Israel vs Saint Helena
Israel is 52.7 times larger than Saint Helena. Saint Helena would fit into Israel about 53 times.
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Israel is 52.7× the area of Saint Helena.
| Israel | Saint Helena | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 20,770 km² | 394 km² |
| Population | 10,122,800 | 5,633 |
| Density | 487 / km² | 14 / km² |
| Capital | Jerusalem | Jamestown |
| Region | Western Asia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Israel sits at about 31°N and is stretched to 1.37× its true area; Saint Helena at 12° S is stretched to 1.05×. 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 Israel bigger than Saint Helena?
- Yes. Israel is 52.7 times larger than Saint Helena. Israel covers 20,770 km² and Saint Helena covers 394 km².
- How many times does Saint Helena fit into Israel?
- About 53 times: Israel has 52.7× the area of Saint Helena.
- Why do Israel and Saint Helena look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Israel is drawn about 1.37× its true area there and Saint Helena about 1.05×. 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, Israel or Saint Helena?
- Israel: 10,122,800 people against 5,633. Density: Israel 487 per km², Saint Helena 14 per km².