Kyrgyzstan vs South Africa
South Africa is 6.11 times larger than Kyrgyzstan. Kyrgyzstan would fit into South Africa about 6.1 times.
KyrgyzstanSouth AfricaKyrgyzstan moved onto South Africa · Equal-area projection
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Kyrgyzstan is 0.16× the area of South Africa. Put the other way, South Africa is 6.11× the size of Kyrgyzstan.
| Kyrgyzstan | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 199,951 km² | 1,221,037 km² |
| Population | 7,343,064 | 64,747,319 |
| Density | 37 / km² | 53 / km² |
| Capital | Bishkek | Pretoria |
| Region | Central Asia | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | 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. Kyrgyzstan sits at about 41°N and is stretched to 1.78× 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 Kyrgyzstan bigger than South Africa?
- No. Kyrgyzstan is 6.11 times smaller than South Africa. Kyrgyzstan covers 199,951 km² and South Africa covers 1,221,037 km².
- How many times does Kyrgyzstan fit into South Africa?
- About 6.1 times: South Africa has 6.11× the area of Kyrgyzstan.
- Why do Kyrgyzstan and South Africa look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Kyrgyzstan is drawn about 1.78× 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, Kyrgyzstan or South Africa?
- South Africa: 64,747,319 people against 7,343,064. Density: Kyrgyzstan 37 per km², South Africa 53 per km².