Laos vs Saint Helena
Laos is 601 times larger than Saint Helena. Saint Helena would fit into Laos about 601 times.
LaosSaint HelenaLaos moved onto Saint Helena · Equal-area projection
601×
Laos is 601× the area of Saint Helena.
| Laos | Saint Helena | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 236,800 km² | 394 km² |
| Population | 7,873,046 | 5,633 |
| Density | 33 / km² | 14 / km² |
| Capital | Vientiane | Jamestown |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | 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. Laos sits at about 18°N and is stretched to 1.11× 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 Laos bigger than Saint Helena?
- Yes. Laos is 601 times larger than Saint Helena. Laos covers 236,800 km² and Saint Helena covers 394 km².
- How many times does Saint Helena fit into Laos?
- About 601 times: Laos has 601× the area of Saint Helena.
- Why do Laos and Saint Helena look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Laos is drawn about 1.11× 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, Laos or Saint Helena?
- Laos: 7,873,046 people against 5,633. Density: Laos 33 per km², Saint Helena 14 per km².