 193 · 2025 |
| Control of corruption | — | +1.18#26 of 193 · 2025 |
| State | ||
| Status | Territory of United Kingdom | Independent state |
| Government | Dependent territoryparliamentary democracy (States of Deliberation) | Parliamentary republic |
| Capital | Saint Peter Port | San Marino |
| Currency | Pound sterling (GBP) | Euro (EUR) |
| Official languages | English | Italian |
| Traffic drives | On the left | On the right |
| Time zone | UTC, summer time UTC+1 | UTC+1, summer time UTC+2 |
| Calling code | +44 | +378 |
| Region | Northern Europe, Europe | Southern Europe, Europe |
Area: Wikidata. Population, income, health, economy, environment and governance: World Bank. Human Development Index: UNDP. Government: CIA World Factbook. Ranks among the 194 independent states. All sources
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Guernsey sits at about 49° N and is stretched to 2.37× its true area; San Marino at 44° N is stretched to 1.93×. 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 Guernsey bigger than San Marino?
- Yes. Guernsey is 28% larger than San Marino. Guernsey covers 78 km² and San Marino covers 61 km².
- How many times does San Marino fit into Guernsey?
- About 1.3 times: Guernsey has 1.28× the area of San Marino.
- Why do Guernsey and San Marino look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guernsey is drawn about 2.37× its true area there and San Marino about 1.93×. 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, Guernsey or San Marino?
- Guernsey: 67,787 people against 34,109. Density: Guernsey 869 per km², San Marino 559 per km².
- What kind of government do Guernsey and San Marino have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — Guernsey: dependent territory; San Marino: parliamentary republic.